Looking at the 15.6-inch laptop screen in our hands, and then looking at the current car screen with a size of 20 inches or even more than 30 inches, we can't help but fall into contemplation - have automotive products completely entered the era of "big color TV"?
At the beginning of January this year, Geely Galaxy E8 was launched, and the 45-inch integrated screen refreshed the new upper limit of the screen size of the car. Prior to this, the Jiyue 01 was equipped with a 35.6-inch integrated screen, the AVATR 12 was equipped with a 35.4-inch remote screen, and the Ford Mondeo was equipped with a 27-inch central control screen...... Whether it is a new energy vehicle or a fuel vehicle, "big color TV" has become the standard configuration of many new cars.
However, such a huge screen running across the front of the driver's seat will inevitably raise questions. In the actual car use scenario, it is unknown whether the large screen can improve the driving experience, and whether the huge screen will affect the driver's concentration when working also needs to be paid attention to. In addition, will the use of electronic screens in the driving compartment for a long time have a negative impact on the eyesight of the occupants, especially children?
Moreover, even if the screen is large, if it fails, it will be a serious threat to driving safety. Cars, really not mobile phones.
Without a 30-inch screen, I'm embarrassed to sell a car
Among laptops, the 15.6-inch screen size is already a standout. However, in the new cars of the moment, this screen size is even just a "ticket".
On January 5 this year, Geely Galaxy E8 was launched, and its 45-inch integrated screen became the biggest selling point. In fact, before this, whether it is a new energy vehicle or a traditional fuel vehicle, a round of "arms race" has been carried out around the car screen, how to say the function and performance of the car machine, the screen size must be large enough.
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In terms of new energy vehicles, Jiyue 01 is equipped with a 35.6-inch integrated screen, AVATR uses a remote screen mode to make the entertainment screen size reach 35.4 inches, and the central control screen of Wei brand Lanshan DHT-PHEV also reaches 27 inches, and the co-driver entertainment screen of the M9 also reaches 16 inches.
Some models are ranked in terms of screen size
In terms of fuel vehicles, American cars, especially Ford, are the pioneers of "big color TVs". The Ford EV0S, Ford Mondeo, Ford Edge L, Ford Explorer, Lincoln Z and Lincoln Adventurer are all equipped with a 27-inch central display.
The remote screen of AVATR 12 (source: AVATR official website)
In addition, the Roewe RX5, Yangwang U8, ARCFOX Alpha S, and ARCFOX Alpha T are all equipped with screens of more than 20 inches, and models with a size of more than 15 inches only for the co-driver entertainment screen also abound.
The front car of the M9 is equipped with multiple large screens (source: Hongmeng Zhixing official website)
It is worth noting that the price of models equipped with "big color TV" is not high, but there is a downward trend. For example, the official guide price of the Roewe RX5 fuel version model is 99,990~155,900 yuan, which is already equipped with a 27-inch movable integrated screen, and the Geely Galaxy L7, equipped with a 16.2-inch co-pilot entertainment screen, has an official guide price of 130,700~177,700 yuan. It can be seen that the "big color TV" is no longer an exclusive configuration for luxury models, and it has begun to be equipped in more affordable models.
Big screen, is it really easy to use?
The screen size is indeed large enough, but the user experience is the direct way to test these large screens.
In the propaganda of car companies, the large screen is often matched with the entertainment function - watching movies, playing games, KTV, and even using the car screen for office and study.
Jiyue Automobile's promotion of the super-large screen function (source: Jiyue Automobile's official website)
It is undeniable that with the help of the large screen, some entertainment functions have been better realized, but its side effects have also begun to be felt.
Some netizens commented on AVATR 12, saying, "Compared with AVATR 11, AVATR 12's remote screen height is lower, and the perspective from the steering wheel is a bit biased, and the distance is also far, which is not easy for the eyes." ”
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Some netizens said that the large screen of Lincoln Z is really good-looking, but it is precisely because of the large screen that "the residual fingerprint traces are serious, and the fingerprints are left when you press it, and the fingerprints are ugly".
Source: Yiche
The above is just the tip of the iceberg of the problems that occur during use, and many netizens said that such a large screen will affect the driver's vision and concentration. In addition, the use of electronic screens for a long time in a moving cabin may also have a negative effect on the eyesight of the occupants, especially children. Some netizens questioned whether the huge car screen is easy to "absorb ash" and increase the cost of cleaning and maintenance. In addition, some netizens expressed concern about the maintenance cost: "If this is accidentally broken, how much does it cost to repair such a large screen?"
It is worth noting that at present, many car companies cooperate with mobile phone manufacturers, so the car screen of the new car is still like a "large mobile phone", and the car machine system is still based on the interactive design of the mobile phone and tablet computer system, which also makes it necessary to make operations such as five fingers crumpled together, swipe up from the bottom of the screen, and slide down from the upper right corner of the screen, which is not very convenient to operate on the huge screen.
Don't let the car become a mobile phone
In addition to the actual user experience, the large screen is also closely related to driving safety.
From the perspective of cost and benefit relationship, the vehicle is equipped with such a huge screen, it is impossible to only be equipped with traditional conventional functions, but to transfer more functions from the physical buttons to the car screen, more functional options also need to be operated on the large screen to achieve, and even functions such as shifting, opening windows and sunroofs are also arranged in the screen.
However, as an electronic product, once the car screen fails or even "goes down", many basic functions of the vehicle will not be available, if it is an integrated screen, central control screen, etc., there may even be real-time driving information can not be displayed on the screen, which seriously affects driving safety.
At the beginning of this year, a number of owners of the Zhiji LS6 reported that the screen of the car machine was black, resulting in the problem of not displaying the speed and gear, which affected driving safety. Eventually, Zhiji Auto said it would solve the problem through OTA updates.
It is undeniable that the large screen does bring a tablet or even a laptop-like human-computer interaction experience, but turning the car's central control system into a "mobile phone" will also bring various drawbacks inherent in digital products. The relationship between mechanics and electronics is not life-and-death, they should work together to find the optimal solution in the car, and simply stacking the size parameters of the screen is not a long-term solution.
In other words, if the performance, quality, and quality control of the screen itself are not good, then no matter how large the screen is, it will only end up being a chicken rib.