Good point. There is a huge price difference. I have it on my BMW and love it. The display is amazing. No issues with the Florida sun. The only thing with the display is you can't wear polarized glasses. May not be a big deal for most people, but I had to change my lenses. I would love to see this standard as I think it is a lot safer and more driver friendly.
Another awesome data for a HUD would be a device that measures distance to the car in front of you. Then computes using your car speed and displays it as time to potential crash etc. Also would be awesome if when following another car, the HUD shows where they are and how far so that you dont necessarily need to drive slow when having a "convoy". A device that detects approaching objects in the blindspot would be nice too (disabled when speed is low like when parking).
a lot of higher end cars already have adaptive cruise control and brake assisted frontal collision warning, which is based off sonars shooting out of the front of the car to measure distance to the front. no need for HUD for this. a potential collision happens so fast that your eyes' reaction time would be too slow - the whole point of having the car's computer brake for you.
Better to get this built in. The BMW has this built into the dash and does multiple colors, as well as shows more information. You can navigate radio, phone calls, etc all via voice or steering wheel controls. I think you would need more then GPS info to make this worth it, especially given the install headaches and all the wires.
The BMW unit is a $ 4,000 minimum option. I love it but not that much. The Nav is over 2 grand then another $1400 for the heads up. I think it will be standard on the new 35i 4 series.
I'd rater just use the phone itself to reflect onto the screen...less wires and better resolution. If a call comes in, it can still be answered via voice command, and will help prevent texting and driving since you won't be able to type on the device while it is on your dash.
Its image plane is too close to your eyes so every time you look at it your eyes readjust the focus and will lose concentration on the road. That will be a safety issue. And for those in BMW it is projected at least 2 meters away from the windshield.
This thing only works in unison with garmin nav. Does not plug into cars obd. And it's always nice to have a separate piece of equipment instead of using your smartphone for. Smartphone: put it on the dash, take it off, put it on, get a call and take it off. Screw that.
There are smartphone apps ( HUD Awesome ) that display speed by reflecting the readout right on to the windshield from the smartphone placed on the dashboard..
It is now $99 on Microsoft website, the HUD+ is 179 which includes the Garmin Nav app for your smartphone. Drawbacks are no built in battery and it is useless without a Smartphone so if you lose cell signal it won't help you.
I'll just use my 12" tablet instead. I have it positioned of to my right out of my direct vision, and a little low. Works great, and it's no worse than looking at my Speedometer as far as taking my eyes off the road.
It would be nice if it would show a full color 3D display like the actual Garmin GPS. I'm not gonna pay $200 for a green 1 color monochrome display with a directional arrow.
Watch out - putting that piece of film on your windshield would be illegal in many states. You may think "no one will know", which is true, until you get into an accident, to which you'll be exposed and subsequently be found at fault no matter what, with fines, judgments, and possibly prison time.
Directions too minimal. I would need more details such as names of upcoming streets I wud actually be turning on like those actually shown on my phone in GPS in maps. Those arrows alone wud confuse me. Lol
Why would you buy one of these? When the're free apps on Android. That do the same thing yet better. And if you need to mount to dash #m velcro works the best.
Garmin always releases products to the market that dont work very well in practice. I remember their first traffic avoidance only worked in 3 major cites. Thousands will buy this and learn to loath this company as much as I do.
that plastic shield ruins it 110% Ain't looking at that garbage! Have it projected on the glass is the only option just need to figure out a way to get around the double image laminated glass produces
My 2012 Prius had an amazing HUD. It would display a miniature map, current speed, and my MPG in a nice crisp display. I can't understand why the Garmin's HUD looks like crap. Those arrows and limited information looks so dated. I think HUDs are the best thing in car since power windows but this particular product is a cheap attempt compared to what other cars offer.
Sorry not impressed. Why not spend that $200+ for this on a very good Car gps or expensive hiking handheld gps? Oh I have never relied on my Iphone for gps navigation.
When the projector becomes the size of a quarter and has multiple colors I will consider wasting my money on another poor quality Garmin product. Even looking at the video I can tell what will break and when. Garmin has the most horrendous quality control of any modern electronic manufacturer. I have owned 4 products from them. Not one has worked properly out of the box. Always firmware issues. As soon as the the firmware is painfully corrected the hardware fails within a year. Total Crap.
