Is the lamp bright enough to read in the dark in bed? Does the lamp have more than one brightness setting?
1063765
no, not really, the lamp is bright enough to light the keyboard on your lap top so you can type in the dark, but the "square area" of illumination is limited, if you are reading a paperback, maybe. and no the light has only the one setting, on and off.
1063766
It is bright enough to read in bed at night, I do it all the time. There is only one brightness.
1063767
yes it is plenty bright to read, no it only has on/off. You could cover the lamp with masking tape to dim it.
1063768
Yes you can read in the dark. However the light on mine has gone out and it has a battery that I've never seen before so probably irreplaceable.
1145137
I agree with another answer, that the light is quite bright, almost too much for a bed lamp. A dimmer switch indeed would be helpful. The light strikes me as somewhere between cool fluorescent and warm tungsten, almost like sunlight. I think the mounting bracket that fixes to the wall isn't quite strong enough to support the lamp; the lamp tends to wobble. I'll have to devise a way of making the mounting more secure.
1842063
No, it's great. We use it on my 3 yr olds bed for reading. No problems and I love that we can adjust the brightness.
1930491
Yes this lamp is excellent for reading. Less strain on eyes. The full spectrum light makes reading easier. I also use mine for very detailed needlepoint and charts that can be difficult to read.
509278
No, it is not bright enough. My mother has the same problem and we haven't been able to find anything that helps at this point. We purchased this lamp and she still says there is not enough light.
1516260
It is more than bright enough for my moderately dark room. In fact, I have set it to Eco mode to preserve lamp life (and reduce fan noise, which isn't that bad) and even at that reduced setting it is more than bright enough.
276452
Yes, I have two - one in my bedroom which I use nightly for reading. My daughter has another in her college dorm room. The only problem we've encountered with these lamps is that when the bulb goes, you must take care to order precisely the same bulb (I used amazon.com) and then when that bulb arriveds, take the lamp and bulb to a lamp story and have them do the switch out. I could not do it myself. In fact the instructions say you may want to have a professional replace the bulb. I had to and I also had my husband try it. But other than that, I think they are grea.
1412765
I wouldn't say it can light up a room (especially a large one), but it does cast more light than a strictly decorative lamp. I have it in the corner of my living room/dining room (about 200 sq feet) and it lights that area well enough to read by. If I had two in the room I'd feel it was a pretty well-lit space. (But then I don't particularly care for bright lights.) Hope that helps!
297303
Yes, it does. I use a 150 max bulb, according to the lamp's specs. Nice and bright. I have it near my bed for reading, and it is perfect! Hope my answer helps.
2157010
It has 3 brightness settings. And yes, if you have it set on the brightest level it will blind the heck out of people and dogs alike. It also has a strobe setting.
1549846
No. I love this light, but do not think it would be good for reading unless there are other iight sources in the room.
408604
It does put out a bright light but there are 2 settings that you can choose. I have it on the higher setting and love the lamps
531592
The dimmest setting is very dim, only readable close-up. The brightest setting isn't all that bright - does not cast light into the room like a night light.
2134871
Yes. There are three levels of brightness. The brightest one is almost too much. I use level 2.
253657
yes, the light has 2 levels of bright. It's nice. The face of the unit is plastic with a glass window. Be careful of cleaning, not to scratch the face, if you choose black.
747657
Yes-it has 10 light levels and number 10 is quite bright, it lights up my entire room. I'm sure one if the levels will suit your reading needs :)
1390295
This is a lovely lamp but it's not designed for reading (I don't know anything about Kindles which I think have their own backlit screen. This lamp throws light up and provides room ambient lighting. Not sure how it would work for readers.