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wap wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2020 6:05 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2020 5:54 pm

Yeah. Interesting show. Hope they do another season. The actual uplink process had me :shock: :lolol:
:lol: It was certainly a good show, pretty original, imo.
Just read an article in our local paper this week about the main character's friend at Horizen. I forget his name. The dude who lost his legs in the army or whatever. He was profiled because he's from here and went to high school nearby. Anyway, he said that the show was renewed but production is currently suspended because of Covfefe-19. But it was renewed, so that's :fuckyeah:
I also like dis show
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:41 pm
wap wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2020 6:05 pm

:lol: It was certainly a good show, pretty original, imo.
Just read an article in our local paper this week about the main character's friend at Horizen. I forget his name. The dude who lost his legs in the army or whatever. He was profiled because he's from here and went to high school nearby. Anyway, he said that the show was renewed but production is currently suspended because of Covfefe-19. But it was renewed, so that's :fuckyeah:
I also like dis show
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:03 pm I only know of one single time that the compass was actually useful in my MK6.

Does veedub sell a rear view mirror with a digital compass built in?
:iono: I used it all the time when I had it. I truly miss it now.

I think they do but it's rather :waxer: and my mirror has the rain sensor thingie in it so I don't want to mess with that.
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My LL Bean boot has a massive 11”+ screen, but CarPlay and AA only used half of it. They finally released an update this week. Downloaded all the :dillerman: files and did the update today.


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MrH42 wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:08 pm My LL Bean boot has a massive 11”+ screen, but CarPlay and AA only used half of it. They finally released an update this week. Downloaded all the :dillerman: files and did the update today.


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Great success.
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MrH42 wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:08 pm My LL Bean boot has a massive 11”+ screen, but CarPlay and AA only used half of it. They finally released an update this week. Downloaded all the :dillerman: files and did the update today.


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That is wild.
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MrH42 wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:08 pm My LL Bean boot has a massive 11”+ screen, but CarPlay and AA only used half of it. They finally released an update this week. Downloaded all the :dillerman: files and did the update today.


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Great success.
Do the apps themselves use all that space? That’s cool.
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Yep. Had to google search to find how it used to look.

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MrH42 wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:07 am Yep. Had to google search to find how it used to look.

Previously:

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Now:


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Wocka Wocka wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:19 am
MrH42 wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:07 am Yep. Had to google search to find how it used to look.

Previously:

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:nice:
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MrH42 wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:07 am Yep. Had to google search to find how it used to look.

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Oh fuck yeah. Run decently well too? I read some stuff that said the big ass screen needed a faster processor and it had some lag. But I have not tried it out for myself.

I really like the current outback’s.
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wap wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:59 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:03 pm I only know of one single time that the compass was actually useful in my MK6.

Does veedub sell a rear view mirror with a digital compass built in?
:iono: I used it all the time when I had it. I truly miss it now.

I think they do but it's rather :waxer: and my mirror has the rain sensor thingie in it so I don't want to mess with that.
I dunno I would get a price from the dealer to install one. I know Subaru has something like that, I think it’s like $200 option but the mirror has Home link buttons for garage doors as well. Or it’s auto dimming. I don’t remember. I thought it was a massive waste of money but if you will use it and like it then it’s worth doing.

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:wap: would have loved the 90's Subaru compass option.


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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 7:48 am
MrH42 wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:07 am Yep. Had to google search to find how it used to look.

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Now:


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Oh fuck yeah. Run decently well too? I read some stuff that said the big ass screen needed a faster processor and it had some lag. But I have not tried it out for myself.

I really like the current outback’s.
It runs...ok. Good enough. At least it's a capacitive screen. It can be kind of laggy at times but it isn't too bad. Besides, I don't touch it much. Just waze, favorites, then home & work, and queueing up podcasts/music/audiobooks. Typically just continuing what I was listening to on my phone anyways, so it's mostly there to just be a giant display.

It's kind of interesting. They moved basically all HVAC controls to the screen. There are hard buttons for defrost and to change each zone temp. There are a lot of UI issues with this (for example, the heated seats...you don't just press the heated seat button to cycle through it. You press that, which then opens another sub menu, and then have to hit that???). Hopefully that will eventually get fixed with another update. Everyone hates it. But the whole HVAC system runs on a different processor than the rest of the screen? It's really high resolution for being a car infotainment screen, so they actually split the processing work to two processors. It's an interesting take on it. I think the idea is to try to isolate any infotainment lag from the HVAC. But both HVAC and infotainment can takeover large portions of the screen.

Pretty strange system. I wish they would have just cutt the bottom 2 inches off the screen and just gave physical HVAC controls instead.
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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 7:51 am
wap wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:59 pm

:iono: I used it all the time when I had it. I truly miss it now.

I think they do but it's rather :waxer: and my mirror has the rain sensor thingie in it so I don't want to mess with that.
I dunno I would get a price from the dealer to install one. I know Subaru has something like that, I think it’s like $200 option but the mirror has Home link buttons for garage doors as well. Or it’s auto dimming. I don’t remember. I thought it was a massive waste of money but if you will use it and like it then it’s worth doing.

