Thread: Do you read in direct sunlight?
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Old 05-11-2011, 11:54 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by elemenoP View Post
I ask because, as much as I LOVE LOVE LOVE my e-ink reader, I am always a little baffled when they tout "reading in direct sunlight" as such a great benefit. Even if I were sitting on a beach or by the pool with a pina colada in my hand, I would rather be under an umbrella. Maybe that's just me. But for regular reading... I do it indoors!

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It doesn't take that much light to wash out most LCDs. I think the point of being able to "read even in direct sunlight" is that you don't have to even consider whether the light you will be in might be too bright.
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