Do you read in direct sunlight? - Page 5

SameOldStory · 09-18-2010, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

What is a difference between:

Just a little
and
Almost never

If we presume that Never is 0% and Yes, a lot is 100%, where would you place the other two.

I will occasionally read in direct sunlight, but not as a first choice. I selected "Almost never".

"Just a little" would be for those that like being outdoors, but not in direct sunlight.

astra · 09-18-2010, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SameOldStory

I will occasionally read in direct sunlight, but not as a first choice. I selected "Almost never".

"Just a little" would be for those that like being outdoors, but not in direct sunlight.

Ta.
Added my vote for Just a little.
I like reading outdoors, but usually in a shade. Only if it is cold I don't mind direct sunlight, otherwise I feel just like Lady Ea

Quote:

I hate sitting in the sun, it always makes me feel way too hot

It feels like it sucks all energy out of me. Like a day time vamp.

SameOldStory · 09-18-2010, 08:13 PM

You two sound like me. Heat drags me down, makes me lethargic.

I worked with a Polynesian guy some years back. He was the opposite. Cold made him tired and sleepy.

beppe · 09-18-2010, 08:48 PM

If the sun is not too hot I like it. I get the impression of being recharged. I can have even a stronger sensation if I imagine that I am a solar cell. Indeed I have one of those funny hats with the propeller activated by a small cell that blows air in the face. Summer is almost over. SoS you are a sadist. Soon it will be winter, girls will wear coats, and cover everything. All the fun will move indoors. Well, I can play that also.

WT Sharpe · 09-18-2010, 09:42 PM

I try to get some sun every day, but not too much. Just enough to let my body turn some of it into vitamin D. In the heat of the summer, I rarely go swimming before 4 PM, and if I read outside, it will be in the shade inside the gazebo. Today it wasn't too hot, so I sat in direct sunlight for a short time reading my Kindle. I'd rather get too little than too much sun.

SameOldStory · 09-18-2010, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beppe

Soon it will be winter, girls will wear coats, and cover everything. All the fun will move indoors. Well, I can play that also.

Why do you think so many men commit suicide in winter. Women! They just don't care.

David71 · 09-18-2010, 10:32 PM

I'm glad to find out I'm not the only one who doesn't enjoy being out in the sun. Practically everyone around here, young and old, loves being outdoors soaking in the sunshine; I can't stand it. Doing yardwork is just the worst sort of chore for me and I try to wait as late in the day as possible so I can stay in the shade. I certainly don't go out in the sun if I don't have to as it has the same effect on me as it does on SOS and others.

SameOldStory · 09-18-2010, 11:42 PM

WE'RE TWINS!!!

The house before this one had 13 BIG oak trees in the front and back yards. When we moved I vetoed any house with a lot of trees. The new one only has 2 maples.

sigmax · 09-20-2010, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SameOldStory

That sounds like a problem of the screen manufacturer (Vizplex), not Sony.

I’d suggest sending it back.

The screen manufacturer is LG in my case ... and it is a problem of quality in Sony products ... the only ones to blame are the ones that build and sell the reader knowing that there is a problem in them.

Lady Fitzgerald · 09-20-2010, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Selcien

The only time that I read outside is on my lunch breaks at work but even then I sit in my car (it's because I can't smoke in the building but even if I didn't smoke I've found it to be a great way to minimize people coming over and bugging me while I'm trying to read)...

Reminds me of several years ago when I used to have people bugging me while I tried to read before work and during lunch so I tried going to my van in ther parking lot during lunch. I still had people bugging me who then be amazed when I read them the riot act for doing so! I put a stop to it by charging my time (at time and a half since it was outside my normal working hours) to their work order number.

SameOldStory · 09-20-2010, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sigmax

The screen manufacturer is LG in my case ... and it is a problem of quality in Sony products ... the only ones to blame are the ones that build and sell the reader knowing that there is a problem in them.

The Sony reader warranty used to be real short, but I don't remember how short. It was definitely not a good one though.