Good point. There is a huge price difference. I have it on my BMW and love it. The display is amazing. No issues with the Florida sun. The only thing with the display is you can't wear polarized glasses. May not be a big deal for most people, but I had to change my lenses. I would love to see this standard as I think it is a lot safer and more driver friendly.
Another awesome data for a HUD would be a device that measures distance to the car in front of you. Then computes using your car speed and displays it as time to potential crash etc. Also would be awesome if when following another car, the HUD shows where they are and how far so that you dont necessarily need to drive slow when having a "convoy". A device that detects approaching objects in the blindspot would be nice too (disabled when speed is low like when parking).
a lot of higher end cars already have adaptive cruise control and brake assisted frontal collision warning, which is based off sonars shooting out of the front of the car to measure distance to the front. no need for HUD for this. a potential collision happens so fast that your eyes' reaction time would be too slow - the whole point of having the car's computer brake for you.
Better to get this built in. The BMW has this built into the dash and does multiple colors, as well as shows more information. You can navigate radio, phone calls, etc all via voice or steering wheel controls. I think you would need more then GPS info to make this worth it, especially given the install headaches and all the wires.
The future is here, weve been waiting
The BMW unit is a $ 4,000 minimum option. I love it but not that much. The Nav is over 2 grand then another $1400 for the heads up. I think it will be standard on the new 35i 4 series.
I'd rater just use the phone itself to reflect onto the screen...less wires and better resolution. If a call comes in, it can still be answered via voice command, and will help prevent texting and driving since you won't be able to type on the device while it is on your dash.
Its image plane is too close to your eyes so every time you look at it your eyes readjust the focus and will lose concentration on the road. That will be a safety issue. And for those in BMW it is projected at least 2 meters away from the windshield.
I love the idea, but I think its far to early to run out and buy one. It's a bit too bulky as well as quite expensive.
This thing only works in unison with garmin nav. Does not plug into cars obd. And it's always nice to have a separate piece of equipment instead of using your smartphone for. Smartphone: put it on the dash, take it off, put it on, get a call and take it off. Screw that.
There are smartphone apps ( HUD Awesome ) that display speed by reflecting the readout right on to the windshield from the smartphone placed on the dashboard..
It is now $99 on Microsoft website, the HUD+ is 179 which includes the Garmin Nav app for your smartphone. Drawbacks are no built in battery and it is useless without a Smartphone so if you lose cell signal it won't help you.
I'll just use my 12" tablet instead. I have it positioned of to my right out of my direct vision, and a little low. Works great, and it's no worse than looking at my Speedometer as far as taking my eyes off the road.
It would be nice if it would show a full color 3D display like the actual Garmin GPS. I'm not gonna pay $200 for a green 1 color monochrome display with a directional arrow.
Brother , congrats, very well explained. Thanks
$149? Thats a steal!
I think Ill wait till a More advanced better designed one comes out!
There are cars with HUDs built in already.
BMW owns the HUD game
Navdy looks sick
Perfect,and easy to use,make driving fun
total waste of money. Just get an app that puts your phone in mirror mode, stick the reflector on the windscreen and off you go.
Actually, actually, actually . . .
Hopefully someone at Cnet *actually* mentioned this to him.
Why in the world would they put the power plug on the left side?
Nice use of your breeze card, lol.
Need kilometer info on it and ability to use mapping without cellar data connection....
how can I download the maps of street pilot or navigon to my experia Z3, forget the apps
Thanks. Good review.
new bmw cars have real nice hud nav
$50 for an app??!?!?!?!?
Oh goodnesssss, swivel?
CNET, appreciate your reviews but please use speakers that can speak rather than thpeak tho I can underthtand them better.
Can I change it to Km instead of miles?
projection is to small. i would need to focus too much on the HUD, than the road
Who would want that big stickypad on their windscreen??
Dude! Nail clippers! Please use it...
Y pay 200 for a navigation wen you have a smartphone because you need a smartphone to run it
That looks 1980s compared to my smartphone.
nice i wish to get hud for sygic
just use your phone larger screen is better. look inti play store HUD display. they good as cool. i use it too
Watch out - putting that piece of film on your windshield would be illegal in many states. You may think "no one will know", which is true, until you get into an accident, to which you'll be exposed and subsequently be found at fault no matter what, with fines, judgments, and possibly prison time.
