does the housing tilt making it usable for reading?
1041093
I read a few pages in a book with the lights out laying in bed an used the lowest light setting on headlamp. It seems to work just fine for that. I did have to put it on the lowest tilt setting, but if you were setting up reading you might not have to have it at that setting.
1041094
Yes, its work great for reading. I use it for fishing for tying on flies. I also use it at my camp reading at night.
1041095
Yes, I put it on and tried, since I don't use for this purpose, and it lit up the book pages nicely.
1182919
I like reading in bright light, but this would probably be too bright. I haven't tried it though.I doubt the angle would work very well either.
2146411
Not that I know of. I had trouble reading it until I tilted up the back about a quarter of an inch. Then it was easy to read.
7016
Yes it does tilt but it is much better to adjust by laying the display down and adjust by moving the base.
1115962
5 tilt position and it does not lay flat completely, probably get a 30 degree angle. The surface is smooth enough to write on, but the "lip" for the book stand may get in the way. Overall a very good product, heavy duty and serves it purpose well.
1655447
Yes, very much so. The swivel/rocker is an especially nice place to sit, read, etc.
1877223
Maybe. The adjustable back support can lower almost to horizontal. The 1-½ inch deep ledge that supports books on the bottom does fold down, although it folds onto the back support, so that a block of wood 1-½ inch by ½ inch at the bottom of the back support could be a slight hindrance to writing. I hope you can understand this. I could show you more clearly with a drawing.
1264401
Well, yes...sort of. The tilt would depend how you position it on your lap, of course -- you could use a small pillow to increase the tilt or incline. But your best bet might be to place the Kindle in a Kindle stand, and then put it on top of the lapdesk.
834737
Not noticeably. It is pin-hinged in the center, so one side or the other can tilt, but that's it.
987528
It doesn't really tilt, but you can adjust slightly. Does not have a pivotal mount or anything like that. Very functional though.
2244932
Yes it does, and I find it to be most useful. It indicated tilt to the left and right as well as up and down.
1086309
I would have to give the short answer of 'no'. You really cannot "prop it up" for reading, I suppose you could bend the back cover halfway back behind and sit it on a table but I can't see that being a comfortable position to read. This product does a great job of protecting a Paperwhite Kindle and it fits securely. The back cover can easily fold completely behind to be held like that to read. :)
692629
Not at all. Its kind of like making the transition from a square sized laptop screen to a wide screen. As wide screens became common you would never go back to a square sized screen. Same concept. It makes things much easier to read with greater horizontal real estate. A bit awkward to hold but its OK.
1762486
It can be tilted, but not raised up or down (you'll have to revert to the old fashioned solution put it on top of an appropriate number of books ... jh
1753312
This adjustable-height stand props books & other reading materials at eye-level to prevent hunching. The tilting panel helps position reading materials to decrease glare. The stand can support virtually all textbooks/reading materials (including super heavy medical school textbooks). this durable stand can handle frequent page turning & has been successfully tested by students at all education levels (elementary through professional graduate school).
1705517
1. The seat cannot be tilted. it can only be raised or lowered.2. With this model, you cannot set an Ipad on the reading rack because it is not built for that purpose. You might consider buying a high-end model of this upright bike. Hope I have just answered to all your questions. I have been using it for months; I have not seen any problems or whatsoever coming from this bike. It is really quiet when riding it at a high speed.
2274338
Not really. The chair lays back quite a bit. When I read from my iPad I have to use a pillow to prop it us so I can see it better.