[ltp] Laptop screen too dim

[hamish]

James Knott wrote:

> hamish wrote:
>
>> Nick Rout wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 18:34:57 -0400
>>> James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>>> Mendel Cooper wrote:
>>>>  
>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 20 Apr 2004, Hector Socas Navarro wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>    
>>>>>
>>>>>> The LCD screen is fine to use in indoor environments but one of 
>>>>>> the great things about having a laptop is to be able to go 
>>>>>> outside and work outdoors, in the backyard, in the park, in the 
>>>>>> woods... Unfortunately, I can't see anything when I'm outside. 
>>>>>> The screen is too dim.
>>>>>>       
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I've had the same "problem" with my 770Z. The screen is plenty bright
>>>>> indoors, but almost unreadable in sunlight. I think, to a lesser 
>>>>> extent,
>>>>> you'd have the same problem with a CRT monitor, though. Bright 
>>>>> sunlight
>>>>> makes it rather difficult to read anything, whether it be a laptop 
>>>>> screen
>>>>> or even a book.
>>>>>
>>>>> The only thing I can suggest is to put up a tent or an awning of some
>>>>> sort to create shade. Or maybe some kind of hood over the laptop 
>>>>> screen.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mendel
>>>>>
>>>>>     
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.kaidan.com/products/glare_hood.html
>>>>   
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> arrrgghhh just *too* geeky for words!
>>>
>>> although perhaps not as geeky as the last poster effectively suggesting
>>> a tent-like cover. man do you guys ever get a tan? LOL
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>
>> hey... I resemble that remark... (I used to use a towel :)
>>
>> But I digress... Funds permitting (I hate it when people say that) 
>> try out the new flexview displays... While they're still not 100% in 
>> bright sunlight on the actual screen, I was pleasently surprised that 
>> on saturday I could see the screen of my r50p (With the flexview 
>> 1600x1200 display) when sitting in the car outside ( Bright sunlight. 
>> Had a bit of direct sunlight on the edge & could just see that too. 
>> While parts of screen in ordinary shade inside car were legible 
>> enough to do come coding).
>>
>> The screens do get better with the newer laptops... I had my old a20p 
>> and my new r50p side by side and the a20p display looks yellow 
>> compared to the brightness of the r50. In fact I don't even run with 
>> full brightness on when in the office any more...
>>
>>
>
> One thing to bear in mind, is that a brighter display means less 
> battery life.
>

Ahh.... Maybe... I agree it's shorter IF the thing sucks more power just 
to drive the light harder & brighter. But it's possible that it's 
brighter just because it transmits more light than the older ones...And 
my battery life with the 6 cell is 4 hours (According to the specs, I've 
not verified that yet :). The battery life with my A20p was 3 hours when 
new...

I suspect the higher transmissivity myself, since there's not a lot you 
could do to make it more visible in sunlight except reflect more of the 
light back from the rear of the display.

It'd be nice to get an answer from the peopl that make it...