Rick Karlquist N6RK wrote:
I had a laptop a long time ago, and I couldn't
read the screen outdoors. Are the newer ones
better?

If the LCD that you remember was an old passive matrix type, you may be
pleasantly surprised by a modern active matrix (TFT) display.

LCDs are still not as bright as a CRT, though, so I was more than
half-serious in suggesting an awning for shade.

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73 from Ian G3SEK 'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek