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Old 11-24-2010, 02:03 PM   #44 (permalink)
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Hi,

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Originally Posted by bestclimb View Post
Do those screens dim?
Yes, and no -- they are at their best at dusk and in the rain. I had to replace the passenger side camera, and it is not usable at night, because the "F-stop" makes it too sensitive and the screen shows essentially white when it is totally dark. So, I shut it off at night.

The screens are definitely the Achilles Heel of the system -- they need to be brighter in sunlight, and they need to run cooler; as they heat up, they get dimmer and dimmer. Which is not good in bright light.
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