Since I'm really new to this technology, I've been busy making mounts for the device. Now that I've got that accomplished, I've been having a lot of problems blocking out the reflection. So, my question is, what type of a sun shield are y'all using.
I likeee. Looks like you need to clean your windscreen UP.Go buy a plastic homework notebook and some industrial Velcro - sticky on one side. Cut one out to suit you with a pair scissors. Velcro to cradle and you're good!
The cost is pretty cheap, especially if you have the Velcro on hand (maybe $1.98). Plus you can 'fiddle' with it till you get it just the right length. And I have reason to believe that with the good Velcro, the cover will remain attached at triple digit speeds. ;-)I likeee. Looks like you need to clean your windscreen UP.
Thanks.
That HiViz jacket seems to a tough nut to crack on GPS reflection. I know several other riders have the same problem. I don't know one of those Lexerd screen protectors with anti-glare would help or not.Mine is similar to Phil's.
Thin polyvinyl folder custom cut, then Velcro along the entire edge.
My new problem is my HiViz jacket reflection on the screen at times, when the sun is shining on my chest.
Good Luck
There's a reason for that. The LCDs that have become plentiful are the transmissive type, which lets light from the back (the backlight) get through the display to reach the viewer. There's another type called transflective (transmissive and reflective), where the layer behind the display also reflects light coming from the front. That property makes the ambient light contribute to how visible the display is instead of forcing the backlight to overcome it. Most monochrome LCDs are transflective because it's cheap and easy to do it for those. Color is more difficult and expensive to get right and adds a silvery cast to everything that device manufacturers think detracts from the appearance of their products.My GPS is a Nuvi - not a Zumo and it is washed out by bright sunlight even when on the dash of my car.
Thanks, Mark. From what you are saying, the ambient light will wash out a transmissive LCD because it is brighter than the light behind the screen. And if Garmin makes only one transflective display means that most expensive Zumo's can also be washed out. I asked in another thread if users found the Zumo's hard to see in bright sunlight and got a yes from some folks. It boils down to how bright the sunlight is, and where the sun is in relation to the screen. Which is why a sun shield helps but is not a complete cure.There's a reason for that. The LCDs that have become plentiful are the transmissive type, which lets light from the back (the backlight) get through the display to reach the viewer. There's another type called transflective (transmissive and reflective), where the layer behind the display also reflects light coming from the front. That property makes the ambient light contribute to how visible the display is instead of forcing the backlight to overcome it. Most monochrome LCDs are transflective because it's cheap and easy to do it for those. Color is more difficult and expensive to get right and adds a silvery cast to everything that device manufacturers think detracts from the appearance of their products.
The only thing Garmin makes for cars or motorcycles that has a transflective display is the 590. My 2006-vintage Lowrance iWay had one and it was twelve kinds of awesome.
--Mark
It's all about what reaches your eye. If ambient light reflected by the glass is brighter than what the display emits, the display will wash out. Glare filters work by diffusing the reflections so you end up seeing less of it. Shields work by preventing the light from reaching the display in the first place.From what you are saying, the ambient light will wash out a transmissive LCD because it is brighter than the light behind the screen.
The transflective displays are the ones on the most expensive models (590 and 595). Everything else is transmissive.And if Garmin makes only one transflective display means that most expensive Zumo's can also be washed out.
You won't have seen it because it's a rare thing. Until the 590, I don't think Garmin ever made anything with a transflective display, and they call it out in the specs.How do you find out ahead of time (before purchase) what kind of LCD a gps has? I've never seen this info in the specs.
I haven't seen the right side (exit) of the screen ever be full screen, on my 590. I think I recall my nuvi 1490T did go to a full screen exit view, if my memory is correct.Out of idle curiosity is there a view/mode in/on the 590LM that shows the right side of the below image full screen?
Thanks. My small nuvii (650?) shows a full screen exit view. I prefer that to split screen.I think I recall my nuvi 1490T did go to a full screen exit view, if my memory is correct.