*This is one of the main reasons that, for a book reader, we chose a Kindle over an iPad.* The brighter the light around you gets, the easier it is to read the Kindle.* On a plane ride last November I was reading a Kindle, the fellow across from me was reading a book on his iPad.* The window seat woman in my row opened her window shade and the blast of sunlight that came through put an end to iPad man's reading.* But it simply made the Kindle page even more clear.dvd wrote:
We also had an IPad on board which was equally useless outside.
I must say I'm very impressed with the brightness of the screen on the Standard Horizon chartplotter we bought earlier this year for our small boat.* Even in bright light it is very readable.* This photo was taken on an overcast day, but a pretty bright overcast.