My son wants something he can read with at night without waking his sibling on the lower bunk with the big light. Is this bright enough to read by?
498021
I would use it at night to nurse my daughter and sometimes I thought I was too bright and would switch colors for less light. So yes. I think your son could read with it. My daughter uses it to look at her books now. She is 16 months.
498022
My seven year old says it's not bright enough to read a chapter book by. She says she could see well enough to read a board book or other book with big letters but not a regular book. She has very good vision, so she's probably a reliable source. Blue is brighter than the other colors so it might work, but a headlamp would be probably be a better bet for reading in a dark room.
498023
It might be....but it's a pretty low light. You might be better off with a clip on book light.
498024
I would say it's absolutely bright enough, but there is no way to direct the light to the page. Being an all-over glow it may cause a problem trying to read with it as I imagine if it was close to him it would shine into his eyes at the same time as on the page, but if it was farther away it may cause eye strain.
498025
I dont think so. You can see the pages but would have to work really hard to see the words.
1047831
There is a dim and a bright setting. The bright setting is quite bright. The dim setting is likely dim enough to read and not wake someone up, but depends on how sound of a sleeper they are.
778530
I would say no, the bulbs do not put off any really light and the actually light base it's self puts off very little as well, more of a light glow. If he is looking to read at night i would suggest a Book light.
737539
No they are not bright enough for reading, unless you have a four row mounted next to each other above your reading area.
179985
I would say that it is definitely bright enough, but you will need plenty of space as it is quite big. A tall person will need to duck under it.
1549848
No. It is bright enough to read a book if you hold the book close by the light but not bright enough for a desk lamp.
1796649
ABSOLUTELY. They are nearly bright enough to read by at night, not quite, but nearly. What's also great about these is the fiber optic catches any light, which means these things are extremely effective in very bring sunlight as well. I have them and love them.
857541
I use it for walking at night not reading, but it has three light brightness settings. I would think it would be fine for reading.
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.
1352028
It's a soft light, but not too bright to keep a child awake, I don't believe. This one is a replacement for another that quit revolving, and my son put that one right next to the baby bed for the little one to look at while she went to sleep.
1115328
It is quite bright but we like it that way. Difficult to say if it would keep a baby awake. If the baby requires semi-darkness, I'm afraid this light would be too bright, especially in a small nursery.
456261
It's about a foot long and really bright. My youngest uses it to read herself to sleep - she's 4 and a lot of her books are tall. This lets her read with no problems.
962098
As others have said, it's not the brightest and needs to be close to the book to read the words or you'll end up straining your eyes. However, it has worked well for my 3yo who just likes to look at the pictures and isn't necessarily actually reading the words :)
708776
With four sixty-watt bulbs, it's pretty bright, though the lights aren't shining down; they are shining up. Therefore, it's not a "reading light," per se, but it's certainly bright. If you are looking for a reading light, you might want something that can be angled down toward your book.
1676242
good enough to read by.. it is a variable light i.e. just push the on button to change light brightness. hope that helps
2050541
I don't think it's really THAT bright. It's good for reading a book in the dark but wouldn't depend too much on it for anything else.
747659
Yes! You can adjust it to 10 different brightness settings, and I find 5 and up are just fine for reading.