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Petekey · Joined: 10 Sep 2011 Posts: 22

So I had an outside gig this weekend and the touchscreen was hardly visible. I had to hold my hand in front of the screen to shade it and still get really close to be able to see it.

Any thoughts or ideas on this? I haven't looked to see if you could adjust the brightness of the screen, I just assumed it was set to its brightest.

Thanks,
Pete

Lou · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 2:57 am Post subject:

Sorry, but this is subject is getting old. Do you know of any keyboard interface that looks as good outdoors as in?
Maybe Korg should have mad the screen Polarized. Smile

Hell, for that matter, my $3500. TV looks like sh*t outside too..
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Petekey · Joined: 10 Sep 2011 Posts: 22

Sorry for posting, hadn't seen other posts on it and no I didn't scroll through all the other posts.

Just asking if there were workarounds I didn't think of.

Sorry to bother you.

Melodialworks Music · Platinum Member Joined: 23 Feb 2003 Posts: 522

I know if I'm using my iPad outside, it washes out and is hard to read. The reality of being outside, methinks.

FGTH · Joined: 03 Jan 2011 Posts: 27

Kindle is great outside. Cool

Petekey · Joined: 10 Sep 2011 Posts: 22

Yeah, someone in the band told me I should have gotten a Kindle. Would have been cheaper too Very Happy

Ok, so we just gotta hook up a Kindle USB and we'll have a black and white Kronos touchscreen right? Smile

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Lou · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 5:09 am Post subject:

Petekey · Joined: 10 Sep 2011 Posts: 22

No prob Lou. Yeah, I figured the cardboard route was going to be the answer.

Pete

madbeatzyo111 · Guest Joined: 13 Jun 2011 Posts: 379

cello · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 5:54 pm Post subject:

In all fairness to Korg, the only screens that would meet your requirements of no washout in sunlight would be avionic grade commercial aircraft screens.

One Airbus 320 has at least 6, possibly 8 of these screens.

The cheapest are supplied and fitted at $130,000.

Each.

You seriously do not want to know how much the Boeing 787 screens (10 of them) are... Laughing

Perhaps you could try fabricating a card shade that sticks down with velcro or something?
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RonF · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:25 pm Post subject:

I would think that the obvious solution is simply to tilt the screen to avoid the glare. On an Oasys this is simple....on Kronos, it requires tilting the entire keyboard. Another solution is to put some form of glare guard around or above the Kronos screen. It might be as simple as putting the Kronos on the bottom tier of a two tier stand....hopefully the top tier keyboard would shield the sunlight and improve the view on Kronos.
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Bruce Lychee · Platinum Member Joined: 16 Jun 2011 Posts: 856

I'm pretty sure one of the antiglare screens you can buy for iPods would greatly improve the situation for those really needing better outdoor visibility. Any glossy surface is going to be horrible in the light, which is why they make matte monitors available on MacBooks. I'm not sure where you could find a size that would fit the Kronos screen perfectly, but it might be worth looking into for those really needing better outdoor visibility.
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Muji · Full Member Joined: 12 Jan 2011 Posts: 209

There are a few elegant solutions to this problem...

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Slovenec · Full Member Joined: 15 Jan 2011 Posts: 170

Why oh why did Korg forget to put an optical or electronic viewfinder on the Kronos?????? Oh of course, it's not a camera!
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