On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:45:36 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

On Apr 26, 7:44*am, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:31:28 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:
Just found this link on another site:

http://sailing.about.com/od/SailingApps/a/5-Android-Apps-For-Boat-Cha...

Have you used any of these?

Don't know if Tim has an android phone (or even what one is, for that matter), but the apps look
useful.

Wife's got a blackberry, and I have a typical flip phone, but the
contract is coming up for renewal soon, So.....

this is something to take way into consideration!

Here is a pretty good article on how some of the tablets and phones do in varying light situations.
Scroll about halfway down to this:

Lab Screen Photographs with Ambient Lighting for all Smartphones Side-by-Side

Then put the cursor over and click the photos on the right to see how the four smartphones compare.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/02/un...te-in-the-sun/

or: http://tinyurl.com/7v66kez