Comments on: MVS Virtual Cable(TM) Display

By: amad_a

amad_a — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:02:19 +0000

maybe the color should change say from green to yellow to red as the car approaching junctions/traffic light/roundabout, etc.. this can be a good alert to the driver as well..
neat idea though!…

By: mzfnd

mzfnd — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:28:02 +0000

The NFS Underground GPS never failed to send my car spinning when it changed direction suddenly near intersections. But of course I was always driving like a maniac. I hope this one doesn’t do that. (And we are not suppose to drive like a maniac anyway…).

By: mitlanevo

mitlanevo — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:37:03 +0000

oic……

guys, thanks for the info!

By: KL-ATR

KL-ATR — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:06:02 +0000

I like the way it shows the intersection flow but I’m also wondering how distracting this red line is gonna be to the driver. BMW’s HUD navigation projects the normal GPS display at bottom middle of windscreen but voice prompting should be less distracting than a red line that moves all over the windscreen. Accuracy is still the most important… or we will have more incidents like in the west where the older folks drive into houses and shops because the navigation system “told” them to.

By: w_lighter

w_lighter — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:19:32 +0000

mitlanevo: I’m using Mapking. The speed limit can be disabled or the limit can be raise. I put mine around 130 on highway.

By: Paul Tan

Paul Tan — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:47:16 +0000

the speed limit thing is probably MapKing on a Windows Mobile device. it can be disabled.

By: mitlanevo

mitlanevo — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:15:53 +0000

GPS is nice, i like to have one in my car……

but sometimes can be very irritating, i remember the GPS in my friend’s Vios will remind the driver everytime exceeded the speed limit……

is it the same for every conventional GPS devices?

By: mzfnd

mzfnd — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:36:17 +0000

I agree with w_lighter. When the junctions/turns are close to each other, a nav system might lead you into the wrong one.

By: w_lighter

w_lighter — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:23:08 +0000

This got to require the gps to be very accurate. My gps accurate to about 10m on average. Means on road next to each other it sometimes put u on the wrong path. I think it will be the same for this system also coz i c no way they can increase the accuracy without tinkering with the satelite themself.

By: maxtek

maxtek — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:56:28 +0000

I read about this somewhere a few weeks back. Thing is, how are they going to produce the “images” on your windscreen?

BMW done it with their M5, lets see then, hopefully, it’ll be like what naikmotoje just said, playing racing games, what I’ve been hoping for for so long observing boring GPS unit screens.

By: BigFish

BigFish — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:48:26 +0000

Nothing special about this feature as most of the motorist is fimiliar with the routes, the only thing is to pay for it unnecessarily. GPS is more for 4WD jungle trekking.

By: naikmotoje

naikmotoje — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:04:29 +0000

waah its like playing racing games la..
got direction at your windscreen

By: e-nabilll

e-nabilll — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:30:28 +0000

bt it stil doesnt show any street names or major landmarks like a normal conventional GPS…bts its very easy to use..no need to concentrate on a small lcd for direction…..i stil prefere those GPS with headup display…even easier to use…