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Re:E Ink faces growing competition in the "paper-like" displ... by JonChesterfield on Sunday September 01, 2024 @09:14AM (#41416755)
> Even my current macbook pro isn't that good outside.

There's a hack for that. Involves running a full screen transparent overlay which tricks the OS into letting you turn the screen brightness all the way up. Silly that it's necessary but works very well. I don't remember the name of the program.

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Re:E Ink faces growing competition in the "paper-like" displ... by WillAdams on Sunday September 01, 2024 @09:55AM (#41417002)
Trying to outbright the sun on a battery powered device just results in displays w/ burnt-in screen elements and a dead battery.
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Re:E Ink faces growing competition in the "paper-like" displ... by JonChesterfield on Thursday September 05, 2024 @06:25PM (#41460905)
Leaving the charger connected while doing this is a good idea, yes. Presumably the screen will die eventually, but maybe not if Apple spec'ed it sufficiently well. No hardware lasts forever anyway.
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Re:E Ink faces growing competition in the "paper-like" displ... by acallaha on Monday September 02, 2024 @12:14AM (#41422523)
I think you're referring to the Vivid app, which I find works very well for this purpose with recent Macbook Pros: www.getvivid.app
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