Was always fascinated with the HUD (Laser projection?) I saw in my friends Biimer in US 6 years back, and was wondering a laser one could cost an earth. Just last night I saw Compact LED projection OBD-II based HUD sold on e-bay for under $100, shipped!! Now that was amazing:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OBD-2-II-S-200-HUD-KM-MILE-Rpm-Speed-battery-voltage-water-temp-gauge-Cluster-/130743108715?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item1e70 e5846b#ht_16203wt_1030
But then I read other thread on GH where people used a OBD-II Bluetooth Adapter and paired with with a Smart phone to read many other Engine parameters. I also found some Android Apps which display only Instrument cluster params, but not quite the way the above HUD display shows (I love the layout ! amazing UI)
http://gearheads.in/showthread.php?2...&highlight=OBD
Last night I checked putting my Android phone facing up towards the Windscreen, and the reflection from the Windscreen looked pretty good!! If I can some hoe 'Flip' the display, I can get that working !!
Are people out here who used these standalone HUD devices like the S-200 ?? my friends in US were saying it is pretty distracting, so I was thinking how about trying with my phone first which would be any way cheap!!
Hasta la Vista,
Ujjwal
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Genesis Profile Sub Amp (waiting Sub) | FX-R v3 Projectors with Philips HiD bulbs
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Most of the android OBD apps support HUD mode (displaying a flipped layout) but their use is limited to just night driving since the reflections would get washed out during the day due to limited brightness of the LCD.
I use Torque and Dashcommand (good eye-candy) but prefers Torque for its flexibility and extremely good support from the author.
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Point taken Digital Vampire! But would the TSA's LCD be any better than my Xperia Arc' LCD ? It has pretty bright brightness level Backlight. Just wondering....
Well do you Bangalore guys meetup ?? I need to show my Car to senior/Experts for few more advice on Brake Pads / Pedals / ICE ! I dont believe on bugger MASS / Other garage guys who say different things...
Hasta la Vista,
Ujjwal
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Mitsubishi Cedia 2.0L Sports | Pioneer 80PRS | Arc Audio XDi804 | Focal Polyglass 165VB Compo | Focal Polyglass 690 CVX Co-ax
Genesis Profile Sub Amp (waiting Sub) | FX-R v3 Projectors with Philips HiD bulbs
We meet up almost every weekend. Just look at the Bangalore Quick Meets thread in the Meet Section. We would love to have you join us for the meets.Originally Posted by ujjwaana
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