When are we going to get non-reflective tablet screens?
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I want to sit outside more. But its feckin impossible to see (any device) screen in daylight, esp if its sunny. Now comeon godammit! We've had tablets for ages we should now be at a point where we have a kindle-style paper type screen when you want it, and a fancy full-on shiny graphics screen when you're indoors.
how hard can it be?
how hard can it be?
CoolHands said:
I want to sit outside more. But its feckin impossible to see (any device) screen in daylight, esp if its sunny. Now comeon godammit! We've had tablets for ages we should now be at a point where we have a kindle-style paper type screen when you want it, and a fancy full-on shiny graphics screen when you're indoors.
how hard can it be?
Very hard.how hard can it be?
Kindle is reflective light (like a piece of paper); tablets are transmitted light.
If it was simple, or even complex but expensive, don't you think it would have been offered?
Why doesn't someone invent a screen that comes with an accompanying pair of glasses? The screen could 'transmit' the image to the glasses so you'd see the screen on the inside of the glasses as well as (or instead of) on the screen. This means no problems in bright ambient light and, as an added bonus, no one able to see what you're looking at or typing.
Edited by MitchT on Saturday 4th July 22:30
I guess a non-reflective screen would need some kind of coating on the glass which would make it less resistance to scratches etc? My laptop has a non-reflective coating on the screen which I really like, but it probably wouldn't be as nice to use as a touchscreen as it's less tactile.
At work we have gone to great lengths to get screens which work well in bright sunlight. It's not easy and it's not cheap!
You can have transflective types which require special layers which admit the light then reflect it from behind the screen. This effectively makes the display brighter when the light falling on it gets brighter! It's effective but the cost almost doubles!
The other method is to use higher intensity LEDs as the backlight. In addition to the extra cost, weight and heat from this there is a further penalty of increased power consumption and reduced battery life!
You can have transflective types which require special layers which admit the light then reflect it from behind the screen. This effectively makes the display brighter when the light falling on it gets brighter! It's effective but the cost almost doubles!
The other method is to use higher intensity LEDs as the backlight. In addition to the extra cost, weight and heat from this there is a further penalty of increased power consumption and reduced battery life!
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