+gimpy1 Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 As a newbie to geocaching I quickly saw the advantage of paperless caching. Since I had never owned a PDA, I figured that their display would be similar to that of most Gps receivers. Based on that concept I purchased a Palm Z22 which is a great device. I especially like the simplicity of use and the more than ample memory to hold 100's of cache pages. It wasn't until my first trip to the field that I discovered that the display was next to impossible to read in bright daylight. I ended up always looking for a shady place in order to view the screen. Is this a problem with all, or most PDAs? What models offer good readability in daylight conditions? Quote Link to comment
+Miragee Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 My caching buddy has that Palm and has the same problem. On the other hand, my inexpensive Palm M500 is very easy to read even in very bright sunlight. Quote Link to comment
+The Canning Clan Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 I have a Sony Clie and it's readable in all but direct sunlight Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Strange, I've never had a problem in sunlight with both an HP and Dell PDA. They use transflective screens. Sunlight does tend to wash out the colors but nothing that would stop you from reading the screen. Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 My old m505 and my current TE both are fine, as is my wifes Zire 71 and her old 3c. Quote Link to comment
+Freebee & 007 Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 I have an older palm IIIxe and new Z22. The LCD display on the old unit reads better in direct sunlight. The Z22 is a much better unit, smaller as well. If I turn the screen light off "low" and adjust the contrast to very light it is readable in the sunlight. Try playing with the contrast adjustment while in the sun. Also if you are using Cachmate pick a very large font from the options. Quote Link to comment
+atascadero Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 I'm very new to this so this should be taken in that spirit of a newbie. I'm running a Dell X51v and the sun does play hell with the display. I need good shade for a reasonable display. Of course, you can supply that with your own shadow. It's just a minor problem for now but we shall see after I get more expirence. Quote Link to comment
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