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[saltesc@lemmy.world]

Yeah, but the second one is much cheaper to make and appeals to people that think it costs more, so now we're stuck with this useless, tacky shit.

[slopppyengineer@lemmy.world]

Car manufacturers could've used the example of an aircraft. Their primary flight display shows speed nicely with current speed, good indication of changes in speed, settings like cruise control and max speed all in one clean display. I'd prefer that one. But no, it's not even an option of course.

[jaydee@lemmy.world]

Volkswagen has a pretty awesome one but it costs like 10k more for that level of trim.

[pennomi@lemmy.world]

The second one is also far more readable. If it’s read only and behind the wheel, it’s strictly better imo.

[scytale@lemm.ee]

And the Volvo EX30.

[sbv@sh.itjust.works]

I guess I'm in the minority: I prefer to see my speed as a number instead of a dial.

Yes, it does need to be in front of the driver.

[spankmonkey@lemmy.world]

Also, make the text bigger.

So many displays have tiny, hard to read text that could easily be twice as tall and wide without even impacting the blank space that separates them.

[spankmonkey@lemmy.world]

Dials and digital displays are like clocks, the position can relay a lot of additional contextual information that doesn't come from a simple number.

[fireretardant@lemmy.world]

There often is a button or too within the dash cluster to change things like the trip meter or cluster brightness

[fuzzyspudkiss@midwest.social]

I love my HUD, I'm currently driving a rental without one and I hate looking down at the speedo.

[mrscottytay@sh.itjust.works]

I love a digital speedometer but dials as back up feel important

[mrscottytay@sh.itjust.works]

Oh wow, what car is that!?

[indibrony@lemmy.world]

There reason this one and the analogue dials spark joy is because there's something tangible happening in front of us. Either needles are moving or lights are being lit.

The modern iPad display just feels... impersonal, I guess

[spicytuna62@lemmy.world]

This one sparks so much joy.

[spicytuna62@lemmy.world]

C4 Corvette!

[maggoty@lemmy.world]

Speak for yourself. I'd love an easy to read screen.

[spicytuna62@lemmy.world]

The two-tiered cluster of my Civic really grew on me. The speedometer is up really high so it's almost always in your line of sight.

[buddahriffic@lemmy.world]

That looks just like my Sunfire's dash, other than mph being more prominent than km/h and it redlining over 7k rpm.

Is that an S2000?

[spicytuna62@lemmy.world]

Nope. 5th gen Honda Prelude.

[dragonsinaroom@lemmy.world]

True and based