Laptop for use in the garden.
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I find myself Sat in the garden not being able to see my 11 year old laptop screen due to bright light. I think it may be the sun 
I am under a gezebo and still can't see the screen. So does anyone have any recommendations for a laptop with a screen that will cope with bright light? It really needs to be cheap as it won't be used a lot, the complex stuff is done on my desktop. So about £300. I can see my tablet screen fine with the brightness turned up if that helps. It needs to be able to run windows as I will have need for some windows stuff.
I am under a gezebo and still can't see the screen. So does anyone have any recommendations for a laptop with a screen that will cope with bright light? It really needs to be cheap as it won't be used a lot, the complex stuff is done on my desktop. So about £300. I can see my tablet screen fine with the brightness turned up if that helps. It needs to be able to run windows as I will have need for some windows stuff.
How about a Panasonic Toughbook - they were often used outdoors.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_t...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_t...
I know it's not what you asked but the solution is
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8399129...
apologies for the daily mail link, alternative is to google for "outdoor laptop cardboard box hack"
but it really does work.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8399129...
apologies for the daily mail link, alternative is to google for "outdoor laptop cardboard box hack"
but it really does work.
I tried a temporary shade screen thing and still no luck. My laptop has a matte screen, reflections aren't the issue. Really just need a bright enough screen. My old laptop is just not bright enough. I think it's failing due to age as it doesn't seem to bright indoors with the brightness set to full
I suspect you need a top-end screen and one of the newer ones, the problem there of course is that no one puts them into cheap or old laptops.
Maybe you need to think outside the box, or inside the box as already suggested. What is it that you're doing, I mean you're clearly skiving in the garden, so is there no way you can do 90% on your tablet and put it into the Windows stuff when you're in the house? Or connect the laptop to the Tablet and use that screen?
:-)
Maybe you need to think outside the box, or inside the box as already suggested. What is it that you're doing, I mean you're clearly skiving in the garden, so is there no way you can do 90% on your tablet and put it into the Windows stuff when you're in the house? Or connect the laptop to the Tablet and use that screen?
:-)
paulrockliffe said:
I suspect you need a top-end screen and one of the newer ones, the problem there of course is that no one puts them into cheap or old laptops.
Maybe you need to think outside the box, or inside the box as already suggested. What is it that you're doing, I mean you're clearly skiving in the garden, so is there no way you can do 90% on your tablet and put it into the Windows stuff when you're in the house? Or connect the laptop to the Tablet and use that screen?
:-)
I am retired so skiving is not really part of need for screen brightness thing. I need to think more about how I do this. I use VScode often for home automation projects alongside 3d print slicers and the occasional simple cad stuff, which means I need windows or Linux really. I am a tinkerer so i could end up doing anything really. But mostly its just internet stuff or Tv / Youtube. I have a tablet which serves the internet fine. It is really looking like a bright screen at a bargain price is quite tricky. The closest I have got so far is a refurbed acer aspire S7 but still not sure that will meet the needs. Maybe you need to think outside the box, or inside the box as already suggested. What is it that you're doing, I mean you're clearly skiving in the garden, so is there no way you can do 90% on your tablet and put it into the Windows stuff when you're in the house? Or connect the laptop to the Tablet and use that screen?
:-)
ARHarh said:
I am retired so skiving is not really part of need for screen brightness thing. I need to think more about how I do this. I use VScode often for home automation projects alongside 3d print slicers and the occasional simple cad stuff, which means I need windows or Linux really. I am a tinkerer so i could end up doing anything really. But mostly its just internet stuff or Tv / Youtube. I have a tablet which serves the internet fine. It is really looking like a bright screen at a bargain price is quite tricky. The closest I have got so far is a refurbed acer aspire S7 but still not sure that will meet the needs.
Remote Desktop into your PC from your tablet then you can work on that?Or https://dev.to/josiasaurel/how-to-install-vscode-o... ?
Gave up trying to find a decent screen at a sensible price and took some advice from here. Its a bit of compromise but it is working reasonably well.
found some 1mm polycarb, cut to size and painted black. 3d printed some clips for the screen and we have a shade. Its working and for very little cost.
found some 1mm polycarb, cut to size and painted black. 3d printed some clips for the screen and we have a shade. Its working and for very little cost.
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