This is my Garmin eTrex Vista Cx from something like 15 years ago. So this is not new technology.
This is the most versatile, readable-in-all-conditions display I have ever seen. It has an excellent, bright, uniform backlight with saturated colors and very good contrast.
In sunlight, it has a reflective backing in the display that produces a brighter, higher-contrast display the brighter the incident light. This clip was shot around noon on a clear day, near summer solstice -- sun doesn't get any brighter.
Now here's the puzzle: It's not just sUAV pilots that would like to see their smartphone in the sun. Geez, it's pretty much everyone! So why? Why? WHY isn't this the standard display technology?
I've written Garmin. It's not super expensive. It's not limited to small size displays. It's nothing special -- an LCD technology.
I really don't get it. Anyway, watch this video clip, and be prepared to be completely dumbfounded...
This is the most versatile, readable-in-all-conditions display I have ever seen. It has an excellent, bright, uniform backlight with saturated colors and very good contrast.
In sunlight, it has a reflective backing in the display that produces a brighter, higher-contrast display the brighter the incident light. This clip was shot around noon on a clear day, near summer solstice -- sun doesn't get any brighter.
Now here's the puzzle: It's not just sUAV pilots that would like to see their smartphone in the sun. Geez, it's pretty much everyone! So why? Why? WHY isn't this the standard display technology?
I've written Garmin. It's not super expensive. It's not limited to small size displays. It's nothing special -- an LCD technology.
I really don't get it. Anyway, watch this video clip, and be prepared to be completely dumbfounded...