I'm in the UK so it's cool 😆
use your phone. with custom software. don't buy that shit
+Carl Shaw so you keep your phone over there in the dash board?
I agree, this technology will pe perfected in time.
Why would anyone buy this? My navigation tells me what street I am on, speed I'm going, how long before I need to turn and when to turn, all by voice.
doesn't work anymore on youtube
Nooooooooo! RUclips has ads on mobile now!!!!
They can make it much better
wow garmin sure is getting crappier with its inventions
"so the numbers display up through...the thing..."
why are we funding this?
Directions too minimal. I would need more details such as names of upcoming streets I wud actually be turning on like those actually shown on my phone in GPS in maps. Those arrows alone wud confuse me. Lol
Why would you buy one of these? When the're free apps on Android. That do the same thing yet better. And if you need to mount to dash #m velcro works the best.
Would be nice if it were removable from the base because this wouldn't stay in the car for very long in today's world.
Aveo?
Garmin always releases products to the market that dont work very well in practice. I remember their first traffic avoidance only worked in 3 major cites. Thousands will buy this and learn to loath this company as much as I do.
there is no way for android mobiles to download the app from I tunes
50 dollars for the app? Wouldnt it just be smarter to make the device itself 200 dollars
Does not outside cellphone tower range. Would be better if it was hooked up to a real GPS.
Yeah, like when better ones are integrated into our cars.
that plastic shield ruins it 110% Ain't looking at that garbage! Have it projected on the glass is the only option just need to figure out a way to get around the double image laminated glass produces
My 2012 Prius had an amazing HUD. It would display a miniature map, current speed, and my MPG in a nice crisp display. I can't understand why the Garmin's HUD looks like crap. Those arrows and limited information looks so dated. I think HUDs are the best thing in car since power windows but this particular product is a cheap attempt compared to what other cars offer.
You should it used it on the road , I won't be carrying that on my hands
this looks very promitive. When are they going to make something right the first time? sheesh
always giving the piblic downgraded stuff
Yes.
cool gun
Good Review
Or then again u could just buy a normal satnav for a fraction of the price !!
Why bother when you got the phone with million times better display...
too much money for a complicated GPS than the regular one.
Adblock?
Antuan - "Actually" is the "you know" and "kind of" of the 2010's. You needlessly used "Actually" 16 times. Wow! Otherwise it was a good review.
Multi reflections are a distracting pain in the butt
i live in brazil how the fuck am i supposed to get State Farm?
Hudway app + Garmin reflective + sticky dash pad = $30
Sorry not impressed. Why not spend that $200+ for this on a very good Car gps or expensive hiking handheld gps? Oh I have never relied on my Iphone for gps navigation.
Well. At leastht it has thum Twivell and Twitht for your Thmartphone. Walscally garmin
not worth $200 POC
Hi have one in my car
Waze. Mount for your phone. Nuff' said. Forget $145 for this.
TAKE ALL MY MONEY
tha thing
This device is a joke. Too small, rather wait for a better more advanced device that can display better.
Google glass does it better
Hi
Way to much money
ACTUALLYYYY
Damn
Kaspersky Internet Security 2013
Please cut your fingernails. No really. Like, now!
Good review, bad product
great..... it wont works for me cuz I live in the stone age and dont have smart phone, still using stupid phone >
Mingulus
Garmin should remove power cord and put strong lithium battery in this , anyway cool device
This is stupid. Rather have a phone stand in place of that retro crap. Plus you could use voice commands for Android
What a waste
completely useless
When the projector becomes the size of a quarter and has multiple colors I will consider wasting my money on another poor quality Garmin product. Even looking at the video I can tell what will break and when. Garmin has the most horrendous quality control of any modern electronic manufacturer. I have owned 4 products from them. Not one has worked properly out of the box. Always firmware issues. As soon as the the firmware is painfully corrected the hardware fails within a year. Total Crap.
don't buy it its crap
18th
This sucks .. Just a distraction
this thing looks ugly.
Rip Off !!!
I agree. you use up your phones Data and can't see the intersections. I think I will stick with the Garmin that I bought 7 years ago. it's free to use