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Comments on: Chinese drivers get rear-view satnav

Hmmm 

Posted Tuesday 25th March 2008 15:43 GMT

Nice idea, however it looks as if the display pop's off ala car radio front panels, surely your going to have to re-adjust the mirror every time you get in the car, most annoying

great idea 

Posted Tuesday 25th March 2008 17:10 GMT

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take something simple and effective and make it inherently less reliable by adding technology ... how does that camera cope in the dark and with head-light dazzlers?

Re: Hmmm 

Posted Tuesday 25th March 2008 17:53 GMT

Perhaps not as big a deal as it seems. The primary reason you ever have to adjust a rear-view mirror is not because you can't see it properly, but because what it is reflecting is incorrect. If the image displayed is produced by a fixed camera rather than reflection, that's not going to be such a problem. Only the visibility angle of the LCD would matter, and that's not going to be too critical with current technology, I wouldn't have imagined.

Chinese GPS 

Posted Wednesday 26th March 2008 06:42 GMT

Paris Hilton

China does not have the country mapped for gps, so its not really designed for them but the gadget freeks, and I would rather be watching Paris H than my back end.

My Rear Window's Vista 

Posted Wednesday 26th March 2008 11:59 GMT

Go

Canvas-roofed cars with plastic rear windows are notorious for having poor rear visibility when the roof is up. This could be a very nice solution to the poor visibility, and would keep the car free of SatNav clutter... so if they're looking for a reviewer...

Sunny days? 

Posted Wednesday 26th March 2008 19:03 GMT

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I can't see this being useful in softops with their roof down. Unless you can see it clearly in harsh light it's useless (and dangerous).