Off Topic » Remote TFT screens

The other week I was in a Farm Implement dealership and noticed a display rack of remote TFT screens to mount on tractors. Simply, it's a weatherproof, vibration-isolated remote monitor for your smartphone. Apparently, Farmers anticipate tractor vibration will damage their phones. A subsequent web search disclosed available vendors and many systems included wired or wireless back-up cameras.

Does anyone in the forum community have any experience with these devices? If so, are they of any use?

no experience beyond seeing some of those on my father in law's farming equipment

usually with ruggedness comes fairly sub-par speeds and resolutions - compared to off the shelf dedicated nav units or phones themselves. These just need to display grainy camera footage of trailer equipment operations, vehicle data, weight data, if someone has any ground sensors for moisture etc. Usually just big numbers or graphs with basic easy to understand info at a glance.

I've seen fair share of reports on smartphone vibration damage but am yet to experience it personally or on anyone I know - and they put their phones through more than I could ever on the RS. Have always used my phone as primary nav tool - car, bike, hell even on a boat a few times - never had issues.

I recently purchased an Ottocast device, it’s the same kind of thing you describe. You mount it to the bike and it displays Apple CarPlay so your phone stays in your pocket.

I have had two iPhones end up with damaged cameras because of the vibration from my BMWs, and RTW and an RSW.

It’s a little wonky, and expensive, but it works.

Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #3

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there was a thread in a Fb group 3 weeks ago singing the praise of these https://carpuride.com/ 7 inch job

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Zitat von zer0netgain im Beitrag #5

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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #3

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there was a thread in a Fb group 3 weeks ago singing the praise of these https://carpuride.com/ 7 inch job

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Noteworthy. My mom doesn’t have iPhone connectivity in her car. The budget model would be exactly what she needs.

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