In direct afternoon sun the AULA F87 Pro V2's LED display and RGB look washed out, so turn the desk away from the glare. In South Africa north-facing rooms catch the strongest sun, so shade the board or draw a blind. A year of local cover comes with it from Evetech.
Anyone who has tried to read a phone outside at midday knows that small displays and strong sunlight do not mix. The AULA F87 Pro V2's 49-LED display and its RGB lighting are the same: in a bright afternoon beam, they wash out. In South African homes the room most likely to cause that is the one people prize for its light, and positioning the desk with sunlight and keyboard lighting in mind keeps the board looking the way it should.
In direct afternoon sun, the F87 Pro V2's dot-matrix display and RGB look faded, so position the desk so the board sits out of the direct beam. In the southern hemisphere, north-facing rooms catch the strongest, most direct sun, so shade the keyboard with a blind or curtain, or turn the desk so light falls behind or beside it. Evetech sells it for R899 with 1 Year Local Warranty cover.
South Africa sits south of the equator, so for most of the year the sun tracks across the northern part of the sky. Windows facing north take in direct sunlight for much of the day, and in winter the low sun reaches deep into those rooms. That is why north-facing rooms are sought after here for warmth and light.
For a desk, it means a strong, direct beam can land right across the keyboard for hours, especially in the afternoon when the sun swings towards the west.
The F87 Pro V2's display is a grid of 49 LEDs whose job is to animate: sound bars from your audio, or a looping GIF of your choosing. LEDs create their own light, and their visibility depends on contrast against the surroundings. When direct sun falls on the board, the surrounding brightness overwhelms that contrast, and the spectrum becomes hard to see.
The same applies to the rest of the lighting: per-key RGB and the all-round case glow that AULA calls a 360-degree light zone. In a sunbeam, colours look pale and effects lose their punch. Nothing is wrong with the keyboard; the light simply cannot compete.
Beyond visibility, long hours of direct sun are worth avoiding for two reasons. Ultraviolet light can fade and yellow plastics over time, and heat is hard on batteries. The F87 Pro V2 carries a 10000mAh lithium battery, and lithium cells age faster when they are kept warm. A keyboard left in a hot, sunlit spot all afternoon, every afternoon, is working against its own battery.
The ideal is light coming from the side of the desk rather than straight onto it. That also helps your monitor, which suffers from glare when a window sits behind you, and from squinting when it faces you.
If the desk cannot move, a blind, a sheer curtain or even a tall plant between the window and the keyboard cuts direct sun while keeping the room bright. Blinds you can angle are especially useful because you can block the beam in the afternoon and open them fully in the morning.
The display and lighting look their best in a dim room. Evening and night gaming sessions show the audio spectrum and the full light zone as intended.
Pay attention to where the light lands at the times you usually game. A spot that is fine at 10am may be in full sun at 3pm.
The F87 Pro V2 is wireless, which makes repositioning easy: with a 2.4GHz dongle and Bluetooth covering as many as three devices, it needs the USB-C cable only for charging or wired play. You are not tied to the side of the desk where a cable reaches.
Its tenkeyless layout keeps the footprint small, so there is often room to slide it out of a sunbeam without crowding the mouse. For more options, browse Evetech's gaming keyboards, or scan the keyboard best sellers to see which boards are popular right now.
In the southern hemisphere the sun travels across the northern sky, so north-facing windows receive the most direct sunlight.
It becomes hard to see. Strong ambient light overwhelms the contrast LEDs rely on, so shade the board or reposition it.
Long exposure can fade plastics, and heat ages the 10000mAh lithium battery faster. Keeping it out of direct sun helps on both counts.
With the window to the side, so light does not fall straight onto the board or reflect off your monitor.
Adjustable blinds are often easier: they block the afternoon beam while letting you keep the room bright at other times.
Yes. Per-key RGB and the case lighting both lose visible colour in direct sun, and look best in a dim room.
Ready to set up a desk that works with the sun? Browse Evetech's gaming keyboards and find a wireless board that is easy to position in any room.
In the southern hemisphere the sun travels across the northern sky, so north-facing windows receive the most direct sunlight.
It becomes hard to see. Strong ambient light overwhelms the contrast LEDs rely on, so shade the board or reposition it.
Long exposure can fade plastics, and heat ages the 10000mAh lithium battery faster. Keeping it out of direct sun helps on both counts.
With the window to the side, so light does not fall straight onto the board or reflect off your monitor.
Adjustable blinds are often easier: they block the afternoon beam while letting you keep the room bright at other times.
Yes. Per-key RGB and the case lighting both lose visible colour in direct sun, and look best in a dim room.
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