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Old 06-30-2011, 10:59 AM   #31
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Originally Posted by astrangerhere View Post
Question for those with dry-bag type things - doesnt it kind of defeat the purpose of the no-glare read in full sunlight e-ink screens? I mean, It looked like a great idea to me, but I was worried about 1- the plastic heating uncomfortably and 2 - the glare, which was most of the reason i went to e-ink in the first place.
In a hot place for a long time, the over heating is a legitimate concern in summer, and so far I have just been out by the pool for about four hours - it was under a towel while I took some swimming breaks. For a few hours it was fine, but then it only got up to 94 that day.

The glare isn't really worse than a magazine with slick paper - a little annoying but not undoable. I mostly read in the tub and bathroom lighting isn't a problem - in the pictures I was at a resturaunt with sunlight coming in the windows behind me.

I would say let it cool periodically if you are somewhere hot. Since it is in a waterproof dry bag, you could stick it in the ice chest for a few while on the beach. If you get a locking Coleman chest that would help with security for wallet etc as well.
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