You are looking for Transflective or e ink monitor, if you can get one.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=transflective+lcd+monitor&t=fpas&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?q=eink+monitor&t=fpas&ia=web I wouldn't hold a breath for vga connector though. Tomas On Thu, Jul 18, 2024, 15:45 Keith Lofstrom <[email protected]> wrote: > ( Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. > Inside of a dog, it is too dark to read. ) > > I sometimes use computers outside, now restricted to > dusk or after. I want an easier-to-read external > monitor (line powered) that I can use at noontime > (under a sun umbrella), with nearby brightly painted > walls. > > Typical laptop and computer monitor screens are too > dim to read outside at noontime, perhaps 200-300 nits. > > Higher brightness external VGA screens are available > on Amazon, 1000 nits or more, from vendors I've never > heard of. What the web pages don't advertise is > "reflectivity", how much ambient light the screen > reflects. Some screen surfaces have anti-reflective > coatings, though I don't know how "cleanable" or > long-lasting those screen surfaces are. > > Some very expensive screens from specialized vendors > run as high as 5000 nits. Presumably $$$$, an "if > you have to ask, you can't afford it" situation. > > Assume line power, 10 inch or larger, 1Kx768 to > 1600x1200, VGA port required (connecting to older > laptops and machines). Other connectors and more > formats OK, superwide screens not so much. > Durability/longevity strongly desired. > > Any recommendations from personal experience? > > Keith L. > > -- > Keith Lofstrom [email protected] >
