Post #1762745

2026-04-22 01:51 UTC

I fucking hate digital LCD display speedometers that inevitably WILL break down over time, creating a problem that never existed since the invention of cars. Newer cars lean more towards it and I HATE IT. You know what happens when LCD screens show the same area constantly changing between the same few images? They burn down to the display over time. The worst place ever to integrate it is a speed display. You know what has worked for years with no issue whatsoever? A fucking analog stick that points down what your speed is.

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@idegenszavak@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-22 02:50

I don’t know, I have a lot of old laptops with perfect screens, and usually some soldering dies first. My previous monitor’s inverter died, not the panel, it was perfect. Burn in is only a serious problem on oleds, rare on tft. Other parts will die before the screen in a car Modern analog speedometers are just small servos, displaying digital data from the computer, actually an lcd has far less parts, far fewer point of failures

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@HK65@sopuli.xyz 2026-04-22 07:09

The sticks were digitally driven for quite a while as well. Managed to short circuit a 2004 VW Passat’s electronics, the sticks started to point in random directions all over the place while the car was in motion. And I don’t mean shaking, just going to a random value and settling on it every 1.5 seconds. Was very spooky.

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@fonix232@fedia.io 2026-04-22 07:45

Yes, because speedometers never broke or got misaligned in the history of automobiles, ever. Only once we started using LCDs did this occur...

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@Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 2026-04-22 17:12

Same. I love tech and all...really. But in cars? My last one broke shortly after warranty ended. 6000 bucks to replace it. When I was younger, the whole car did cost that. Now it was 6k. Plus 5k for the broken HUD. Which also meant a new windshield. And what about 10yrs later, do you even still get a replacement for those? Jeez. I really want back a handful of HAPTIC buttons. Nothing more. Buttons and LEDs. Not that silly blingbling touch shit that just breaks and needs your eyes on it. While driving 300kmh or so. Yeah sure.

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@over_clox@lemmy.world 2026-04-22 02:29

Have some COMFORT, it's dead center of the meme 😂🤣

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@boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2026-04-22 20:59

Analog speedos fail too actually, They're slightly more complex designs usually so more things to fail, though the rates are still pretty low luckily.

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