"Wayne Paul" wrote in message
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"Bill Daniels" bildan@comcast-dot-net wrote in message
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............ LCD's are hard to read in anything but the
ideal lighting. I use a PDA in my sailplane and I have to remove my
sunglasses to read it. A backlight bright enough to make it readable
would
consume too much battery power.


That is why I am still using my old "black & white" Compaq 1550.
http://www.soaridaho.com/photogaller...r_Mt_Range.jpg

Wayne
HP-14 N990 "6F"
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder/HP-14/N990/N990.html



I had a Compaq 1550 but I dropped it (about a foot) and it no longer works.
I now use an Ipaq 3955 and the readability is just about as good (or bad) as
the old 1550 but the power comsumption is a lot higher for the color screen.
The totally reflective displays like "Electronic Ink" look good. We don't
really need fast response screens - just really good 'at-a-glance'
readability in direct sunlight.