Nav Display ?

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Jul 21, 2006 | 07:10 AM

DavoMS

Thread Starter

Rookie

Joined: Jul 2004

Posts: 63

Likes: 1

From: Mississippi

Nav Display ?

Guys............

Got to drive the the new GS as a loaner the other day............super sunny day and the Nav display was very difficult to see.............

Maybe it was my 50 year old eyes.................

and I did not fool around with the contrast. Don`t have that problem on my RX..............it has what I would call a "visor"............

Do they make sunglass readers?.............

Jul 21, 2006 | 09:04 AM

jwa

Pole Position

Joined: Jan 2006

Posts: 340

Likes: 0

From: GA

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavoMS

and I did not fool around with the contrast. Don`t have that problem on my RX..............it has what I would call a "visor"............

Do they make sunglass readers?.............

Even with maximum contrast, the display is hard to see in bright light. This is true of any nav display that isn't recessed, and the GS falls into that category.

Jul 21, 2006 | 09:17 AM

DavoMS

Thread Starter

Rookie

Joined: Jul 2004

Posts: 63

Likes: 1

From: Mississippi

jwa...........

Thanks.........I also have an `01 GS w/o Nav and the displays are hard to see on a sunny day.

I really enjoyed driving the new GS............but I did find that disconcerting............compared to the RX...........

Jul 21, 2006 | 09:38 AM

BLAQ ICE

Driver

Joined: Jul 2005

Posts: 129

Likes: 0

From: Colorado

I close my sun roof shade and visibility increases.

Jul 21, 2006 | 02:59 PM

lexuslover

MultiTasking Mom

Joined: Mar 2003

Posts: 1,662

Likes: 2

From: California

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavoMS

you are right. the GS screen is not as recessed as the RX, so the RX is much more visible. and the RX has a little sun visor above that helps with glare. i don't know why they didn't incorporate that into the GS.

also, the Gen 4 nav is very pixelated-looking, while for some reason the Gen 3 looks cleaner to me and easier to read (i don't know how they went from 3 to 4 and got worse!). however the Gen 5 blows them both away and with the 32k colors it is much easier to read and very bright.