Tesla styled screen setup

asorg31

Hey thanks for your advice, that's kind of where I was at with it as well. The other option on the table right now is 300 nit rated. The nit rating was one of the biggest reasons I haven't pulled the trigger on it yet. The other really awesome thing about this monitor its only 1/2" thick (slightly thicker than an iPad). And could be removed and used as a plug and play screen for consoles, laptops, phones etc...

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ANTHONYSORG

Nillaz

Being able to easily remove it also makes it possible to protect it from the wide temperature variations such as we experience here on the east coast.

I see a lot of good things going for this monitor. The resolution is very good without going overboard, the antiglare/fingerprint coating would be a big help in this application for obvious reasons, and you shouldn't run into any serious issues with off axis viewing. It's thin, relatively light, and the capacitive multitouch effectively eliminates a potential issue of the other display you are considering (occasionally not registering touch input due to IR flooding). Also, at 5V/2A it's not a ridiculous power hog, all things considered.

I'm not a huge fan of the white bezel, but I guess you can't have everything.
I would say that if the brightness proves acceptable for sunny day use and the screen fits your size restrictions you probably have a winner.

asorg31

Man, sounds like you really know what your're talking about when it comes to these monitors!! And looks like you went through all the avenues to get the same answers I've came up with too lol. I really don't want that white bezel either, I asked a sales rep about getting it in black and he told me no and recommended the 13.3 black bezel monitor they offer. If I wanted that one I would have asked about it.

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Nillaz

I've built several CarPC's over the years (not in the Z) and I've played around with a lot of different monitors and monitor technologies. I've never been 100% satisfied with any display but firmly believe that at this point capacitive screens are the way to go for automotive applications.

I don't blame you for telling them to piss off over the 13". If you wanted to go with that size you could have opted for an industrial grade monitor that would arguably be better suited to the environment and your projects needs.

asorg31

Yeah the first monitors I looked at were industrial grade monitors, and that was the goal until I found the fully smooth surfaced monitors. Oh and that sales guy was a total liar their website shows one in black.... Definitely going to have to get a better sales rep.

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