Is it bright enough to read by? Will it get hot?
590946
With the light on its stand on the table in front of you with the lamp pointing to the left or right you should be fine. With the lamp pointing towards you it may be too bright for your eyes.Distance from the lamp depends on what you consider comfortable lighting.Typical LED lamps do not get hot, they do not even get warm.
590947
It IS bright enough to read by. HOWEVER; I would think the color wouldn't be great for reading. It may make the pages look washed out.
590948
Yes, it's bright enough to read by, if it isn't located too far from the page. I have mine about 30" above my computer keyboard and it is quite bright. It gets on the hot-ish end of warm, but not so hot you can't touch it. And it uses batteries somewhat quickly, so I recommend either Enoloop rechargeables or the accessory power supply, depending on your placement needs. I think of this as wide-angle task lighting, not room lighting, so if you have dark corners, it helps a lot; for illuminating a dark room, not so much. HTH.
817109
The brightness is average, I have a Streamlight product which is brighter... It does not get hot .hope this helps
880046
Because the shade is white and therefore acts almost clear, and if I put in a 75W bulb (I use a 25W green bulb as I don't use mine for reading, it's more of a night light), I believe it would be fine for reading. It depends on how far away you're sitting. It won't light across a room, but I would venture a guess at about 3-4 feet would be safe to say, although I didn't actually measure the diameter of the illumination.
544698
Yes, it's really quite bright, so either task could happen with this light. I use mine for outdoor activities as well as reading.
712564
If you turn the light on, yes. If not, you'll have to get real close to be able to read it. The thing with this unit is that it is pretty loud. Loud enough that I had to remove it from my living room because the noise was bothering me.
298874
Yes. Obviously it depends on the light bulb you use. We use it for reading.
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.
2282567
Definitely bright enough, I may be concerned about the mount moving around though. It will not fall off but bumps may cause it to shift around.
1243009
You wont need to keep moving your book, unless you place the light 2 inches from it. I have this light pointed up at the cieling as an indirect muted room light. The beam is conical therefore should be fine for book reading.
231115
It might be a good reading light if it is fully charged up. The light works pretty well, but if it isn't fully charged it starts dimming pretty quickly.
545565
It's warm. If you're worried about the Halogen-effect, you can rest assured it's not there. It's just a nice, bright light that doesn't get too physically hot. It's a very handy and versatile item to have. We love to use it to play Scrabble, long after the sun's down, when we're out camping -- without having to plug it in. :)
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.
2125682
This lamp projects most, not all, of its illumination upward, so you would be reading, for the most part, by indirect light. I think the answer to your question depends on placement of the lamp and wall color. If the lamp is placed near light-colored walls and your ceiling is also light-colored, then there would probably be enough light for comfortable reading. It your walls are dark and non-reflective, then maybe there would be insufficient light for reading. Of course, this lamp does accommodate a 3-way bulb, so you can crank it up to the 150 watt setting.
2109262
I'm sorry. I really don't know. I guess it depends on what wattage is recommended. It's really ideal for soft light which I find pleasant to read by.
564784
I think it would be perfect for such a use. They throw a fair amount of light at a short distance, so reading should be fine. I don't agree with the other users who said it's very low light. It would be way too bright as a night-light (IMO). It's not going to light up a room, but a kid doesn't need a lot of light for bedtime reading.
1270949
Yes, it is bright enough for studying. All three of my children are using it an no complaints.
1037464
Not really. Like any lamp, you don't want to touch near the bulb, but it's the heat is not as bad as you think it will be for a lamp this bright.