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I’d prefer zero screens in a car. Analog all the way. Feels better and looks better. Analog dials and counters and switches and buttons can be art if done well

I’d prefer zero screens in a car. Analog all the way. Feels better and looks better. Analog dials and counters and switches and buttons can be art if done well.

adastra22 3y ago
I like having a satnav screen.
- andrewstuart 3y ago
  Nup. Satnav must be analog too.
  - ahartmetz 3y ago
    We have the technology ;) https://rochesteravionicarchives.co.uk/collection/navigation-inertial/combined-radar-and-projected-map-display https://rochesteravionicarchives.co.uk/collection/navigation... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_map_display https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_map_display
lagrange77 3y ago
For me not zero screens, but multiple small special purpose ones (w/o touch), besides lots of physical buttons. Ideally my car should look like a space shuttle cockpit.
- KptMarchewa 3y ago
  You'll get this one: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EZCyJGYXYAcxLjV?format=jpg&name=large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EZCyJGYXYAcxLjV?format=jpg&name=...
  - JR1427 3y ago
    It looks like the set of a 2000's kids TV programme.
benj111 3y ago
Well I'd like to know what radio station or cd track is playing.
acheron 3y ago
Regulations require backup cameras now, so you’re not going to get it.
- Kon-Peki 3y ago
  A goofy combination of mirrors would satisfy the regulations, so it's possible!
CoastalCoder 3y ago
I find my 2012 Civic's digital speedometer more readable than mechanical needle. Also FWIW, audio settings might be easier with a display, just because of how many useful parameters there are. Also, I like my CX-9's display for navigation maps. But touchscreens for the driver are just a terrible idea.
- arethuza 3y ago
  Touchscreens for some things (navigation, rarely accessed configuration) are fine but they absolutely should not be required for basic driving tasks or while driving.
  - CoastalCoder 3y ago
    My CX-9 has a combined dial + joystick for navigating the menus / navigation system. It's located on the center console. I doubt the driver should ever be working that display while driving. But I do find that controller more comfortable than reaching my hand out to the touch-screen display. Maybe that's just a quirk of my physiology.
    - ahartmetz 3y ago
      It's everyone. Same reasons why mice are much less tiring to use than large touchscreens.
      - CoastalCoder 3y ago
        Doesn't hurt that mice are furry and adorable.

I’d prefer zero screens in a car. Analog all the way. Feels better and looks better. Analog dials and counters and switches and buttons can be art if done well.

adastra22 3y ago

I like having a satnav screen.

andrewstuart 3y ago
Nup. Satnav must be analog too.
- ahartmetz 3y ago
  We have the technology ;) https://rochesteravionicarchives.co.uk/collection/navigation-inertial/combined-radar-and-projected-map-display https://rochesteravionicarchives.co.uk/collection/navigation... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_map_display https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_map_display

lagrange77 3y ago

For me not zero screens, but multiple small special purpose ones (w/o touch), besides lots of physical buttons. Ideally my car should look like a space shuttle cockpit.

KptMarchewa 3y ago
You'll get this one: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EZCyJGYXYAcxLjV?format=jpg&name=large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EZCyJGYXYAcxLjV?format=jpg&name=...
- JR1427 3y ago
  It looks like the set of a 2000's kids TV programme.

benj111 3y ago

Well I'd like to know what radio station or cd track is playing.

acheron 3y ago

Regulations require backup cameras now, so you’re not going to get it.

Kon-Peki 3y ago
A goofy combination of mirrors would satisfy the regulations, so it's possible!

CoastalCoder 3y ago

I find my 2012 Civic's digital speedometer more readable than mechanical needle. Also FWIW, audio settings might be easier with a display, just because of how many useful parameters there are. Also, I like my CX-9's display for navigation maps. But touchscreens for the driver are just a terrible idea.

arethuza 3y ago
Touchscreens for some things (navigation, rarely accessed configuration) are fine but they absolutely should not be required for basic driving tasks or while driving.
- CoastalCoder 3y ago
  My CX-9 has a combined dial + joystick for navigating the menus / navigation system. It's located on the center console. I doubt the driver should ever be working that display while driving. But I do find that controller more comfortable than reaching my hand out to the touch-screen display. Maybe that's just a quirk of my physiology.
  - ahartmetz 3y ago
    It's everyone. Same reasons why mice are much less tiring to use than large touchscreens.
    - CoastalCoder 3y ago
      Doesn't hurt that mice are furry and adorable.