Hi,
I'm getting a new M1 Macbook in about a month's time. I've seen some discussion on using the laptop outdoors, but no recent discussion on using polarized sunglasses with it. With normal linear (horizontal/vertical ) polarization, you can rotate the glasses to change the amount of light transmitted through them if the light source itself is linearly polarized.
On my mobile phone (Huawei Mate 20 Pro), I need to hold it at a slight angle to maximize transmission of screen light through the sunglasses, which is slightly annoying but fine. On a laptop however, I can't hold the device at an angle. Note that the slight angle may be due to the sunglasses being cheap - I don't know if polarization directions are standardized.
There is a 2011 source saying that Apple patented LCD screens that emit circularly polarized light, but I don't know if they use that.
So to my questions:
- What are your experiences with using polarized sunglasses with M1 Macbooks (other laptops welcome too, but please specify)
- Does anyone know what type of polarization new Macs have?
I'm getting a new M1 Macbook in about a month's time. I've seen some discussion on using the laptop outdoors, but no recent discussion on using polarized sunglasses with it. With normal linear (horizontal/vertical ) polarization, you can rotate the glasses to change the amount of light transmitted through them if the light source itself is linearly polarized.
On my mobile phone (Huawei Mate 20 Pro), I need to hold it at a slight angle to maximize transmission of screen light through the sunglasses, which is slightly annoying but fine. On a laptop however, I can't hold the device at an angle. Note that the slight angle may be due to the sunglasses being cheap - I don't know if polarization directions are standardized.
There is a 2011 source saying that Apple patented LCD screens that emit circularly polarized light, but I don't know if they use that.
So to my questions:
- What are your experiences with using polarized sunglasses with M1 Macbooks (other laptops welcome too, but please specify)
- Does anyone know what type of polarization new Macs have?