LightWedge Original Book Light
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of LightWedge Original Book Light
Customer Review: Had enough!
Summary: 1 Stars
A lot about this book light is great. For instance, it has a nice, relatively soft light and the batteries last reasonably well. I don't have trouble using it, flipping between pages is easier for me that holding trying to keep a light position on the spine, especially when reading a paperback. The scratches don't impair the light.
I have owned at least 4:
What I am sick off and why I have decided to move on to look for the real perfect light:
1) Lightwedge no longer offers the adjustable light. It's all one level of brightness.
2) I don't care what they say, the bulbs wear out and you can't change them.
3) The "door" for the battery is flimsy and I've had to hold one door together with tape. Not great when I have to replace the battery.
I have previously praised this light, and I have enjoyed them for years. I had to give it a one to bring the overall average down. Plus, I've had it. The negatives, outweigh the positives for me right now.
Update Feb 19: Love-Hate
I tried to go back in and update this. I wanted to change my rating to a higher star based on my interaction with the company. After I wrote this review, I continued to stew, and I contacted them with my complaints and they replaced my lights. They stand behind their product, I have to give them that. It is the best design, as far as I am concerned. I have just been disappointed in the life of the light, not per battery installation, but overall. After a while, the light just isn't as bright when batteries are replaced. I tried a couple of other lights but none cut it, including the new Periscope and the over-the-ear light.
I rue the day when we won't need book lights because Amazon's Kindle will have ruined the world, but until then, the LightWedge may be the best design. If they can't make the bulbs last, then redesign so we can replace the battery. May we always have books and need book lights. This one is good; nothing is perfect. LightWedge's customer service comes pretty close. If you buy a light, be sure to register it with the company for the guarantee.
Customer Review: Works Fairly Well with Kindle DX
Summary: 4 Stars
I've been searching for the best night lighting solution for my Kindle DX since I got it a couple of weeks ago. Odd to me that with all the new LED technology it is still difficult to find a portable reading light that disburses light evenly without noticeable hotspots. I ordered this on a lightning deal with the thought that I could figure out some way to add velcro tabs and use those to attach it to the Kindle DX for night reading. I haven't actually done that yet but I have tried it on the DX and it seems to work decently. The light is not completely even over the Kindle DX screen but it's not bad in terms of hotspots. It is close to being too dim in a couple of areas but it is ok. Also, the "handle" of the LightWedge prevents it from laying completely flat over the Kindle DX screen, The handle (the black part) needs to rest on top of the left border of the Kindle DX and this means the lighting screen portion rests at a slight angle over the Kindle screen. Not a big deal but it would probably light the screen more evenly if it laid flat. Bottom line is it works for my purposes. If I ever get ambitious I will post pics of it after I attach the velcro. One big, big downside to this device is how incredibly easily it scratches. I put it in a nylon laptop case one time and it already has annoying scratches. If you get one, I definitely recommend the companion protective sleeve and even then I would be really careful with it. I may look for a screensaver plastic cover type thingy that will work (you'd have to cover both sides) but it's already too late for this one.Customer Review: Wait to buy until they release an updated version
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought my Light Wedge after seeing it on Oprah's favorite things last year. I was sure that this was the answer to wearing a headlamp during reading and I am definitely one to keep up with the latest tech. After using it for the last eight months a couple of things have irked me to the point where I am officially retiring the product and moving back to more conventional methods.
Problem the first!
This thing scratches beyond easy. I wish I had the foresight to purchase some large screen protectors or something of the sort. I don't mistreat it either, it just acts as my bookmark when I am not using it. In the time I have owned it it has become so bad that it's difficult to read and I have to move it around in order to read a whole page.
Problem the second!
The battery casing is a joke. I don't know what the hell the designers were thinking, but in order to get the batteries into the device you have to seriously wedge (pardon the pun) the suckers in. I use rechargeable batteries and the bottoms are ruined from how hard they have to press against each other inside.
All in all the concept is fantastic. I loved it for the first few months even despite the fact that I couldn't put the batteries in without help. Now that it is nearly unusable I wish that I had spent my $30 on more books instead.
If you are interested in purchasing one I would say wait until the next model comes out, but if you really must have it now make sure you get something to protect the screen on both sides.
Customer Review: This light is downright awful
Summary: 2 Stars
I wish I got one of those with DIM light, mine I could probably do surgery with if I aimed the edge of the plastic at the surgery site. On the flat surface, the lite is wavy with light and dark areas. They need the light spread equally across the surface IMHO but, the light coming of the edge is blinding.
Moving the thing to turn every page, is cumbersome and awkward too, the edges of the light don't grasp any part of the book so it is always slipping around and off the pages and that again shines in my husbands eyes. They had some sort of plastic ridge you snap in to the top or bottom that was supposed to help but it useless too.
Add this to a the problem of having to remove the light to turn a page and at that time the edges shine into my husbands eyes and wake him up.
Or I have to turn off the light, fumble around to turn the page then turn it back on.
I am looking for different type of light and then I will retire this as an emergeny flashlight because it is brighter than the halogen ones I have now. The only advantage I can see to this light is that it was a gift and didn't cost me any money. I certainly won't tell the giver what a bad gift this was, don't want to hurt any feelings. Hopefully they will read the reviews before they send someone else this light.
Customer Review: Good, but not durable
Summary: 3 Stars
I loved my light wedge when I first got it. Unlike some reviewers, I found it to be the perfect amount of light to read by, and it didn't disturb my sleeping husband.
I quickly discovered, however, that the plastic scratches incredibly easily. It wasn't long before it had accrued quite a number of distracting blemishes. Also, it tends to slide around on the book, and you have to move it out of the way when it's time to flip the page.
Then there's the battery compartment. It was hard to get the batteries into the compartment, and even harder to get them out again. The battery cover was extremely flimsy and it broke off after the second battery change. I'm not willing to use duct tape on the thing, so I guess I'm done with it.
Despite the drawbacks, I'll probably buy another one. The price has come down since I bought mine, and it's still the best way I've found to read while the person next to you sleeps. I really wish the manufacturer would improve the design, though. In fact, I came to Amazon hoping to find a "Light Wedge II" or something, but no such luck. If only they read the reviews.