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Glare on touch screen

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by destenvise, Oct 19, 2016.

  1. destenvise

    destenvise New Member

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    I bumped a very old thread in the Prius v forum but since I'm primarily on this forum I wanted to start one here. Has anyone else come up with a reasonable solution to the horrible glare on the touch screen? I can barely see it in sunlight, and if I put on my (polarized) sunglasses, it completely vanishes. There has to be a better screen that Toyota can use, I've seen screens in other cars that are crystal clear and have no glare problems.
     
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    mrbigh Prius Absolutum Dominium

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    On the second and third generation Prii, I used to use a sun visor
     
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    Our's doesn't have the touch screen, but I can recall soon after purchase, driving in bright sunlight with wet roads (melting snow): I couldn't even see the speedometer. Yeah it's bad, just commiserating.
     
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    mmmodem Senior Taste Tester

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    Really? I haven't. And that includes a Tesla Model S. If there is a fix, it's probably very expensive, requires a sunshade, or a more covered vehicle. Smartphone screens get better and better every new generation in sunlight but they are still pretty bad. Put on those polarized sunglasses and it all vanishes.
     
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    It help tremendously if you increase the contrast on the screen to max. That's accomplished by using your "settings" menu.
    Setup> Display (top right of screen)>General>Contrast
     
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  6. destenvise

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    Thanks BZzap!! I'm going to try that.
     
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