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Originally Posted by DNSB
I often read outdoors in bright sunlight on my Kobo ereaders. The eInk screen works great unless I angle it so I get a nice reflection of the sun. So far I haven't seen issues some people have complained about due to overheating but around here, we consider 30°C as being hot. The rest of the time, the weather is best described as "In Vancouver, you don't tan, you rust" so a water resistant reader would be handy.
Regards,
David
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I live in the tropics 80m from the sea, I'm no stranger to corrosion and the sun is fierce. The e-ink screen was great in bright sunlight until the ink faded and the screen went totally white, the ONLY way to recover the unit was via a hard reset, so yes e-ink is beautiful in direct sunlight, for as long as it lasts.
I don't see how corrosion is a issue as the unit is well enclosed in plastic. I've had my Glo for a year and no signs of corrosion anywhere.
Which is a priority for me ?. To be able to read in direct sunlight in latitudes lower than the Arctic Circle for longer than 10 minutes.