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Even without the advantages of e-ink, a display which one can view _anywhere_ is a compelling thing, which opens up a lot of possibilities --- my favourite Wind
by WillAdams 1y ago
Even without the advantages of e-ink, a display which one can view _anywhere_ is a compelling thing, which opens up a lot of possibilities --- my favourite Windows device was a Fujitsu Stylistic ST-4110 w/ a transflective LCD, which I used as my main computer, e-book reader, notepad (writing/drawing/annotating with a stylus), and map display when traveling.
The transflective display eliminated issues regarding reflection or the display getting washed out by even full, bright, direct sunlight (I would use it for reference material for building sand castles at the beach).
Unfortunately, transflective LCDs do _not_ showroom well (dim) and no one seemed willing to make the investment to show their capabilities (build a daylight-equivalent light booth on the store floor).
I keep eyeing a Daylight Computer, but these days, I just use a Kindle Scribe for reading and note-taking/sketching/reference, and I limit my activities when in full sun to those things which it can do well, changing location/finding shade when I need to do other things.
- RossBencina 1y agoAre you familiar with Sun Vision RLCD displays? They seem to get good reviews. Not cheap though: https://www.sunvisiondisplay.com/ https://www.sunvisiondisplay.com/
- WillAdams 1y agoI wish that someone would use an updated (high-resolution) one to make a battery-powered tablet which uses a Wacom EMR stylus.
- afandian 1y agoHannsNote2 looks amazing in the sunshine. But very slow processor and very low capacity battery. It’s a niche use case but great for a couple of hours of KOReader in the sun. https://www.hannspree.com/product/hannsnote2 https://www.hannspree.com/product/hannsnote2
- WillAdams 1y agoUSI stylus: https://www.hannspree.com/product/active-stylus-pen https://www.hannspree.com/product/active-stylus-pen Currently, all of my devices (Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360, Kindle Scribe, Wacom One display, Samsung Galaxy Note 10+) have Wacom EMR.
- afandian 1y agoNot only USI but v 2.0, which doesn’t seem to be very widespread. Either way (compared to my Remarkable 1) I wouldn’t recommend the stylus.