Mercedes to Debut Splitview Command Display this Summer

[ultimate]

Mercedes has announced plans to implement what they call a Splitview Command display in new S-Class models—a means for the passenger and driver to see different images on the same surface.

The system uses side-by-side pixel placement coupled with a "filtering mask." We're guessing this filtering mask is essentially the technology found for ages in lenticular printing, that fancy technology that allowed an animated Frank Thomas to knock one out of the park on your fancy baseball card.

So while the driver views the GPS, the passenger can watch The Gilmore Girls Season One DVD. And while the passenger watches the The Gilmore Girls, the driver can lean over to the passenger's seat to take a look at the mother/daughter's crazy argument of the week...rendering the technology useless.

[aut0sh0cker]

This technology has been out for years, but this is the first real useful application I have seen come of it! Very cool news from those zany Germans!!

[ultimate]

this is so not coming to america..

[deletedelete]

Two different views from the same screen at the same time???

And as cool as that is, when are we gonna at a 3d holographic thing like in the pic?

[aut0sh0cker]

Originally Posted by Prowess Symphony

Two different views from the same screen at the same time???

And as cool as that is, when are we gonna at a 3d holographic thing like in the pic?

No 3d holograms, sorry!! The screen uses bi-directional pixels which can illuminate two different colors at the same time (one aimed left and one aimed right). If you were to look straight at the screen you would see a melding of both images...

EDIT: Nvm, i read your post wrong...

[deletedelete]

Fcuk! Why dont they have that on tvs so my girlfriend stops bitching when I watch soccer.

[stickypaws]

I like their reflections in the wood trim under the vents. Nobody's watching the road. The guy's probably talking on his bluetooth cell, too. She's got headphones on and won't hear the crunching of metal anyway. Oh well, at least the S Class is heavy and safe.

[Deda]

cool!