Thanks Rob, much appreciated. On Dec 13, 2003, at 4:58 PM, Rob Parker wrote: >> is it ok to use outside? sorry to belabor the point. I have a Treo >> 270 that is unusable outside. >> >> It's my primary reason to switch and I dont want to go from frying >> pan to fire > > David, > > I did a little toying with the contrast and tried it in the low sun of > the northeast US today. It was actually rather good in the midday > light. I don't think you should let it stop you from getting the > phone. It hasn't been really bright here for about a week so I haven't > been able to test it in a really sunny environment, but I think you'll > be happy with the display in all but the very brightest conditions. > > best-- > > Rob