infra-red screen *pretty cool*
06-26-2005, 03:04 AM
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infra-red screen *pretty cool*
as we all know the new s has an infra-red camera, but i thought it displayed the image on the navi screen. i was wrong the speedometer becomes a screen and that is where the image is. the speedometer is an image on a screen. i think thats pretty cool.
pics and presentation
there are also many other pics and deailed pics.
pics and presentation
there are also many other pics and deailed pics.
06-26-2005, 05:35 AM
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I already *****ed about that. The nav screens in all of my cars are nearly impossible to read in direct sunlight, or with polarized sun glasses on a bright day. Having the speedo be an image on an LCD seems like a bad idea to me...
06-26-2005, 08:03 AM
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dude this car is off the leauge in technology, this is a dream come true,
Actually I was wondering why the IR display showed up on the speedometer area. it was posted as a small picture.
Actually I was wondering why the IR display showed up on the speedometer area. it was posted as a small picture.
06-26-2005, 01:34 PM
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idont know about you guys, but i wont be using the IR during the day.lol. and it could be that it has an anti-reflective coating, similar to the sony DSC-T1 digital camera i have.
06-26-2005, 02:09 PM
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Well, looking at the pictures, you'll have no choice but to use that screen. The speedo appears to be a graphic on an LCD that goes away when you activate the IR. I hope they made it more visable than my COMAND screen in direct sunlight...
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06-26-2005, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by naadp
Well, looking at the pictures, you'll have no choice but to use that screen. The speedo appears to be a graphic on an LCD that goes away when you activate the IR. I hope they made it more visable than my COMAND screen in direct sunlight...
06-26-2005, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by david_101
MB continually makes very, very bad decisions.
06-26-2005, 04:03 PM
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you may be right, but i purchased COMAND without having tried it during other than overcast day test-drive.
your location is brooklyn. i'm quite familiar with sheepshead bay and park slope. are you anywhere near?
your location is brooklyn. i'm quite familiar with sheepshead bay and park slope. are you anywhere near?
06-26-2005, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by david_101
you may be right, but i purchased COMAND without having tried it during other than overcast day test-drive.
your location is brooklyn. i'm quite familiar with sheepshead bay and park slope. are you anywhere near?
your location is brooklyn. i'm quite familiar with sheepshead bay and park slope. are you anywhere near?
i live about 10 min. from park slope.
06-30-2005, 12:49 PM
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Mercedes all the way!
i was jz browsing when i saw this pic:
http://www.maybach.ru/w221/index_en.php?ind=16
which set me thinking: i wonder if you can switch between the two screens i.e. have the speedo on the COMAND screen and the COMAND right in front of you, if you wish.
look at the third button on the left of the COMAND screen, just above the brightness control: it looks like something to switch screens, doesn't it?
btw my S350 is in the tropics and i've never had any trouble seeing COMAND in any kind of sunlight we get here. with the hood covering both screens in the W221, i'm sure seeing the screen isn't going to be any sort of trouble.
http://www.maybach.ru/w221/index_en.php?ind=16
which set me thinking: i wonder if you can switch between the two screens i.e. have the speedo on the COMAND screen and the COMAND right in front of you, if you wish.
look at the third button on the left of the COMAND screen, just above the brightness control: it looks like something to switch screens, doesn't it?
btw my S350 is in the tropics and i've never had any trouble seeing COMAND in any kind of sunlight we get here. with the hood covering both screens in the W221, i'm sure seeing the screen isn't going to be any sort of trouble.
06-30-2005, 01:45 PM
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sorry to say that last two COMANDs in my cars were indeed difficult to see in bright sunlight. a visibility improvement from MB would improve my impressions of the unit.
06-30-2005, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Lov2xlr8
yes the comand might be hard to see sometimes, but i doubt MB would let the speedometer have any sort of problem whatsoever. even though they DO stupid things sometimes.
i live about 10 min. from park slope.
i live about 10 min. from park slope.
well bud you dont have to worry about not being able to see the speedometer in sunlight becuase why would you use your IR camera's in sunlight?
IR is more of a night time instrument that is why mercedes decided to put it in the display panel.
07-01-2005, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by cracker123
well bud you dont have to worry about not being able to see the speedometer in sunlight becuase why would you use your IR camera's in sunlight?
IR is more of a night time instrument that is why mercedes decided to put it in the display panel.
IR is more of a night time instrument that is why mercedes decided to put it in the display panel.
07-03-2005, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by naadp
Well, looking at the pictures, you'll have no choice but to use that screen. The speedo appears to be a graphic on an LCD that goes away when you activate the IR. I hope they made it more visable than my COMAND screen in direct sunlight...
nav screen in BMW's doesn't disppear in direct sunlight. nor does any LED displays.
07-05-2005, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Lov2xlr8
look at post #6, i said exactly what you just said to me. you have to also remember that you DO use the speedometer screen during the day to see what speed you are going. so even if you onlt use the IR at night you will still be using the screen during the day for speed and other things.
07-05-2005, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by cracker123
my bad, i did not read the post properly, any way i would assume they must have tested it out, becuase it will be a big safety issue.
