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Attached: 1 image I rented a car and the rear view mirror is not a mirror at all but rather is a tiny LED screen showing the output of a camera. This is actually fucking terrible because I have no idea where the camera is, therefore I have no idea where this notional "mirror" is meant to be in spa...
It's incredible that people will buy this kind of crap for a ton of money!
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have any SUV with this type of rearview mirror and honestly IMO it is the best driver assistive technological in a decade, in actual mirror mode I get a small view around 400 x 400 mm but in camera mode I get a full unobstructed view. I get the complaint about VR sickness as I had a few existential crisis's when the vehicle was new but that issue passes with time and it is only an issue for people who have muscle memory that the rearview is a mirror, as this option becomes more popular younger generations won't be affected by this.
I agree. Too many benefits. It’s basically a permanent reverse camera.
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Wider FOV.
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Muted maximum brightness (no more being blinded by headlights).
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Night vision and other darkness assisted vision.
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No issues with rear window size, design, luggage, and passengers.
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If positioned well, camera is much less likely to ice over than rear window, and won’t suffer from being fogged up like a rear view window.
The only issue I would have with something like this is the same issue I have with backup cameras (which I can't live without anymore) is the visibility obstruction caused by condensation or precipitation. I'm in the Midwest and I regularly have my backup camera partially obstructed by water droplets or entirely covered by snow. I've had instances where I clean it before leaving and it's obstructed by the time I get to my destination, so I'd be worried about losing the camera mirror the same way. Won't be a big issue with a physical mirror, but still annoying.
I live in similar conditions. I think this depends mostly on design and placement. I’ve got an older Civic with a reverse camera which almost never has this problem because it’s located under an overhang. I think at worst it might require a quick wipe if dirty/covered by snow, but the same is true of a rear window.
Design placement is definitely part of the issue, since it can get obstructed during a drive in the winter storms. Thankfully my rear window has a wiper to clean it when needed.
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