LightWedge Reading Light Misc. Supplies – June 1, 2002

I love this thing. I live alone, so I am not worried about needing to be courteous of someone trying to sleep next to me while I stay up all night. This serves another valuable purpose for me. I take it with me on the airplane. I travel a decent amount and I do my best to avoid turning on the overhead light. I find that it is too obtrusive to other people on the plane who are trying to sleep or enjoy the flight in relative peace and darkness. Cue my lightwedge. I can read with more than enough light and not bother the people around me.I like it so much I got one for my mom for Mother's Day. She fits into the category of readers who have tried EVERY booklight on the market and thus are dissatisfied with them all. She loves her lightwedge. Good brownie points for me.I do not like that the carrying case comes separately, though I do recommend you get one if you opt for the paperback-sized lightwedge and take it with you on trips.

I ordered this lightwedge, as based on the picture it is the original version. Instead I was sent a lightwedge 2.0. Despite the 2.0, it is a VASTLY inferior product. My original still works after 10 years. This piece of crap doesn’t work to begin with. Won’t charge, came scratched despite protective wrapping, plastic is warped which makes text unreadable, and the light is far too dim. Read the reviews for lightwedge 2.0 if you doubt this review. Pathetic!

The biggest advantage of this booklight is that it can spread a nice, diffuse light over the pages you're reading and at the same time not keep your sleeping partner up at night. Also doubles nicely as a bookmark when you're done for the evening. Battery life seems very good.My only complaint is that the plastic used to create the light diffusion is very easily marred. Within a few days of use there were all kinds of smudges (which is to be expected and not a big deal), and also lots of small scratches just from gently pressing it against the pages I was reading. Also, it can be a little unwieldy to manuever in the dark when you're trying to hold the reader and shuffle over to the next chapter or page. Not impossible just takes a little getting used to IMO.Still, you will be hard-pressed to find a better booklight that can cover a wide range of popular paperback and hardback sizes.

Bought one of these battery operated LightWedge Lights some years ago and loved it not only for its intended purposed but also because it was sure to end up being the topic of conversation. At times I'd forget to change the batteries so the light would be dim but I'm not blaming the LightWedge for my failure to change the batteries (four AAA, not included) on a more regular basis.When the rechargeable LED LightWedge became available, touting something like 15 hours of life, I bought one of them and gave my battery operated Wedge to a friend of mine.I didn't realize that the 15 hours, unless there was something wrong with my LED Wedge, includes off time. I'd charge the unit in the morning, get ready to use the Wedge at night, and it would illuminate for a second. I read at bars and restaurants, folks, and just cannot be tied to an outlet. I'm still not knocking the LED LightWedge, I do like the idea of two light intensities, but for the type of reading I do, the LED LightWedge, in its current design, just doesn't work for me.Just received my second battery operated LightWedge today and it's not the original black version but a blue (reminds me of Body Worlds as the batteries and other workings are visible) version. Not a big deal. What does concern me some is that this "new" LightWedge arrived with some scuff marks on the reading area. The box wasn't marked "factory resealed" in any fashion so I'm just curious why the reading area isn't pristine.I'll be more mindful of changing batteries and if anyone is interested in my LED LightWedge...just pay for postage and it is yours.Sept 21 Update: Found myself at the shore last night, watched the day old full moon rise, and read my book without being concerned that my LightWedge was going to crapout on me. My LED Wedge? Given to a cohort.

The light is great for airplane reading. Not so much for bed poles. Cannot explain why but it doesn't work really well in my bedroom but works fine in airplanes.

I really don't understand why there are so many complaints about this rechargeable version. Needing a replacement for my 15-year-old battery-powered LightWedge (still using my 16-year-old paperback unit) I was glad to see that LightWedges are still available and thought I had ordered a battery-powered one because of all the negative reviews. When I discovered that it was rechargeable, I was ready to return it immediately, as the wrong item, then thought, "I might as well try it."I charged it, used it that night (3+ hours), used it the next night (1- hours), just checked and it's still lighting and all this on the same charge. Just as one would expect. As far as the screen scratching issues, that IS a (minor) problem. There are two solutions: One (based on 16 years of experience), ignore it because it really doesn't affect the performance significantly or Two, get some acrylic polish/wax and use it on both sides of the screen AS SOON AS you take the protective plastic off the scree (wish I had known this with my first one but see solution #1).So I really can't understand that either that many people didn't know what they were doing or there were that many defective units shipped.