Comment by fulafel
6 years ago
Some questions if there are outdoor hackers around:
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...
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
Absolutely. Black white is also lot more usable in this case than the 'dev edition' white on black.
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.
I have an xps13 9360 (1 generation ago I believe) and I use it outside regularly. The matte screen helps a lot