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Direct sunlight being the key part of what I said; I've never had any other display that was so legible while sitting at the end of a dock with a blazing sun bl
by dleslie 4y ago
Direct sunlight being the key part of what I said; I've never had any other display that was so legible while sitting at the end of a dock with a blazing sun blasting straight down upon the screen.
Otherwise, for sure, in general conditions it was mediocre.
And yes, the whole project was sketchy as hell, in retrospect.
- Wowfunhappy 4y agoMy Panic PlayDate, which lacks the paper-like contrast of e-ink but can refresh at 50 fps, looks fantastic in direct sunlight. I believe it’s using a Sharp Memory LCD. So there is other tech for this.
- dleslie 4y agoBut it's just black and white, right? Still, that sounds promising.
- Wowfunhappy 4y agoYes, and the pixels can only be either black or white, not shades of grey. (Although dithering is surprisingly effective.) My Pebble Time Smartwatch had a color memory LCD which was also easy to read in direct sunlight, but the PlayDate's screen looks a lot better.