• CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I use my e-reader’s dark mode when I am reading in the dark and the backlight is on. So, in the one instance where it is actually emitting light.

        • 𝕽𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖘𝖙@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          Even with the “backlight” it’s far less harsh than an LCD or OLED panel because it’s not actually a back light, e-ink display have a “frontlight” that actually directs the light back at the display instead of from behind it facing outward towards the user