Does this provide enough light to read by in the dark? Also, can it be set to stay on one color or does it cycle through regardless?
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I don't think I could read by this light. You would have to angle it towards the page and the shape of this light would not make that easy as it's supposed to sit angling upright rather than downward. It can be set to stay on one color but I find it difficult to set it to the specific color I want. As it cycles through the changing colors, you have to press on the color you want to keep stationary and the area is very small. I have to repeat several times until I "hit" the exact color. Everytime you turn it off/recharge it, it reverts back to the cycling colors.
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No, you can't read by it. It is more like mood lighting. I don't believe you can set it on just one color or even a set pattern. It was a gift for a friend, who loves it, by the way.
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Its bright enough to read by, I'm not sure of the # of lumens, it gave off enough light for the room. I had it going for approximately 2 hrs on a full charge when I shut it off, so I cannot tell you how long it would run.
175850
Hi, I use the bulb in a lamp with a shade next to the bed for reading. The light does not seem focused in a particular direction -- but widely diffused -- possible influenced by the shade. Nevertheless, combining it with a dimmer switch made it the right ecological choice -- needed the brightness to allow these sixty year old eyes to read well in the evenings .... and dimmed ... as an ambient light when not reading. Hope this helps -- I do like the bulb -- also, it doesn't seem to run as 'hot' as traditional lightbulbs.
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I don't know the lumens but I use it on our deck to read (There is no light there but there is a plug). When there is a power outage, I bring it inside and insert the D batteries that I keep on hand.The light is sufficient for reading and I suppose, depending on where you place the light, that it would work for putting a puzzle together.
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Absolutely, with a caveat -- you have to mount it pretty close. It's got nice, even light, but if you're 5 or 6 feet away from it, the light has dissipated to a point where it's not usable for reading.I would recommend getting a brighter, clip-on light for reading.
747659
Yes! You can adjust it to 10 different brightness settings, and I find 5 and up are just fine for reading.
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It will, of course, depend upon your personal needs/preferences. As the light has three settings, I'm sure one will be sufficient for your reading needs.
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The back light stays on for only a few seconds. There is setting in the menu to control it a bit. The reading stays on for a long enough time until battery saving shuts the unit down. I have never had a problem with these issues. I does have a continuous measuring mode.
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Its not too bright. It has two settings which differ slightly so you can always dim it a bit.
298839
I use the lamp all the time as a reading lamp. It is virtually on all day & night. I've had it for over a year & it hasn't gone out yet.
883074
yes you can. it can stay on at any color you choose, including plain while or no light at all.
374490
It's not overly bright but with the nice white shade and one of new flourscent bulbs the light is very white. I have it in a corner of my living room and it's just the right amount of light for me. Not sure if it would be enough for reading, guess it depends on the placement but it is white not orange
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I am bed ridden and it sits beside my hospital bed and use it for reading. It has 2 levels of light to use. Find to be much better then my bed stand table lamp 50-100-150 cfl for reading.
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I've read with it outside without problem. However, just like with any device the light play (where the light is in relation to you and the device) is going to factor in. There are multiple color options though, which may help alleviate any lighting issue. There is Black and White (Black Letters, White Background), White and Black (White Letters, Black Background), and Sepia.
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Yes it has 3 light settings, lowest is enough to see around your night stand and the highest is enough to read by
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It alternates more rapidly at first then after a minute it slows, but continues to alternate. So not all colors are lit at same time, but alternates nicely. I don't think you can just leave one color on at one time and make it stay.
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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.