Re: TI-H: Reducing Glare on the TI-92 Screen

Subject: Re: TI-H: Reducing Glare on the TI-92 Screen
From: Isaac Salpeter <isaac@ticalc.org>
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 16:55:29 -0400 (EDT)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SGI.3.91.961026153513.12110C-100000@davinci.bergen.org>

On Sat, 26 Oct 1996, A.K.A. TheWiz wrote:

> > Does anyone have any ideas for reducing the glare on the TI-92's
> > screen? 
> 
>   Just use a polarizing filter.  You can get it from a science catalog or 
> "steal" it out of a set of 3D-glasses (the ones with plain dark plastic, 
> rather than 1 red &amp; 1 blue).

Um, a polarizing filter will not just reduce the glare - it will also make
the screen difficult to view. This is due to the way LCD's work, which I
don't feel like explaining now.

Try wearing polarized glasses and looking at a digital watch. I have
to hold my pager "just so" in order to read it with my polarized
sunglasses on.

-Isaac

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