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I think VW offers something like that, with auto dimming and Home Link buttons, too, which I am :whocares: about. But I may ask about it the next time I'm at my :dillerman:
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:04 am :wap: would have loved the 90's Subaru compass option.


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Boy, that's a lot......larger than a small NSEW in the MFD. :lol:
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MrH42 wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:57 am
Johnny_P wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 7:48 am

Oh fuck yeah. Run decently well too? I read some stuff that said the big ass screen needed a faster processor and it had some lag. But I have not tried it out for myself.

I really like the current outback’s.
It runs...ok. Good enough. At least it's a capacitive screen. It can be kind of laggy at times but it isn't too bad. Besides, I don't touch it much. Just waze, favorites, then home & work, and queueing up podcasts/music/audiobooks. Typically just continuing what I was listening to on my phone anyways, so it's mostly there to just be a giant display.

It's kind of interesting. They moved basically all HVAC controls to the screen. There are hard buttons for defrost and to change each zone temp. There are a lot of UI issues with this (for example, the heated seats...you don't just press the heated seat button to cycle through it. You press that, which then opens another sub menu, and then have to hit that???). Hopefully that will eventually get fixed with another update. Everyone hates it. But the whole HVAC system runs on a different processor than the rest of the screen? It's really high resolution for being a car infotainment screen, so they actually split the processing work to two processors. It's an interesting take on it. I think the idea is to try to isolate any infotainment lag from the HVAC. But both HVAC and infotainment can takeover large portions of the screen.

Pretty strange system. I wish they would have just cutt the bottom 2 inches off the screen and just gave physical HVAC controls instead.
My rental Charger was like that. I counted something like 5 screen taps just to turn on the ass warmer. :disgust:
The bolded would be the perfect solution, IMO. Keep it totally separate from the screen, which would still be PLENTY big enough.
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wap wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:32 am
MrH42 wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:57 am

It runs...ok. Good enough. At least it's a capacitive screen. It can be kind of laggy at times but it isn't too bad. Besides, I don't touch it much. Just waze, favorites, then home & work, and queueing up podcasts/music/audiobooks. Typically just continuing what I was listening to on my phone anyways, so it's mostly there to just be a giant display.

It's kind of interesting. They moved basically all HVAC controls to the screen. There are hard buttons for defrost and to change each zone temp. There are a lot of UI issues with this (for example, the heated seats...you don't just press the heated seat button to cycle through it. You press that, which then opens another sub menu, and then have to hit that???). Hopefully that will eventually get fixed with another update. Everyone hates it. But the whole HVAC system runs on a different processor than the rest of the screen? It's really high resolution for being a car infotainment screen, so they actually split the processing work to two processors. It's an interesting take on it. I think the idea is to try to isolate any infotainment lag from the HVAC. But both HVAC and infotainment can takeover large portions of the screen.

Pretty strange system. I wish they would have just cutt the bottom 2 inches off the screen and just gave physical HVAC controls instead.
My rental Charger was like that. I counted something like 5 screen taps just to turn on the ass warmer. :disgust:
The bolded would be the perfect solution, IMO. Keep it totally separate from the screen, which would still be PLENTY big enough.
Yeah that's the way old spec U Connect works and its rather :disgust:
I don't understand it on the charger / 300... there's a ton of wasted cheap shitty plastic space all over. Plenty of room for a damn seat heater button.
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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:39 pm
wap wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:32 am

My rental Charger was like that. I counted something like 5 screen taps just to turn on the ass warmer. :disgust:
The bolded would be the perfect solution, IMO. Keep it totally separate from the screen, which would still be PLENTY big enough.
Yeah that's the way old spec U Connect works and its rather :disgust:
I don't understand it on the charger / 300... there's a ton of wasted cheap shitty plastic space all over. Plenty of room for a damn seat heater button.
Definitely. :|
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:04 am :wap: would have loved the 90's Subaru compass option.


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That is actually pretty fucking cool. Altitude meter? :fuckyeah:
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D Griff wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:24 pm
CaleDeRoo wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:04 am :wap: would have loved the 90's Subaru compass option.


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That is actually pretty fucking cool. Altitude meter? :fuckyeah:
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D Griff wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:24 pm
CaleDeRoo wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:04 am :wap: would have loved the 90's Subaru compass option.


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That is actually pretty fucking cool. Altitude meter? :fuckyeah:
And barometer with other functions.

It's the Jitterbug version of a compass fire :wap:
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wap wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:33 pm
D Griff wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:24 pm

That is actually pretty fucking cool. Altitude meter? :fuckyeah:
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Johnny_P wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 12:39 pm
wap wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:32 am

My rental Charger was like that. I counted something like 5 screen taps just to turn on the ass warmer. :disgust:
The bolded would be the perfect solution, IMO. Keep it totally separate from the screen, which would still be PLENTY big enough.
Yeah that's the way old spec U Connect works and its rather :disgust:
I don't understand it on the charger / 300... there's a ton of wasted cheap shitty plastic space all over. Plenty of room for a damn seat heater button.
Those buttons are real variable cost. People still buy the cars despite it, so :scrooge:
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:39 pm
D Griff wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:24 pm

That is actually pretty fucking cool. Altitude meter? :fuckyeah:
And barometer with other functions.

It's the Jitterbug version of a compass fire :wap:
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