Re:Outdoor Computing with a Deck Desk
by Normal_gaussian on Saturday December 21, 2019 @04:48AM
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A good way to work it out is to compare phone brightness.
In the UK, I've found 450 nits as fine for outdoor use, provided I'm not directly reflecting the sun into my eyes.
It also helps with higher contrast and larger text
Re:Outdoor Computing with a Deck Desk
by Normal_gaussian on Saturday December 21, 2019 @10:32AM
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Absolutely. Black white is also lot more usable in this case than the 'dev edition' white on black.
Re:Outdoor Computing with a Deck Desk
by yencabulator on Monday December 23, 2019 @10:32PM
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It's not just nits. Matte screens (think Thinkpad, boring business) tend to do better than glossy screens (Apple, anything consumerish and "pretty").
I'm still waiting for eInk... whatever happened to the display tech from OLPC?
I found some laptop LCD screens turn reflective in bright sunlight, and are actually quite readable. They look like silver (mirrored) and black pixels.
Can't remember which ones unfortunately, but I've used a few out in the sun.
What are some laptops that work well with Linux and have max screen brightness suitable for outdoor use?
A web site comparison said one Dell XPS 15 model[1] could do 626 nits - what kind of outdoor conditions would this be suitable for?
It seems advertising displays advertise an order of magnitude more nits[2] so I assume the laptops would at best be suitable for overcast weather without shade.
[1] https://www.laptopmag.com/benchmarks/display-brightness [2] https://www.dynascandisplay.com/products/ultra-high-brightne...