[jdillaaa]

I have the X1C. Little thing I noticed about the matte IPS screen (which I selected for outdoor usage much like you said) is that the screen goes black when I wear my sunglasses with a polarized lens, so if your sunglasses are polarized perhaps consider buying some non-polarized ones :-)

[basch]

or buy polarized lenses with the opposite orientation. if you turn your head 90 degrees can you see the screen?

[crtasm]

This led me to wonder: why isn't there a default orientation for things you look at and another for things you look through?