Do you read in direct sunlight? - Page 3

Maggie Leung · 09-15-2010, 11:48 AM

I try to stay out of direct sunlight, to take care of skin and eyes.

I grew up in the tropics, usually within 10 minutes of a beach. It was nothing special to me. Beach vacations bore the crap out of me.

Angst · 09-15-2010, 12:11 PM

I would read outdoors more often but my screen fades badly in direct sunlight. I was just camping, and I had to keep changing my position to avoid direct sunlight on the screen. Very annoying.

theducks · 09-15-2010, 01:04 PM

I took "direct sunlight" to include sitting under a tree, which is not something that would work with my LCD laptop (screen totally washed out).
I wear a hat to protect my neighbors from the blinding glare

HistoryWes · 09-15-2010, 01:19 PM

I live in the desert and you just don't stand around in the sun if you don't have too. I read when I go to the beach (which isn't very often) and even then, I'm under a shade. 99 % of my reading is done indoors. I'm sure I probably have read in the sun, I just don't remember it.

happy_terd · 09-15-2010, 03:16 PM

I prefer the lamp next to my relaxing chair.

TallMomof2 · 09-15-2010, 05:21 PM

I stay out of direct sunlight but from personal experience I know that eink screens work far better under the umbrella poolside/beachside than any backlit device I've used (including the iPad). Outside reading is why I moved from Palm to an eink reader.

SameOldStory · 09-15-2010, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by happy_terd

I prefer the lamp next to my relaxing chair.

Emmaleigh · 09-15-2010, 07:17 PM

We have a pool and sometimes I do read out in the sun.

M0zza · 09-15-2010, 07:31 PM

On holiday my reader is always with me by the pool or on the beach.

And now I've emigrated to Australia and live by the beach I'm sure it will be used alot more, either on the beach or out on the deck.

Fbone · 09-15-2010, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SameOldStory

That movie was so sad

Lady Fitzgerald · 09-15-2010, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Fbone

That movie was so sad

The movie had sad moments (yes, I cried) but it did have a happy ending.

Lo Zeno · 09-16-2010, 05:58 AM

I read a lot under the sun, either at the poolside or at the beach (when it's summer) or sitting on a green field in the mountains (when it's spring/autumn). I love it, especially if I choose an isolated place, where I can read in peace.

EowynCarter · 09-16-2010, 07:59 AM

Direct sunlight, very rarely.
But in the train, my ds or cell phone sometimes become less readable, when my opus have no problem whatsoever

Hatgirl · 09-16-2010, 03:51 PM

I live in Ireland. What is this "sunlight" thing all of you are talking about? Sounds scary....

I travel for 4 hours on a train once a week, and bought my eReader because I found reading on an LCD screen to be impossible. The light coming in the window caused terrible glare, but not on my lovely eInk screen.

Maybe the poll should be changed to "Do you read in conditions where the lighting would result in glare on an LCD/iPad screen"

TheJohnNewton · 09-16-2010, 04:50 PM

Ouside yes, in direct sun no.

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09-15-2010, 11:48 AM	#31
Maggie Leung Wizard Posts: 1,449 Karma: 58383 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kindle, iPad	I try to stay out of direct sunlight, to take care of skin and eyes. I grew up in the tropics, usually within 10 minutes of a beach. It was nothing special to me. Beach vacations bore the crap out of me.

09-15-2010, 12:11 PM	#32
Angst Cannon Fodder Posts: 2,819 Karma: 50921712 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Probably a library Device: PRS-350, Kindle DX, Kindle Paperwhite	I would read outdoors more often but my screen fades badly in direct sunlight. I was just camping, and I had to keep changing my position to avoid direct sunlight on the screen. Very annoying.

09-15-2010, 01:04 PM	#33
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,817 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I took "direct sunlight" to include sitting under a tree, which is not something that would work with my LCD laptop (screen totally washed out). I wear a hat to protect my neighbors from the blinding glare

09-15-2010, 01:19 PM	#34
HistoryWes Teacher/Novelist Posts: 632 Karma: 2274466 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nevada Device: Nook STR, iPad	I live in the desert and you just don't stand around in the sun if you don't have too. I read when I go to the beach (which isn't very often) and even then, I'm under a shade. 99 % of my reading is done indoors. I'm sure I probably have read in the sun, I just don't remember it.

09-15-2010, 03:16 PM	#35
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	I prefer the lamp next to my relaxing chair.

09-15-2010, 05:21 PM	#36
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	I stay out of direct sunlight but from personal experience I know that eink screens work far better under the umbrella poolside/beachside than any backlit device I've used (including the iPad). Outside reading is why I moved from Palm to an eink reader.

09-15-2010, 07:17 PM	#38
Emmaleigh Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 12 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: St. Augustine, FL Device: NOOK	We have a pool and sometimes I do read out in the sun.

09-15-2010, 07:31 PM	#39
M0zza Geek... Apparently Posts: 211 Karma: 51260 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Herts, UK Device: Sony PRS-505 (Silver), ASUS Transformer TF300T, IPAD Air 2	On holiday my reader is always with me by the pool or on the beach. And now I've emigrated to Australia and live by the beach I'm sure it will be used alot more, either on the beach or out on the deck.

09-16-2010, 05:58 AM	#42
Lo Zeno Addict Posts: 202 Karma: 4379 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Italy Device: Hanlin V3 (with lBook firmware & OpenInkPot)	I read a lot under the sun, either at the poolside or at the beach (when it's summer) or sitting on a green field in the mountains (when it's spring/autumn). I love it, especially if I choose an isolated place, where I can read in peace.

09-16-2010, 07:59 AM	#43
EowynCarter Wizard Posts: 4,332 Karma: 4000000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Paris Device: Cybooks; Sony PRS-T1	Direct sunlight, very rarely. But in the train, my ds or cell phone sometimes become less readable, when my opus have no problem whatsoever

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09-16-2010, 03:51 PM	#44
Hatgirl Addict Posts: 296 Karma: 955301 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Sony PRS-300, Sony PRS-T2, Kindle (7th Gen)	I live in Ireland. What is this "sunlight" thing all of you are talking about? Sounds scary.... I travel for 4 hours on a train once a week, and bought my eReader because I found reading on an LCD screen to be impossible. The light coming in the window caused terrible glare, but not on my lovely eInk screen. Maybe the poll should be changed to "Do you read in conditions where the lighting would result in glare on an LCD/iPad screen"

09-16-2010, 04:50 PM	#45
TheJohnNewton Addict Posts: 256 Karma: 144599 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Boox Nova 2	Ouside yes, in direct sun no.