Do you read in direct sunlight? - Page 2

j.p.s · 05-11-2011, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elemenoP

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.

AlbertaCowboy · 05-11-2011, 12:02 PM

Always!
Winters are way too long, cold and dark up here in the frozen North to be reading inside once the snow is gone.
For me, the biggest reason why an LCD screen won't work outside is because the content on the screen is virtually impossible for me to read from behind polarized sunglasses.
Eink, on the other hand is not impacted by my shades.
I think my back deck, a couple beers and my 650 are calling my name after work...

CWatkinsNash · 05-11-2011, 12:19 PM

I chose "frequently" but that will change as the weather goes from "nice" to "hot", and it's either early or late when the sun isn't as strong. You won't find me perched directly under the sun at noon.

If I go out to read at other times of the day, I hit the back porch while it's shaded, or plop my chair down under the hackberry tree.

odiakkoh · 05-11-2011, 12:38 PM

Almost always when I lived in SoCal. The bus stops rarely had covering and I usually read between buses.

Sydney's Mom · 05-11-2011, 01:46 PM

Standing, outside, waiting for the train to downtown. If the sun is out in Chicago (not as much as I would like) it is sunny in the morning and at night (I read for the 3 minutes waiting to cross the tracks). I pulled out my phone this morning, just curious to check my emails, and put it back. Too hard to read in sunlight. With my shades on.

zespectre · 05-11-2011, 02:17 PM

I have a side job driving limousines and drive a lot of "wine tour" gigs so I frequently
-Pick up clients
-Drive to vineyard
-Wait an hour or two
-Drive to next vineyard
rinse and repeat.

As such I have a lot of time out in the vehicle waiting and the best activity I know of under those circumstances is to read

TheJohnNewton · 05-11-2011, 02:21 PM

Never - Direct sun is bad for your skin and your eyes. If you want to read outside look for some shade.

tbear · 05-11-2011, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elemenoP

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.

As pointed by some, LCD is not very usable under an umbrella either (on a bright day). I very frequently read outside under a shade.

kindlekitten · 05-11-2011, 04:59 PM

very often. we have to soak up the sun whenever we can here in the PACNW. I also read at the ski slope quite often

tompe · 05-11-2011, 05:54 PM

On buses and trains were you cannot control the reading environment you can often get direct sun light. I dislike being in the sun so these are the common situations were I read in direct sun light.

Fiacha · 05-11-2011, 07:10 PM

Only by accident, sunlight does nasty things to my skin. (The shade ran away while I was lost in the story or I was reading while strolling and ran out of shade).

pidgeon92 · 05-11-2011, 07:36 PM

This week was the first time it was warm enough to be able to read outside since last fall. I read in the sun often during the summer.

thrawn_aj · 05-11-2011, 07:45 PM

Every weekend at the beachside park

(yes, with sunglasses on - yet another reason to love E-ink - no darkening due to polarized glasses like LCD screens).

GraceKrispy · 05-11-2011, 11:31 PM

If I'm reading outside, chances are good I'm in direct sunlight.

I wear sunscreen daily. I like the way the book looks in direct sunlight better than in the shade, though, but I like being in the shade if it's hot.

carld · 05-11-2011, 11:38 PM

It depends on what you call direct sunlight. I don't often read with sunlight actually falling directly on my Kindle. I do however read while I'm in the car waiting for this or that. My phone is pretty unusable if it's sunny outside, but there's no problem with my Kindle.

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05-11-2011, 12:02 PM	#17
AlbertaCowboy Guru Posts: 819 Karma: 171672846 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: PRS-350, PRS-650, iPhone 6, NVIDIA Shield K1	Always! Winters are way too long, cold and dark up here in the frozen North to be reading inside once the snow is gone. For me, the biggest reason why an LCD screen won't work outside is because the content on the screen is virtually impossible for me to read from behind polarized sunglasses. Eink, on the other hand is not impacted by my shades. I think my back deck, a couple beers and my 650 are calling my name after work... Last edited by AlbertaCowboy; 05-11-2011 at 12:09 PM.

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odiakkoh Guru Posts: 823 Karma: 1818344 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: iPhone 5s	Almost always when I lived in SoCal. The bus stops rarely had covering and I usually read between buses.

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zespectre BookMonkey Posts: 90 Karma: 18008 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Shenandoah Valley Device: NOOK, iPod Touch, Asus Netbook	I have a side job driving limousines and drive a lot of "wine tour" gigs so I frequently -Pick up clients -Drive to vineyard -Wait an hour or two -Drive to next vineyard rinse and repeat. As such I have a lot of time out in the vehicle waiting and the best activity I know of under those circumstances is to read

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TheJohnNewton Addict Posts: 256 Karma: 144599 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Boox Nova 2	Never - Direct sun is bad for your skin and your eyes. If you want to read outside look for some shade.

05-11-2011, 04:59 PM	#24
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	very often. we have to soak up the sun whenever we can here in the PACNW. I also read at the ski slope quite often

05-11-2011, 05:54 PM	#25
tompe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,452 Karma: 7185064 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Linköpng, Sweden Device: Kindle Voyage, Nexus 5, Kindle PW	On buses and trains were you cannot control the reading environment you can often get direct sun light. I dislike being in the sun so these are the common situations were I read in direct sun light.

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Fiacha Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 376 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pacific NorthWest Device: Kobo H20, Nook Glowlight 3	Only by accident, sunlight does nasty things to my skin. (The shade ran away while I was lost in the story or I was reading while strolling and ran out of shade).

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pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	This week was the first time it was warm enough to be able to read outside since last fall. I read in the sun often during the summer.

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thrawn_aj quantum mechanic Posts: 705 Karma: 483827 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NorCal Device: Nook1, Samsung Transform, Nook2	Every weekend at the beachside park (yes, with sunglasses on - yet another reason to love E-ink - no darkening due to polarized glasses like LCD screens).

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GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	If I'm reading outside, chances are good I'm in direct sunlight. I wear sunscreen daily. I like the way the book looks in direct sunlight better than in the shade, though, but I like being in the shade if it's hot.

05-11-2011, 11:38 PM	#30
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	It depends on what you call direct sunlight. I don't often read with sunlight actually falling directly on my Kindle. I do however read while I'm in the car waiting for this or that. My phone is pretty unusable if it's sunny outside, but there's no problem with my Kindle.