Surprisingly, some laptop LCDs work fine for software development in bright sunlight outdoors. They switch to reflective mode so don't depend on the backlight.

Surprisingly, some laptop LCDs work fine for software development in bright sunlight outdoors. They switch to reflective mode so don't depend on the backlight. My old laptop had one, and it wasn't even an advertised feature. More detail: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37063449 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37063449