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It's summer here in New Zealand, and I have been using my AVP to code outside in the sunshine. There's no monitor glare and I'm not stuck inside. It's great.

vundercind 3y ago
Wow, this is the first thing anyone’s written about the AVP that’s made me go “maybe I would use this kind of device…” I didn’t even think about how nice they’d be to use outside on sunny days, compared with a laptop (or, coupled with one).
- justanotherjoe 3y ago
  yes, but isn't part of what makes being outside nice is some measure of sunlight on your eyes?
  - vundercind 3y ago
    Eh, I’m usually in fairly dark sunglasses anyway. Trying to hold the worst of the cataracts off until my 70s if I can.
  - maximus-decimus 3y ago
    Personally, it's more the sun on my skin that's pleasant.
- kromem 3y ago
  Of course the irony is that being "outside" is actually watching a live video recording of it from outer cameras on a screen in front of your face. I'm not necessarily criticizing that - more thinking that we're likely approaching a fidelity threshold where you no longer care it's a screen (I still don't think we're quite there yet and suspect this is just one gen before the device that will survive the few months in VR great filter).
  - bowsamic 3y ago
    Okay but sight isn’t everything, your body is still outside
newshorts 3y ago
Had similar experiences: Running late, took a webex call from the back of my minivan on my MacBook Pro. Except I had enough screen real estate with the virtual monitor to do work during the boring parts. The best part was going full immersion and hearing the rain falling on a high mountain lake in between people speaking. I also usually wake up overnight and want to work, but can’t because my office is located in the master bedroom. Now I can sit on my couch and not have to hunch over. Finally, I took my dog to the dog park and worked with no screen glare and big virtual display Also, watching movies on the moon is pretty cool.
dwaite 3y ago
Flip side, that could lead to a really interesting tan line.
ActorNightly 3y ago
Anti glare covers for laptop monitors are significantly cheaper.
- cubefox 3y ago
  The main problem with using ordinary monitors outside is that they are never bright enough.
  - ActorNightly 3y ago
    Some are definitely lacking. I find gaming ones do better but at a cost of battery life.
ahveenew 3y ago
I second this, really nice to be a webinar participant on a sunny park lawn with a cinema sized zoom window in front of you.

vundercind 3y ago

Wow, this is the first thing anyone’s written about the AVP that’s made me go “maybe I would use this kind of device…” I didn’t even think about how nice they’d be to use outside on sunny days, compared with a laptop (or, coupled with one).

justanotherjoe 3y ago
yes, but isn't part of what makes being outside nice is some measure of sunlight on your eyes?
- vundercind 3y ago
  Eh, I’m usually in fairly dark sunglasses anyway. Trying to hold the worst of the cataracts off until my 70s if I can.
- maximus-decimus 3y ago
  Personally, it's more the sun on my skin that's pleasant.
kromem 3y ago
Of course the irony is that being "outside" is actually watching a live video recording of it from outer cameras on a screen in front of your face. I'm not necessarily criticizing that - more thinking that we're likely approaching a fidelity threshold where you no longer care it's a screen (I still don't think we're quite there yet and suspect this is just one gen before the device that will survive the few months in VR great filter).
- bowsamic 3y ago
  Okay but sight isn’t everything, your body is still outside

newshorts 3y ago

Had similar experiences: Running late, took a webex call from the back of my minivan on my MacBook Pro. Except I had enough screen real estate with the virtual monitor to do work during the boring parts. The best part was going full immersion and hearing the rain falling on a high mountain lake in between people speaking. I also usually wake up overnight and want to work, but can’t because my office is located in the master bedroom. Now I can sit on my couch and not have to hunch over. Finally, I took my dog to the dog park and worked with no screen glare and big virtual display Also, watching movies on the moon is pretty cool.

dwaite 3y ago

Flip side, that could lead to a really interesting tan line.

ActorNightly 3y ago

Anti glare covers for laptop monitors are significantly cheaper.

cubefox 3y ago
The main problem with using ordinary monitors outside is that they are never bright enough.
- ActorNightly 3y ago
  Some are definitely lacking. I find gaming ones do better but at a cost of battery life.

ahveenew 3y ago

I second this, really nice to be a webinar participant on a sunny park lawn with a cinema sized zoom window in front of you.