Do you read in direct sunlight? - Page 5

crossi · 05-19-2011, 07:17 PM

We don't HAVE direct sunlight in Seattle. Or very rarely. When we do I like to sit in the sun and read. Since I'm usually still wearing a parka in May heat is not an issue.

JSWolf · 05-19-2011, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sigmax

I would LOVE to read in direct sunlight. E-ink does not hurt by it ... and most of the e-readers state in their brochures that you can do it.

My problem as I always state in this forum is that I had the bad luck and sense of buying a SONY reader... which (I hope they fixed their problems by now!) came with a faulty e-ink screen that "dissolves" the image when exposed to direct lighting ... hence, I cannot read in direct sunlight, because pages "fly away". GRRRRrr.r...r

It wasn't just Sony. LG was also making eink screens and made them defective so hey faded in direct sunlight. Should have called Sony and gotten it replaced.

Jeremiah.L.Burns · 05-20-2011, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I'd have thought that heavy rain was actually a lot more of a worst-case. How many readers are waterproof?

Hahahahaha

Aurora13 · 05-20-2011, 07:45 AM

If the sun is out and the kids are in the yard I will be in the sun reading, especially since the winters here are long and dark...

Ripplinger · 05-22-2011, 11:49 AM

I like going for really long walks, even in the city. Our lakefront is mostly public areas and parks, museums, nature areas, even a public zoo. I *always* take my reader with and find some good spots to just sit and read for awhile, so I read quite often out in the sun and I love it. The e-ink display is very crisp and sharp in the sun, very easy and comfortable for reading.

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05-19-2011, 07:17 PM	#61
crossi Guru Posts: 997 Karma: 12000001 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle Wahington U.S. Device: kindle	We don't HAVE direct sunlight in Seattle. Or very rarely. When we do I like to sit in the sun and read. Since I'm usually still wearing a parka in May heat is not an issue.

05-20-2011, 07:45 AM	#64
Aurora13 Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Europe Device: IPod, Sony PRS-350	If the sun is out and the kids are in the yard I will be in the sun reading, especially since the winters here are long and dark...

05-22-2011, 11:49 AM	#65
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 3,587 Karma: 8281267 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Glo & Glo HD, PW2	I like going for really long walks, even in the city. Our lakefront is mostly public areas and parks, museums, nature areas, even a public zoo. I always take my reader with and find some good spots to just sit and read for awhile, so I read quite often out in the sun and I love it. The e-ink display is very crisp and sharp in the sun, very easy and comfortable for reading.

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