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From: Larry on 21 Jun 2010 20:20 John Navas <jncl1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote in news:k6su165uvmca1me36k98ba4qfh0fn2cdap(a)4ax.com: > nothing will help the iPad out in the sun (e.g., at a park > or the beach). > > Well, that's not quite true: http://www.badgergraphic.com/store/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=675 It's made for a 4 x 5 camera and is just about the perfect size, giving iPad the totally dark place it wants for good display. Not sure what the cops would think of you using it in a public park with little kids around, though....(c;] -- Creationism is to science what storks are to obstetrics... Larry
From: Larry on 21 Jun 2010 20:26 Jeff Liebermann <jeffl(a)cruzio.com> wrote in news:qt4v165dba828dg7ce2lsrbutbf28inrgf(a)4ax.com: > http://outdoorhdtv.com Wow, wouldn't that be nice for a screened in porch overlooking the river!....hanging up over my Pawley's Island Rope Hammock, loaded with the latest DivX movies off usenet.....hmmm.... <http://pawleysislandhammocks.com/detail.php?id=1451&sku= 15OP&mode=ADD&prc=P000&pp=hammocks> (John make a note of my <> brackets just for you....(c;] Get the Presidential....It only costs a little more to go first class... -- Creationism is to science what storks are to obstetrics... Larry
From: George Kerby on 22 Jun 2010 10:31 On 6/21/10 7:20 PM, in article Xns9D9ECEE8C309Enoonehomecom(a)74.209.131.13, "Larry" <noone(a)home.com> wrote: > John Navas <jncl1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote in > news:k6su165uvmca1me36k98ba4qfh0fn2cdap(a)4ax.com: > >> nothing will help the iPad out in the sun (e.g., at a park >> or the beach). >> >> > > Well, that's not quite true: > > http://www.badgergraphic.com/store/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=675 > > It's made for a 4 x 5 camera and is just about the perfect size, giving > iPad the totally dark place it wants for good display. > Is that what you wear when you're teasing the waitress at Waffle House? > Not sure what the cops would think of you using it in a public park with > little kids around, though....(c;] > Not sure where your mind is going, Lar...
From: Todd Allcock on 23 Jun 2010 16:53 At 21 Jun 2010 09:04:24 -0700 DevilsPGD wrote: > In message <ld0v169o149s2t1vq88p4meeqgaq15s28b(a)4ax.com> Jeff Liebermann > <jeffl(a)cruzio.com> was claimed to have wrote: > > >A transreflective LCD display, which reflects much of the heat, would > >have been soooooo nice. > > You've never actually used a transreflective colour LCD either? > > They're not necessarily bad in bright sun or factory bright light > conditions, but they're not fantastic the rest of the time. > > However, the fatal flat is that they use sidelighting rather than > backlighting, so especially on larger screens where an effective > sidelight isn't possible, you won't end up with a fantastic screen. Any > attempt at a backlight just makes the screen look washed out and > pathetic. My old Audiovox Maestro Pocket PC used a transreflective color LCD screen- it was absolutely pathetic looking compared to backlit screens (washed out with a pinkish hue) but does work very well in sunlight compared to any other color LCD I've owned. It's obsolete now (8 years old) but I've epurposed it, with my old Compactflash GPS module, as a dedicated car sat nav. The transreflective display is particularly suited for it.
From: DevilsPGD on 23 Jun 2010 19:42
In message <F2vUn.46581$rU6.18403(a)newsfe10.iad> Todd Allcock <elecconnec(a)AnoOspamL.com> was claimed to have wrote: >At 21 Jun 2010 09:04:24 -0700 DevilsPGD wrote: >> In message <ld0v169o149s2t1vq88p4meeqgaq15s28b(a)4ax.com> Jeff Liebermann >> <jeffl(a)cruzio.com> was claimed to have wrote: >> >> >A transreflective LCD display, which reflects much of the heat, would >> >have been soooooo nice. >> >> You've never actually used a transreflective colour LCD either? >> >> They're not necessarily bad in bright sun or factory bright light >> conditions, but they're not fantastic the rest of the time. >> >> However, the fatal flat is that they use sidelighting rather than >> backlighting, so especially on larger screens where an effective >> sidelight isn't possible, you won't end up with a fantastic screen. Any >> attempt at a backlight just makes the screen look washed out and >> pathetic. > > >My old Audiovox Maestro Pocket PC used a transreflective color LCD screen- > it was absolutely pathetic looking compared to backlit screens (washed >out with a pinkish hue) but does work very well in sunlight compared to >any other color LCD I've owned. It's obsolete now (8 years old) but I've >epurposed it, with my old Compactflash GPS module, as a dedicated car sat >nav. The transreflective display is particularly suited for it. I had an older Palm with a transreflective colour LCD screen, the tech has gotten better since then but it's still not quite there for indoor or low-light viewing, especially for larger screens. I'm not sure that there is a "best" for all situations but rather, like with everything else in life, it's just a matter of design decision trade-offs. Longer battery life or lighter device? Better viewing angle and colour reproduction or cheaper product? Scratchable plastic or shatterable glass? Accurate stylus driven resistive or multitouch finger driven capacitive screen? |