Mercedes Benz S-Class Split screen technology
Ever thought how boring it is to sit in the passenger seat beside the driver with the screen set for GPS to assist the driver with the directions he takes? Well i guess most people do feel bored because whoever doesn't, is a real wanker. Now you know how important it is for the driver to know all the directions while driving, all the turns he needs to take so we can't actually argue over the little screen to switch to an entertainment channel or something.
Well, Mercedes thought for a solution for this huge boredom problem, Mercedes recently introduced the 'Split Screen Display' which allows the driver and the passenger to see what they want to see through just a single screen. The split screen display is fit in the Mercedes E and S-Class which provides a dual holographic view in which the driver can see the maps and directions and the passenger can easily watch all the shows or song videos, etc on his own side of the screen.
Mercedes-Benz has integrated the new SPLITVIEW technology developed by Mercedes-Benz and Bosch into the i innovative control and display system COMAND, which is centrally located in the dashboard console. Its generously dimensioned, 8-inch (approx. 20 mm) monitor shows a backlit active matrix colour display (TFT-LCD). This shows two different images simultaneously by placing pixels adjacent to each other, a filter masking the display divides this mixed image in such a way that depending on the seating position, only the pixels making up one or the other image can be seen. As a result, the driver and front passenger can view different programmes on the same screen at the same time. The driver still has access to all the information from the control and display system command on the display, while the front passenger uses the remote control to choose his own entertainment programme with DVDs or music videos. To avoid distracting the driver with his entertainment programme, he also has the option of enjoying the programme via headphones.
