Garmin GPS - C330 screen washout

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C330 screen washout

mortn

2006-05-09, 5:48 pm

I'm a newbe to GPS. Just bought a Garmin c330 and lovin' it, except for
one problem. I'm sure this has come up before but the glare and washout
of the screen image in bright light makes viewing almost impossible.
Also, the screen acts like a mirror and reflects any brightly lit items
in the car (such as the driver). Is there any sort of anti-reflection
screen filter that can be purchased to help with viewing the screen.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Phil Wheeler

2006-05-09, 11:48 pm

mortn wrote:

> I'm a newbe to GPS. Just bought a Garmin c330 and lovin' it, except for
> one problem. I'm sure this has come up before but the glare and washout
> of the screen image in bright light makes viewing almost impossible.

There are some screen visibility comparisons here:

http://gpsinformation.info/gpscompa...a
re.html

I assume the C320 and C330 are similar in this regard.

> Also, the screen acts like a mirror and reflects any brightly lit items
> in the car (such as the driver). Is there any sort of anti-reflection
> screen filter that can be purchased to help with viewing the screen.
>

Best bet might be some sort of hood which shields the screen from
extraneous light, while still letting you see it from your driving
position. At one time there were such hoods available for some Garmin
models; but with the proliferization of designs now, it might have to be
a "do-it-yourself" deal.

Phil

mortn

2006-05-10, 5:48 pm

Phil Wheeler wrote:
> mortn wrote:
>
>
> There are some screen visibility comparisons here:
>
> http://gpsinformation.info/gpscompa...a
re.html
>
> I assume the C320 and C330 are similar in this regard.
>
>
> Best bet might be some sort of hood which shields the screen from
> extraneous light, while still letting you see it from your driving
> position. At one time there were such hoods available for some Garmin
> models; but with the proliferization of designs now, it might have to be
> a "do-it-yourself" deal.
>
> Phil

Thanx for the response, but that's not the real problem. The screen acts
like a mirror and reflects light from within the car which washes out
the screen. The glare due to bright light is also a problem. This could
be lessened if some sort of anti reflective filter could be placed over
the screen. I don't know if such a thing is available.

subdude

2006-05-10, 5:48 pm

On Wed, 10 May 2006 07:40:44 -0400, mortn <mortn@adelphia.net> graced
us with:

>Phil Wheeler wrote:
>
>Thanx for the response, but that's not the real problem. The screen acts
>like a mirror and reflects light from within the car which washes out
>the screen. The glare due to bright light is also a problem. This could
>be lessened if some sort of anti reflective filter could be placed over
>the screen. I don't know if such a thing is available.

I've been running into the same problem at sunset with backlighting
and looked into some DIY solutions; the problem however is that any
antiglare films I tried reduced the tactile sensitivity of the touch
screen.

Still looking, and if I come up with anything I'll certainly pass it
on - hoping you'll do the same!

subdude

mortn

2006-05-18, 5:48 pm

subdude wrote:
> On Wed, 10 May 2006 07:40:44 -0400, mortn <mortn@adelphia.net> graced
> us with:
>
>
> I've been running into the same problem at sunset with backlighting
> and looked into some DIY solutions; the problem however is that any
> antiglare films I tried reduced the tactile sensitivity of the touch
> screen.
>
> Still looking, and if I come up with anything I'll certainly pass it
> on - hoping you'll do the same!
>
> subdude

Thank you for the response. Sorry for not getting back to you sooner,
but I was out of town for the week. If I come up with anything I'll
certainly post it. I'm surprised that Garmin doesn't make some kind of
effort to help remedy the problem. I'm sure they are aware of it.

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