Comments on: Review: The Best LED Reading Lamps

By: louiseyanna

louiseyanna — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:45:39 +0000

I can recommend two awesome LED desk lights that are only $8 and $9 apiece. One attaches to your computer’s USB port and the other sits on your desk. You can’t beat the price, but as cheap as they are – they’re really great lights too. I gave them to everyone for stocking stuffers this year and they were a big hit!
http://cli.gs/77JhTX

By: triplet dad

triplet dad — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:55:43 +0000

Have you considered the Beam N Read Hands Free Lights from ASF Lightware Solutions? The Beam N Read LED 3 light covers 2 pages and batteries last 120 hours at full brightness which is much more efficient than many other lights. The Beam N Read LED 6 provides an extra wide light for crafts and batteries last 48 hours at full brightness, still longer than many others. They are worn around the neck and can also work with newspapers and magnazines which many clip-on can’t. No need for an object to clip them to. This form factors also enables them to be used for many other situations making them more versatile (camping, travel, emergencies, etc). The LED 6 comes with a magnifier and an attachable filter to warm the light for those who don’t like the cold-blue light of LEDs. The LED 3 comes with an attachable red filter to help avoid night blindness.

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:30:57 +0000

I just used my small, AA battery powered hiking light. Reuse the things I already have. I don’t camp as much as I like but quite a bit of my hiking and camping gear gets used on a weekly basis. Water skins for the stroller, hiking clothes make great yard work outfits, etc.

Of course, I use NiMH hybrid rechargables.

By: Magnetic Material

Magnetic Material — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:39:12 +0000

I’ve never used a clip-on book light like this because they’re somewhat fussy.

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Review: The Best LED Reading Lamps »» MetaEfficient Reviews…

Review: The Best LED Reading LampsNighttime can be prime reading time, and a small reading light is invaluable in a darkened room, or to avoid disturbing a roommate or spouse. The small size and directional light output of LEDs make them ideal fo…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:32:59 +0000

Though slightly different, probably the best in this category is this (which I use myself for music, 180 lumens, easily covers a large open book:

http://cli.gs/ULnATa

To be fair, this is way TOO bright for reading in bed with other lights off, so the regular version of the giglight from the same company would be better, or probably one of the things listed in the review here. But anyway, I’m thrilled with my Super Giglight for music reading.

By: durbrow

durbrow — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:54:25 +0000

I would like to put a plug for Ikea’s new solar desk lamp. It is about the same size as the above and is LED. It has a detachable battery/solar panel. In the US it is about $20. I use it regularly and recharge it biweekly by leaving the solar panel/battery outside in the backyard.

By: KT

KT — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:40:16 +0000

Great to see you’re reviewing LED book lamps. I’ve never used a clip-on book light like this because they’re somewhat fussy. That is, you have to mind that you don’t jostle or knock them out of alignment when turning pages or damage them when you put the book down. That makes reading at night just too cumbersome for me.

What I’ve taken to is using my LED headlamp for reading at night. If you don’t mind having one strapped to your head, it can be the perfect solution. I like the Petzl Tikka XP, which gives very even light when the diffusion filter is engaged. Once it’s adjusted on your head, you don’t have to worry about coverage (the light follows where ever you look) or having to deal with something hanging off your book. I use the low setting and a red filter on mine, which make the light even less intrusive for my girlfriend when she falls asleep before I do (the clear filter is more natural, though).

By: JT

JT — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:25:17 +0000

Can any of these lamps illuminate a whole page of a book or better yet, a whole open book? The photo of the Alliance lamp illustrates my problem with this type of lamp. Focusing on a small circle seems a bit useless to me under most circumstances.

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