I owned the old kind. Never again.
The classic fold-out windshield cover is long, rigid, and bulky. Every use is a wrestling match: unfold it, jam it behind the visors, hope it stays put. Then try to collapse it back down while it fights you the whole way. Half the time it ends up crumpled on the back seat or eating half the trunk.
The umbrella-style shade — the Dashbrella — solves all of that:
Press a button and it springs open across the whole windshield. Seconds, not minutes.
One smooth pull and it collapses back down. No folding, no fighting.
Retracted, it's the size of a regular umbrella — door pocket, beside the seat, glove box. Anywhere.
Same sun protection. A fraction of the hassle. That's the whole pitch — and it's enough.