Can I use it as an e-reader outdoors? I am concerned about glare and the screen being too washed-out to read outdoors in bright light. Anyone use it outdoors?
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I use the tablet outdoors when the weather is nice but that would be usually in the shade and I find it satisfactory. Reading the tablet in bright sunshine, for me, is a bit of a challenge. I have found that positioning the tablet so it is shaded in sunlight makes for better reading....like say putting your body between the sun and the Nook.
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It's good for both indoor and outdoor use. It's not as as good as the little Nook Simple touch for outdoor reading because that is strickly with no backlighting. I take my simple touch to the pool and park all the time. But for the HD+ it does work outdoors fine but I find it's less easy to manage and tote around if you're going to ball games or other places. But I still bring it because I can use my kindle app to read books from amazon as well as my ones from Barnes and noble.
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Yes you can use the nook outdoors. They especially made it for indoor and outdoor use.
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Mostly no. For bright light you want a dedicated ereader with an "e-ink" display. The Nook HD+ has a wonderful display. but like all color tablets it's difficult to read in direct sunlight. Most people are fine in the shade.
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I presently do not use a non-glare shield but am considering it. I mostly use my windows surface indoors, but if you use yours outside, it is probably a good idea at minimal cost.
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I can read mine. I have a Tech Armor Maximum Screen Protector Anti-Glare for my Kindle. I then turn the brightness up as high as it will go. The screen will be a little dark, but you can see to read OK.
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I have never read mine in the sunlight outside. It comes with adjustable brightness option and I believe an auto adjust option.
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I do not think it would be able to be read in the dark. You would need some light source. The screen does not appear to light up, it appears to reflect.
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Yes, but it is really a tablet with full access to most tablet Apps. To use as a ereader you can use a ereader App (NOOK, Kindle, etc.) and they work fine to read books except in bright sunlight.
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The screen is bright but in direct sunlight on a very sunny day it will be hard to see. To solve that problem you can purchase a Hoodmam to place over the screen the screen so it can be viewed.
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I purchased one, and it has a strange glare to it. I had to hold it at different angles, in order to read it. Mine came out of the box defective also, so I really didn't have time to see if it was a good product. But, it has recieved a lot of good reviews.
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i use my on my kindle fire. reading problems i experienced were regarding limited visibility. it is simply not 100% clear. you have to remember that you are using this outside with lots of sunshine and yes it is natural for visibility to be little off. for me it was not a problem. hope this helps. regards
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I haven't used it for reading but don't see why that would be a problem. I use it for up close carpentry work, etc. My favorite feature, though, is it's focused light for distance outside.
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I use it for walking at night not reading, but it has three light brightness settings. I would think it would be fine for reading.
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Outdoors will definitely not work...if you need to read text, then you will need at least a dim room.
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I like reading in bright light, but this would probably be too bright. I haven't tried it though.I doubt the angle would work very well either.
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Yes, it can be used outside. It works great keeping off the glare. I highly recommend this product.
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It is MUCH easier to read in sunlight. There is no reflection bouncing back at you from the screen, though when it is very bright outside you may notice a shadow replacing the reflection.
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One problem is that with some ereaders (some batch of kindle 2) you will see fading under direct sunlight. I think it only affect older screen technologies.
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Hi Sadie,I don't think it makes much difference reading outside in direct sunlight. You will still get some reflections from your surroundings.I have bought four iVisor for myself and grandchildren iPads primarily to protect the screen from scratches and spills.Jack