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Originally Posted by Haesslich
I can't fault the screen, but the photo didn't turn out well. Samsung needs to do more QC of its ROMs, just as Kobo needs more QC of these units. My first was a lemon, and I found my Kobo Vox froze after 15 hours of being plugged in without use. I'll bet the WiFi or other software crashed again - I've had times where Wifi refused to turn on the first attempt.
At least that can be patched, unlike the first unit's issues.
I also take it you missed this thread - Vox Screen. Good Ereader didn't see any issues with the screen, nor do I recall PCMag having quibbles. To quote the latter:
"The 1024-by-600 multitouch FFS+ screen shines brightly, although the brightness can either be automatically adjusted via a light sensor or manually adjusted for "night mode". I didn't have a chance to play with the Kobo in bright sunlight (where E-Ink displays like those used by the Touch excel) but the Vox wasn't washed out from sunlight through a window." |
I was just outside in direct sunlight (gorgeous fall day with noon sun) and unfortunately, like pretty much any other LCD screen, it does wash out in direct sunlight (not to mention if I'm not blocking the sun with my body somehow, I get a very nice mirror reflection of the sun blinding me.
That said, I am able to read if I'm able to find some share or can get into a position where the sun is not directly on the screen. This is with full brightness on. However, because this is a glass screen, you still get major reflections of yourself (and what an ugly mug I have..I need a shave..) and the surrounding area, not to mention that finger printers and swipes show up very clearly outside, so you need to make sure you have a cloth available at all times.
One thing that surprised me was that the eee pad transformer, which was more washed out under overcast conditions, seemed to fare better in direct sunlight.. I still had the sun reflecting off the screen, but the words of the book were not as washed out as the kobo..I'm really not sure how to explain this...
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Edit - Just wanted to add to this; I'm not saying the screen is poor by any means; it's actually a very nice screen overall with great color; it's just not an outdoor screen.