Read by daylight, anywhere in your house.

If you can read your book by the window in the morning, but it is hard work under a lamp at night, that is usually the light, not your eyes. The HD ROAM puts real daylight on your page, weighs 500g, and runs for 4.5 hours on one charge. You have 30 days at home, and returns are free.

If you can read your book by the window, but it is hard work under a lamp at night, that is usually the light, not your eyes. The HD ROAM puts real daylight on your page, for 4.5 hours on one charge. Both finishes are £74.99 with your code, and you have 30 days at home.You have 30 days at home, and returns are free.

Alex Pratt OBE

Alex Pratt OBE | Founder

Try the HD ROAM for 30 days · £99.99

Or call free on 0800 032 9364, Mon–Fri 8:30am–5:30pm

Reading a book in an armchair by the light of the HD ROAM cordless reading light on a side table
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What changes when you turn on the HD ROAM.

When small print gets harder in the evenings, most people put it down to their eyes. After forty years we can tell you it is usually the light. At 60 your eyes need three times the light they did at 20. Three things change at the first switch-on.

You can read small print in the evening again.

You can make out your medicine bottle, the footnotes in your book and your crossword clues. An ordinary bulb leaves gaps in its spectrum; Daylight Wavelength Technology™ rebuilds the full daylight spectrum and puts 3,700 lux of it on your page.

You can read in whichever room you choose.

At 500g you can pick the HD ROAM up with one hand and take it from the living room to the kitchen table to your bedside. One charge lasts 4.5 hours, the whole evening.

You can dim it to suit your eyes.

One button on the base steps through five brightness settings, from full daylight down to a lower level for late reading, and the flexible neck stays exactly where you bend it.

The Serious Readers story

Alex Pratt checking the beam of an HD light at his desk

I built the first HD Light for my mum.

When my mum began losing her sight to macular degeneration, she asked me to find her a better reading lamp. I bought thirty-seven lamps, spread them across my dining table and dismantled every one. Some produced glare, some washed the colour out, and some lit the ceiling instead of her book.

So I built her the first High Definition home reading light, and she carried on reading, independent, at home. Every light we design descends from hers.

This is the difference on your page.

An ordinary bulb only looks white: its spectrum has gaps, and your eyes work harder to fill them in, which is one reason reading tires them. Daylight has a continuous spectrum, and Daylight Wavelength Technology™ rebuilds it, so the contrast between black print and white paper comes back.

An ordinary bulb only looks white: its spectrum has gaps, and your eyes work harder to fill them in. Daylight Wavelength Technology™ rebuilds the full spectrum.

Try the HD ROAM for 30 days

The HD ROAM is £74.99 with your code.Small print stays clear in any room you take the HD ROAM to.

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Reading by the window at dusk with the HD ROAM in Black
The HD ROAM in Black on a desk beside a laptop
The HD ROAM in Black beside an armchair, dimmed for the evening
Reading a book beside the HD ROAM in Black, lit on the sideboard

Save £25 on both finishesLight you can carry from room to room

High Definition ROAM Table Light

Daylight Wavelength Technology™, the full daylight spectrum, from a light that weighs 500g.

Daylight Wavelength Technology™, from a light that weighs 500g.

Perfect if you read in more than one place: the living room, the kitchen table, your bed.

£99.99both finishes

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The HD ROAM in White is sent out from mid‑November.

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30 days at home, with a free Royal Mail returns label if it is not right

1-year warranty, from a company forty years old

Free UK delivery by Royal Mail 48, with you in three to five working days

UK delivery by Royal Mail 48, with you in three to five working days

ROAM specifications

The whole light weighs 500g, stands on a base 9cm square, and adjusts between 10.75 and 18.75 inches tall, so it sits on a side table without taking it over, and moves rooms in one hand.

3,700 lux of daylight lands on your page, stepped through five brightness settings from one button on the base. The colour of the light is 5,500K, the colour of natural daylight, so black print stays black and paper stays white rather than turning yellow under it.

One charge runs 4.5 hours, a full recharge takes five, and the light keeps working while it charges from the USB-C lead and UK plug in the box. It draws 6.9 watts, which costs pennies a week, and the LED is rated for 40,000 hours.

Take the daylight with you.

1

Do your crossword at the kitchen table.

You set the HD ROAM down beside your coffee, and the print is as clear as it is by the window on a bright morning.

2

Read all afternoon in the living room.

You carry it over in one hand, bend the neck to your book, and keep reading long after the light outside has gone.

