Mp3Car's Transflective vs. CarTFT TMR - Page 2

surgeon · 10-15-2006, 01:47 PM

but, i'm sure this new monitor from CARTFT isn't transflective or TMR, is common transmisive LCD panel but with 600nits. The LCD panel is hitachi, but don't have TMR, only smaller TFTs for mobiles or PDAs have it in now... maybe in future... i think cartft description is wrong.

Review in spanish:
http://www.solocarputer.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=7054

senseless228 · 10-15-2006, 01:55 PM

i think the cartft is an improvement, but I don't think the difference is worth the investment if you already have a standard lilli/xenarc. now if it's your first monitor...it may very well be worth your money.

Laidback · 10-15-2006, 02:13 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by sxott

That is really too bad b/c the autodimming etc... make the cartft one sound just great, too bad it doesn't work very well.

Yeah, pity it doesn't work as good as the $700 lilly.....

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as soon as I hook it up I kept getting the white screen of death... Also the touchscreen doesn't allow me to touch my start menu button or all along the bottom and right side.

ovsims · 10-15-2006, 03:55 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by turbocad6

It looks to me a big difference between the 2 can be the touchscreen used in each... the lilli looks like it has a high quality polarized antireflective tochscreen (noticable by the almost black/purple look when off) compared to the other with standard (milky white looking) touchscreen.....

the best may actually be the cartft with the lilli's ts panel

that cartft doesn't look bad really, & if that's in direct sunlight it looks WAY better than a standard screen...

That's pretty much why I'm saying I wish I could get the CarTFT enhanced with the Transflective technology. I think the color and the picture is better than the Lilli and with the features it's over the top but unless I can see it as well as the Transflective Lilli I can't use it.

ovsims · 10-16-2006, 01:32 AM

I plan on shipping the CarTFT monitor back tomorrow but if there's some one in the US interested in buying it. PM me a reasonable offer and I will consider it.

turbocad6 · 11-07-2006, 08:22 AM

yeah, lint is a big problem... mostly because the inners of the lcd seem to be static charged & everything sticks to it... a clean room is supossed to be just that... like a spraybooth... filtered air in... but even the best of the best will only be so much contamination free... it controls the dust& lint, but doesn't completely eliminate it...

a cleanroom being 100% necissary is bull****... it helps for production but if your careful & have a clean environment then you can do the same thing they do really... the trick is to be concious of lint & dust.... heres a screen I worked on modifying... I got a hair inside... but this can be removed...

a cleanroom helps the way a spraybooth helps, but niether is 100% necissary... just easier..

ShawJohn · 11-08-2006, 12:07 PM

so what is this transflective stuff? A coating, or a physical film layer that you add in place of the std ones???

Could it be done DIY style

Where would I get it from, and how much? Lots of Q's I know, but Im curious

John

senseless228 · 11-09-2006, 09:44 AM

in the LCD subforum, there is a huge sticky on transflective screens, take a look there, all your questions will be answered

ShawJohn · 11-09-2006, 10:23 AM

read it already! And its quite a long thread too

Its made by 3M right? But I couldn't tell if its a film layer thats added, or a coating which is applied

turbocad6 · 11-09-2006, 11:12 AM

there are several different films made by 3m.... I haven't seen much conclusive diy info on them though... at this point it's more like try it & see... & these products aren't ment for an end consumer, so it's not like you can just call & order a tiny quantity from what I've seen.... the films aren't very expensive, but it does get a bit pricey when you have to buy 20X what you need..,
as far as the actual transflective... this is a mirrored layer that winds up right in front of the light guide... I haven't found any source for anything specifically indicated as transflective film.... & then there are changes to the optical stack that are done to go along with that, but again, this stuff isn't intended for an end user.. & there are no real guides as to what to use & how... I think the big companies experiment & through there own r&d, hit the combo there happy with & then use this in there production, but asking them what to use & how is going to get you nowhere....

to me, the only way to really know is to play & experiment..... doing your own r&d..... but it's hard to consider that cost effective for one screen...

MobiTekLink · 01-05-2008, 10:16 PM

Can you get these in the US/? The website only lists in UK pounds, and no US shipper.
http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=10949