Reading in Sunlight

[kdoc]

Which one did you get, where, and does it work well without diminishing the overall quality of the picture when viewed inside, away from the sun?

kdoc

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by kdoc

Which one did you get, where, and does it work well without diminishing the overall quality of the picture when viewed inside, away from the sun?

kdoc

The one I got doesn't fit well it's too big. So I am looking for a better one but for me anti-Glare is the way to go. I am use to them as I use one on my phone. I can turn up Screen Filter a little more now. I can't explain what it does for text but you lose the clearness but it's still very readable once you grow use to them.

[SeaReader]

I have used the Barnes/Noble antiglare on the Nook Color for almost a year and now also on the Fire. It works very well to cut out the mirror effect of these screens in sunlight. Also fits the Fire just fine and applies easy for me and I am generally not good at these. No more dirty screens either.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by SeaReader

I have used the Barnes/Noble antiglare on the Nook Color for almost a year and now also on the Fire. It works very well to cut out the mirror effect of these screens in sunlight. Also fits the Fire just fine and applies easy for me and I am generally not good at these. No more dirty screens either.

Where do I find this? I bought a new protector tonight but it's clear. Not many good antiglare ones out there.

[SeaReader]

Originally Posted by Blossom

Where do I find this?

At a Barnes/Noble retail store in the Nook section with accessories and also at its website. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/nook...=9781616813819


Probably also at most stores that carry the Nook Color and its accessories. I bought the BN antiglare film kit last year for the Nook Color at a BN store and again this past week for the Fire at a Walmart store that carries the Nook and accessories.

[kdoc]

I've never managed to get one of those type of things on without bubbles. Is this one the same challenge? Did you have that problem?

kdoc

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by kdoc

I've never managed to get one of those type of things on without bubbles. Is this one the same challenge? Did you have that problem?

kdoc

I've read the ones that come with a solution spray do not have that issue. I ordered a Skinomi for $7 but it isn't anti-glare. I've yet to find one that is.

[hn333]

Who reads in sunlight?

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by hn333

Who reads in sunlight?

I was reading today in direct sunlight as the sun came in through a window.

I do read in direct sunlight outside sometimes when the weather is warm enough.

[kdoc]

So we return to one of the main points. Kindle is for reading. Kindle cannot be read in the direct sunlight, nor can other backlit tablets. Yet it can be read in the dark, unlike the previous kindles. Now Kindle Fire is for other things too!! So, it comes down to this: yo pays yo money, takes yo chances, and decides yo decidings . That problem does definitely bother me and some others, but seems not to be a problem universally. I do have the other e-ink one, and, given this fact, I wouldn't part with it. I want to read no matter where the sun happens to be in relation to my screen.

kdoc

[Andy_T]

I have had an anti-glare filter on my iPad 1 since I bought it when it came out, and it helps with reading, but does diminish the color quality of course (and also screen sharpness it seems to me). So I will try a clear screen protector on my kindle first (am too timid to use any high-priced electronic touchscreen device without a screen protector).

Best regards,
Andy

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by jswinden

Have you ever seen an LCD that was truly viewable in sunlight?

Yes; reflective LCDs such as the Jetbook uses are readable in sunlight.

[weatherman]

Originally Posted by kdoc

That problem does definitely bother me and some others, but seems not to be a problem universally. I do have the other e-ink one, and, given this fact, I wouldn't part with it. I want to read no matter where the sun happens to be in relation to my screen.

I feel much the same way. Right now I have four Kindle-enabled devices in the house; an iPad, a Kindle 2, a Fire and an iPhone. I swore to myself that I wouldn't buy a Kindle "Color" until it could be read in direct sunlight. But clearly Amazon couldn't wait for the technology to be avaialble and cheap, so they launched their color tablet with an LCD screen. And I bought it anyway because I'm a gadget freak and Kindle fan who just can't resist. But I find the Fire does fit in a good niche for me, even of I can't read it outdoors. So I'll keep the Fire (I think) and keep the K2 around just in case.

[kdoc]

I'm pretty much with you here, and have an older Kindle too. But as a quasi-geek/addict, and looking at my little Toshiba netbook and my KF, I keep wondering what's the point of a tablet over a tiny laptop?

kdoc

[weatherman]

Originally Posted by kdoc

I'm pretty much with you here, and have an older Kindle too. But as a quasi-geek/addict, and looking at my little Toshiba netbook and my KF, I keep wondering what's the point of a tablet over a tiny laptop?

Well I think there's a big difference when it comes to reading. That's why I like the Kindle Fire over the iPad. Reading the iPad in bed is unwieldy, on the subway it's just sort of ostentatious, and even on the couch holding the iPad with one hand is tiring. A small laptop (like for instance the original Eee with a 7" scree) would be worse in all three of those situations, I would think. And for travelling abroad it might be nice to have a keyboard, but for the most part I'd rather just have something smaller and lighter that I can put in a jacket pocket around town or going through security. That's why I've decided I'm definitely liking the 7" form factor. The only question for me is whether the Kindle Fire is the best device for my needs in that class of devices.