Panasonic Toughbook W-2 - outdoor viewable/readability

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I am interested in the Toughbook W-2 and is curious as to the degree
of true outdoor readability, especially in sunlight. Does anyone own
one? How do you like it? Is the display readable outdoor?

Thanks.

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I use my W2 outside all the time and have no problem reading the
display. It has FN-F1/F2 keys to adjust brightness that has plently
of constrast range for bright sun. I do not even think about brightness,
but I do not remember using it with the sun directly shining into the screen.

It is a very good system with very long battery life. I run linux
and often get 7 or 8 hours of battery time if the screen brightness
can be kept low. I have gotten in the habit of just leaving it on
when I commute. One minor problem is that the new 2.6 Linux kernel
Centrino support is still not stable so I run an old 2.4 kernel.
/Steve

On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 09:51:26 -0600, Quaoar <quaoar@tenthplanet.net> wrote:
> Tim wrote:
>> I am interested in the Toughbook W-2 and is curious as to the degree
>> of true outdoor readability, especially in sunlight. Does anyone own
>> one? How do you like it? Is the display readable outdoor?
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> Notebook displays are uniformly difficult/impossible to read in bright
> sunlight, and direct sunlight can cause overheating of the LCD as well
> as the computer. Performance outdoors is as much a function of the way
> the eye works as it is a function of the brighness difference between a
> bright sunlit background and the less bright screen. It is not a
> notebook brand-specific issue. IMO.
>
>
>


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