On May 29, 9:20 am, Nathan Young wrote:
On Mon, 28 May 2007 17:51:27 -0400, john smith
wrote:

Color, grey-scale or black & white?

My Garmin 195 is easy to read in shadow or bright light without
backlighting during daylight. At night I have the backlight set to
remain on for 30 seconds after the light button is depressed.

I did notice that the new sunglasses I acquired last spring make the
screen too dark to view without removing the sunglasses.

What make/model and type of screen do you use and what affects its
"viewability"?

I have a Garmin 295, and a Fujitsu ST4121 Tablet (for XM weather).

The Garmin has a bright backlight, so it does fine in daylight.

The Fujitsu is a transflective display, which uses small holes in the
display to let sunlight through the display as a backlight. It is
also viewable in the daylight.

However - I wear a pair of Rayban polarized sunglasses, and they
definitely attenuate the ST4121 display. I usually end up taking off
the glasses if I am taking more than a quick look at the radar. The
Garmin does not seem to have this problem.

-Nathan

Nathan,

I suspect it depends on how you orient the display with respect to
your glasses...