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Jan 5th, 2019, 17:15 | #101 |
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@quacker. Sorry, you’re wrong about this. The image generated in the HUD unit is projected onto a perfectly machined curved mirror, which you see reflected in the windscreen. The curves in both have to be precise or the image will be distorted or blurry.
You can just reflect a smartphone in the windscreen, but the virtual image will have the focus at the wrong distance. Plastic combiners in cheaper units are totally different technology. |
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Jan 22nd, 2019, 07:41 | #102 |
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HUD is a gadget that I can live without. Heated screen is a necessity I never want to be without.
I love how quickly the screen clears on a frosty morning. I use it as part of the Remote Start routine. Yesterday morning it was -6c and all the cars had a thick layer of hard frost on them. My car was clear within about 2 minutes. |
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May 24th, 2019, 09:28 | #104 |
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[QUOTE=Bash D Bishop;2487470]HUD is a gadget that I can live without./QUOTE]
I've followed this occassionaly with some interest. My V60 came with HUD, as I didn't specify the heated screen. Although I haven't missed a heated screen, I am not sure about the HUD. Having been driving for nearly 60 years I am so used to a quick scan of the instrument panel that I forget I have the HUD. a nice gimmick, although I would prefer it to be slightly higher on the screen.
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May 24th, 2019, 15:54 | #105 |
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You are aware that the position of the HUD can be adjusted?
Since the driver kan keep his eyes on the road ahead, I find a HUD a safety feature, certainly while driving at high speed. To me the heated windscreen is more a comfort feature (and one I have no use for).
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May 24th, 2019, 21:51 | #106 |
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Yes, I adjusted mine as high as I could, but it is still in the lower part of my vision. Probably more a case of getting used to it.
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But of course a comfortable seating position comes first. I want the HUD to be rather low so that it can be read clearly on the black of the tarmac.
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Jul 31st, 2019, 10:13 | #108 |
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Just an additional info.
The HUD displays some information that is exclusive to the HUD. Most people think that the HUD just presents information that already exists on the dashboard but that's not true.
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Jul 31st, 2019, 11:25 | #109 |
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Agree the HUD is an excellent device/gadget lots of useful information presented not just current speed but also speed limit, nav, schools, right of way and caller information. Saves glancing down, glancing down is dangerous!!..
I also have a heated windscreen on the other car and the remote start performs that duty just as well if not better as the car is also warm/seats heated. no need for a heated screen, the haters have got it wrong!!!
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Jul 31st, 2019, 14:32 | #110 |
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Heated windscreen is a must for me. One of the reasons I went 140 miles to get my car.
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