No Backlight? No Problem - Sun Vision rE reflective LCD Display

It's not an OLED, but it is pretty unique. This Sun Vision Display brings what they call rLCD, a whole new tech that we need to reflect on for a second. So is the solution any good? Like Blue light defeating good? Well, only one way to find out!

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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova

Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High

CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:18 What the heck is this?
3:07 Outdoors Experience
4:05 What makes this unique
8:04 Why does it exist
9:02 A weird choice
9:53 Indoor Experience
14:12 Outro

[WilliamOgden]

As a live audio engineer, I could see this being useful. Most functions on modern digital consoles are part of the screen. When we do outdoor festivals, it is very difficult to see the display. Even with a tent or canopy the display can be unusable.

[nickrreese]

Useful for outdoor events if you need an admin desk for accounting, sign-ins for attendees, and payment processing

[fozzylozzy]

It handles sunlight better than 90% of reddit mods

[SplotchyInk]

Honestly, I've done a lot of fabrication stuff, I can totally see this being really useful.
There are a ton of various outdoor events, worksites, and even just general inspections in which having a Nuk style computer hooked up to one of these screens connected via an extension cord would be absolutely amazing for just general diagnostics.
((Also there's a bunch of fishing events that record all their weights on the computer and I always see them just bending over squinting at the screen as they try and see it))

[seraeo]

I worked in Ag-Tech for years, and man, I wish I had a display like this for all my readouts in the field. Would've mad e a huge difference when giving demos and pretty much all the other work I had to do from my truck.

[alexkoehn]

Due to ultraviolet dyes mixed in, the sheet of paper actually "reflects" more (visible) light than initially hit it. The dye converts some invisible light into visible light, so you see more light.

[BBROPHOTO]

Actual use case - live events, like music festivals where sound and lighting techs need to see screens. Also, astrophotographers who do a lot of solar imaging - that's something I personally do and seeing the screen is one of the hardest parts about doing it.

[StackOfPancakes]

Me when the video started: "So it's a GameBoy?"
The video 2 seconds later: "Yep, it's a GameBoy"

[leumgui]

10:20 goddamn, I spit out my breakfast

[tipeton]

Dude doesn't understand how much outdoor workers need this. Same for ads could be seen during the wouldn't emit light at night. And as other people said remote working in your garden, terrasse, balcony, patio or at the beach...
My wife would have love that screen last week.

[Huebz]

4:16 I'ts really funny to note that aside from text it "doesn't look that good" when, in that lighting, it looks about 1000x better than the monitor right next to it because you can actually see it clearly.

[Makerr]

Another use case for a monitor like this could be on job sites that use BIM software. Contractors on site can get updated drawings that are displayed on a computer monitor that typically needs to be in a dim area so they can be read. This display could help make those drawing stations more accessible on job sites.

[hansdampf]

the only screen where a lightbar makes sense!

[the_rustydoornob]

10:27 bruh who wrote THAT joke I didn’t expect that anywhere 💀💀💀💀

[jrcat]

This monitor means that I can now sit outside to take my meetings instead of sitting inside in a dark cube all day. It's a bit pricey, but if it gets any cheaper I'll buy one for sure. Imagine having one of these at the beach

[ChrisClark]

This would be great for saving battery in a laptop when outside, but you'd also want the option to toggle a backlight for inside

[noredine]

Playing a Horror game with a flashlight headband would be hilarious

[BrettCarlsen]

I mean this to be constructive, as someone who watches all your videos on a tv with surround sound or computer with reference speakers and subwoofer. Can you please apply a high pass filter, often you guys have some errant low frequencies bouncing around, this video has it around 5 minutes (wind on the lavalier I'm sure). Love your channel

[Posiman]

If it's possible to add a touch-sensitive layer without losing too much light, this would be insanely useful on a tablet for outdoor workers.

You could then sync-up the displays with a regular tablet and freely switch them up anytime you come inside or when it gets dark outside.

Or build it into a double-screen tablet that you could just flip over.

[embedyt]

"the lack of contrast can make distinct shades of gray disappear faster than a book about gender in a florida library" holy SHIT linus