3

Finish your chapter in bed.

You step the brightness down, read as long as you like, and switch off without getting up.

What opticians tell their patients.

More than 500 UK opticians recommend a Serious Light to their patients. These five say why.

Lighting has a huge impact on our ability to see. Serious Readers lights are well designed, simple to use, and provide accurate colour and detail representation.
Dr Keyur Patel
Dr Keyur PatelBSc(Hons) OD FCOptom FBCLAClinical Director, TKS Optometry
Serious Reader Lights simulate strong natural daylight, relieving eye fatigue and improving reading. The range of styles, warranty and customer care means I recommend with confidence.
Michelle Briggs
Michelle BriggsDispensing Optician, FBDO (Hons) LVA27 years in the optical industry
The clarity a Serious Readers lamp provides is second to none. Patients are amazed at the difference. Just like correct prescription glasses, the right lighting is so important.
Frances Liddle
Frances LiddleOptometrist BSc (Hons) MCOptomFrances Liddle Eyecare, 22 years
Serious Lights are among the best I have come across. They provide natural, high quality light that improves comfort and clarity, easily adjusted to direct light exactly where needed.
Lucy Winfield
Lucy WinfieldOptometrist BSc (Hons) MCOptomBraunton Eyeworks, 18 years
The right light is as important as the right glasses. It reduces strain for close work, vital for anyone with cataracts or macular degeneration. Patients really appreciate the difference.
Seema Shah
Seema ShahBSc MCOptomInsight Opticians, 16 years

▶  Watch optometrist Tracey Taylor explain why.

What owners tell us.

From more than 10,000 five-star reviews. These four are about the HD ROAM.

I purchased a Roam table light after much deliberation due to price but I really wish I had purchased sooner. It makes seeing to read so much clearer with no eye strain.
Vm, Trustpilot, January 2026
▶  Hear what owners have to say.
★★★★★Rated five stars.

“I love that it is rechargeable and therefore cable free when in use, enabling me to move it around the house to wherever I need it.”

Fiona, Trustpilot

★★★★★Rated five stars.

“Although it’s lightweight, it is very stable as most of the weight is in the base. The neck is flexible, bending both horizontally and vertically.”

Cynthia Metcalfe, Trustpilot

★★★★★Rated five stars.

“The ROAM Light is really easy to position and shines a powerful beam of light on to my paperwork.”

Wendy Smith, Buckinghamshire, Feefo

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Before you order.

A few straight answers.

What makes this different from an ordinary table lamp?

An ordinary lamp is built to light a room, and its bulb only looks white: the spectrum has gaps your eyes work to fill in. Daylight Wavelength Technology™ rebuilds the full daylight spectrum, and the HD ROAM runs on its own battery, so you can read by daylight in whichever room you take it to.

Is 4.5 hours of battery enough?

For most evenings it is more than enough, and a full recharge takes five hours.

If it does run low mid-chapter, plug in the USB-C lead and carry on reading while it charges. And if you would rather never think about the battery, it works plugged in, like any table lamp.

Is it a lot to pay for a small lamp?

It is more than a battery lamp from a catalogue costs, and it does a different job. A cheap LED is built on a blue chip that leaves gaps across the spectrum, so it looks bright while the print stays hard work.

The HD ROAM rebuilds the full daylight spectrum. You have 30 days to test the difference on your own book, and if you cannot see it, returns are free.

Is the HD ROAM right for me, or should I look at a floor light?

The HD ROAM is the right choice if you read in more than one place and want to carry your light with you.

If you read in one place every evening, a Serious floor light puts more light on your page from a bigger beam, with a 5-year warranty and up to 90 days at home. If you are weighing it up, call free on 0800 032 9364 and an adviser will go through it with you.

Will it help with macular degeneration or cataracts?

Serious Lights are not medical devices. What they do is put far more usable light on your book.

Customers living with AMD, cataracts and poor eyesight tell us print looks sharper and higher in contrast under one. The home trial lets you find out with your own eyes.

Why is the price lower?

We are holding more HD ROAM stock than we should be, so the price is down until stock is back in line.

Nothing is wrong with it: it is a current light, brand new and boxed, and the trial and the warranty are exactly the same at the lower price.

Read by one at home for 30 days, and if it is not for you, send it back free for a full refund.

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The reason to try one is the difference it makes to your reading. Both finishes are £74.99 with your code. Quote at checkout or on the phone.

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