The problem with traditional barcodes is that when they are rendered on a smartphone, screen glare can prevent a scanner from reading them correctly.
The glossy screen is a glare magnet, but reflections aside, this tablet offers good viewing angles.
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At the heart of BeoVision 11 is an all-new video engine that drives the 200Hz LED-based LCD screen, with glare polarizer, in either 2D or 3D.
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Then there's a more practical problem: the amount of glare the screen gives off.
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Gives Flash, apps, videos, color magazines and ebooks with video inserts, and the best anti-glare coated screen on the market.
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"The i2757fh model, part of AOC's 57 Series, combines an anti-glare IPS screen with a narrow bezel so that images seem to float without a distracting frame, " said Chris Brown, AOC Marketing Manager.
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But the non-PenTile screen is laminated, reducing glare and making colors really bright and vivid.
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The glare from his screen and a few flashlights provided the only sources of light in the room.
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Apple claims this computer's screen cuts down on reflective glare by 75%.
The new tablet should also be attractive to current Kindle customers who are not wedded to the high contrast E Ink screen (which has less glare and is great for outdoor reading).
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Like its 10-inch sibling we saw last year, its matte screen mutes colors while it reduces glare.
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E-ink felt significantly more like printed text than a sometimes glare-prone tablet screen, which was difficult to read in bright sunlight.
One is a screen coating called moth eye that eliminates glare and reflections.
The STYLISTIC Q550 is distinguished by elements such as full work day battery runtime and a brilliant anti-glare 10.1-inch screen that allows for use both indoors and outdoors.
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Cutting out the sometimes distracting glare of glossy displays, the matte screen is still sufficiently bright and horizontal viewing angles continue to be better than vertical ones.
Like having two Readers in one, NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight doubles as the ideal reading device for outdoors, featuring a revolutionary built-in screen protector offering paper-like reading with no glare, even in bright sunlight.
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In addition to boasting Ultra HD resolution, this prototype features a new screen technology, introduced as Moth Eye that virtually eliminates glare while preserving color vibrancy.
The screen's viewing angles are wide and have very little glare -- perfect for viewing in a group setting.
The screen will be a 1, 600 x 900 non-IPS panel with an anti-glare matte finish.
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