Hands-on With Pixel Qi Screens In Full Sunlight

Posted by timothy on Wednesday July 7, 2010 @03:17AM from the no-shame-in-salivating dept.

griffjon writes with this drool-inducing bit, describing a "side-by-side comparison of the OLPC's screen and an Acer with the new Pixel Qi screen installed, both of course sharing Mary Lou Jepsen's screen technology: 'The XO's dual mode screen still rules in terms of pixel resolution at 1200 x 900 vs. the Acer's 1024 x 600. It was amazing to see Windows 7, Amazon Kindle software, the New York Times web site and a QuickTime video in direct sunlight. Shades of gray and some color tints are visible. Besides the XOs and e-ink based Kindle ereaders, no other color screen device I own can be seen as clearly in sunlight. Not even the famed iPad. In the video, you can see that at a certain angle where line of sight and sun are aligned, the new Pixel Qi screen glows as if backlit!'"

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Average nerd sunlight time: 0.75 minutes per week by gig · 2010-07-07 07:32 · Score: 0, Flamebait

So now nerds have a display specifically for those occasional moments in the sun. Nobody else knows or cares about these devices.
iPad works great in sunlight. Sorry that Apple's super bright IPS screens are fucking up people's OLED, eInk, and Qi reviews, but lying about iPad to give these other devices some marginal utility is truly lame. Try to have an iPad in front of you before mentioning it in your review you starfucker. A good tip is to review tablets and readers without saying "iPad" and see if there is anything to say. It's like every Android phone review should above all else not say "iPhone." For example, tell me why a 4-5 inch screen is advantageous on a phone, don't tell me "it has a bigger screen than iPhone." I can see from the fucking marketing materials that 5 is bigger than 3.5. Does it provide any advantage that is worth it not fitting in my jeans pocket?