![]() ![]() ![]() It's not all bad, there are advantages too. Guess I should have researched more carefully. I don't know, I guess I've imagined some sort of side-lighting scheme built into the screen or something exotic like that. I guess the point was that you can read with the backlight turned completely off provided you have a sufficient external light source, which admittedly you can't do with an LCD screen. Having to rely on wifi and not being able to sync/download on the go is mildly annoying, but bearable.įinally, I could have sworn that backlight was supposed to be straining on the eyes and one of the most famous ebook features is that there's no backlight, but. It takes about a second for a page to turn after I swipe, on Android reading apps it feels much smoother and more natural (not to mention they have a scroll-down mode, which is my favorite way to read). Maybe I'll get used to it in time, but for now it's distracting. I'm not used to the very slow responsiveness of the e-ink screen either. Having to adjust the light level by hand when I go from darker to brighter rooms and places is a pain. I've also seen a lot of praise for the warm light option on ereaders in general, but I don't see how it's different from the "vision comfort" mode on my android device, which also eliminates blue light and turns the screen reddish? The only advantage is that the option has a slider on the Clara, as opposed to an on/off switch in Android.Īnother issue that annoys me is the lack of a light sensor. It may be a tad less prominent than on a smartphone, but it's a far cry from what I've been led to believe by the device description and internet reviews. The "glare-free!" promise seems to me a complete lie, I'm getting a strong and distracting glare if a light-source is directly overhead, not only the sun but a regular lightbulb is enough. I have to say I'm not very happy with it. Now that I'm feeling the strain on my eyes piling up over years of not only reading, but generally looking into various screens practically for almost all of my waking time, in the interests of not f-ing over my eyesight, which is not stellar as it is, I've decided to try my first ebook reader and ordered the Kobo Clara HD, as a reasonably priced entry-level device. Never had any issues with eye-strain or pains, I always found it comfortable. I've been reading from smartphones ever since I got my first 4.7" Android phone in 2014. ![]()
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