Early adopters often get burned. This year may bee a good time to get a new one.

simplyparticular · 09-20-2010, 12:41 PM

I chose "just a little" because I read every day while commuting, and I don't control the weather

johnc · 09-20-2010, 02:10 PM

I read in sunlight sometimes usually when I am at the pool but sometimes on my porch. I have noticed my prs-300 has a slight fade in direct sunlight, but my old 505 has it real bad (wish I still had my 500 it did not have the issue but I took the tradein when it suddenly lost a line all the way across the screen).

Latinandgreek · 09-20-2010, 05:23 PM

I read in the sunlight during the summer/spring quite a bit, but as I don't read in the sun too much during the winter I felt that "Just a little" was the most honest way for me to vote.

SameOldStory · 09-20-2010, 05:29 PM

Maybe I should have asked "Do you like to read in direct sunlight?"

View Poll Results: Do you read a lot in direct sunlight?
Yes, a lot.	71	31.84%
Just a little.	79	35.43%
Almost never.	49	21.97%
Never.	24	10.76%
Voters: 223. You may not vote on this poll

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09-18-2010, 08:13 PM	#63
SameOldStory My True Self Posts: 3,126 Karma: 66242098 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor, Galactic Center Device: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0	You two sound like me. Heat drags me down, makes me lethargic. I worked with a Polynesian guy some years back. He was the opposite. Cold made him tired and sleepy.

09-18-2010, 08:48 PM	#64
beppe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,161 Karma: 81026524 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Italy Device: Kindle3, Ipod4, IPad2	If the sun is not too hot I like it. I get the impression of being recharged. I can have even a stronger sensation if I imagine that I am a solar cell. Indeed I have one of those funny hats with the propeller activated by a small cell that blows air in the face. Summer is almost over. SoS you are a sadist. Soon it will be winter, girls will wear coats, and cover everything. All the fun will move indoors. Well, I can play that also.

09-18-2010, 09:42 PM	#65
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I try to get some sun every day, but not too much. Just enough to let my body turn some of it into vitamin D. In the heat of the summer, I rarely go swimming before 4 PM, and if I read outside, it will be in the shade inside the gazebo. Today it wasn't too hot, so I sat in direct sunlight for a short time reading my Kindle. I'd rather get too little than too much sun.

09-18-2010, 10:32 PM	#67
David71 Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 12 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ashland, AL Device: Kindle Touch	I'm glad to find out I'm not the only one who doesn't enjoy being out in the sun. Practically everyone around here, young and old, loves being outdoors soaking in the sunshine; I can't stand it. Doing yardwork is just the worst sort of chore for me and I try to wait as late in the day as possible so I can stay in the shade. I certainly don't go out in the sun if I don't have to as it has the same effect on me as it does on SOS and others.

09-18-2010, 11:42 PM	#68
SameOldStory My True Self Posts: 3,126 Karma: 66242098 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor, Galactic Center Device: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0	WE'RE TWINS!!! The house before this one had 13 BIG oak trees in the front and back yards. When we moved I vetoed any house with a lot of trees. The new one only has 2 maples.

09-20-2010, 12:41 PM	#72
simplyparticular Guru Posts: 610 Karma: 1395952 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New York Device: Oasis 3 & GlowLight 4	I chose "just a little" because I read every day while commuting, and I don't control the weather

09-20-2010, 02:10 PM	#73
johnc Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: tampa fl Device: sony ereader prs-505	I read in sunlight sometimes usually when I am at the pool but sometimes on my porch. I have noticed my prs-300 has a slight fade in direct sunlight, but my old 505 has it real bad (wish I still had my 500 it did not have the issue but I took the tradein when it suddenly lost a line all the way across the screen).

09-20-2010, 05:23 PM	#74
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	I read in the sunlight during the summer/spring quite a bit, but as I don't read in the sun too much during the winter I felt that "Just a little" was the most honest way for me to vote.

09-20-2010, 05:29 PM	#75
SameOldStory My True Self Posts: 3,126 Karma: 66242098 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor, Galactic Center Device: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0	Maybe I should have asked "Do you like to read in direct sunlight?"