Can't see screen in Sun light

[kan555]

Is it just me? I almost can't see the screen when I'm outside in Sun light. I just borrowed my friend's IPhone to compare side by side with mine. IPhone does very well out door. Does anyone have the same problem or is it just my Touch. Please suggest.
Thanks,
Kan

[thacounty]

I have the exact same problem... I can't see anything when the suns out, even if I turn the brightness all the way up.

[Cicatrize]

It all depends on what type of LCD it is. The Touch is fully backlit, so if sunshine passes through the pixels, they're much less visible. Phones like the Sidekick that are not backlit, but lit from the sides have much better visibility in direct sunlight, actually they look BETTER. I'm not sure what the iPhone is, but I do know that the iPhone screen is way better than ours.

[kan555]

Thanks for the confirmation and the explanation. I don't understand why i haven't seen anyone complain about this problem. May be most owners use it indoor? I used it outdoor about 5% so I guess I'll live with it.

Last night I read somewhere about someone found a solution to this problem so the screen is more visible when dialing in daylight. He didn't really say what program that is but he mentioned ppcgeeks. I need to find that person so I can ask. Anyone has any idea what I'm talking about or he's talking about? Thanks.

[cruise350]

He may have been using some sort of anti-glare screen protector??

[Cicatrize]

Originally Posted by kan555

Thanks for the confirmation and the explanation. I don't understand why i haven't seen anyone complain about this problem. May be most owners use it indoor? I used it outdoor about 5% so I guess I'll live with it.

Last night I read somewhere about someone found a solution to this problem so the screen is more visible when dialing in daylight. He didn't really say what program that is but he mentioned ppcgeeks. I need to find that person so I can ask. Anyone has any idea what I'm talking about or he's talking about? Thanks.

Not sure what that guy is using, but as far as no one complaining about it, it's just something that happens with all backlit LCD screens, so we just deal with it.

Look up transmissive vs. transrelective LCD's and you'll have your answer.

[walla]

Originally Posted by kan555

Thanks for the confirmation and the explanation. I don't understand why i haven't seen anyone complain about this problem. May be most owners use it indoor? I used it outdoor about 5% so I guess I'll live with it.

Last night I read somewhere about someone found a solution to this problem so the screen is more visible when dialing in daylight. He didn't really say what program that is but he mentioned ppcgeeks. I need to find that person so I can ask. Anyone has any idea what I'm talking about or he's talking about? Thanks.

You have not seen anyone else complain because there's no solution to this poorly made phone and HTC does not give a damn about geeks like us who complain. As long as some average dumb *** goes out and gets rips off w/o realizing-- it's alright with HTC.

Don't get me wrong, this is a nice phone but has such retarded flaws that could have been addressed at the time of making.

Ok, rant off. I'm done.

[SprintTouch08]

the major problem with your rant is its just not HTC so why only bash them? the Q's or treos etc etc arent any better in the sun, infact not many QVGA screens are. You obviously have some hate for the Touch/HTC that has nothing to do with the topic here.

[grantemsley]

Most LCD screens are like that.

However the Touch is MUCH better than my old laptop in sunlight. Its very dim, but still readable as long as I have it on max brightness.