Panigale Dash / Display

EvoL said:

Because if they didn't people would ask why didn't they do TFT on such an expensive bike?

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Duke said:

No trolling intended...genuine question. What is the objective with a TFT display? In sunlight it's less easy to read versus analog or LCD (like Kindle v iPad). I'm not saying it is illegible, just less easy to read in certain light. It displays the same information which is available on most other bikes. The customization of info is available on other bikes like it is on the Pani. So why do something which is less than optimal? Because they can or because it's an improvement?

I get that it is different but is it better? Don't get me wrong, I love tech and am at the bleeding edge of it everywhere else in my life but I am not seeing a reason to go to TFT on a bike. If you could switch to GPS or an app or suchlike on the same display, great, but otherwise it isn't as practical or as reliable as analog and LCD. Apart from it being cool, is there any other reason why Ducati are going down this road? It seems to be the root of a few problems with the bike where other arrangements might be less problematic.

Thoughts?

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Duke said:

No trolling intended...genuine question. What is the objective with a TFT display? In sunlight it's less easy to read versus analog or LCD (like Kindle v iPad). I'm not saying it is illegible, just less easy to read in certain light. It displays the same information which is available on most other bikes. The customization of info is available on other bikes like it is on the Pani. So why do something which is less than optimal? Because they can or because it's an improvement?

I get that it is different but is it better? Don't get me wrong, I love tech and am at the bleeding edge of it everywhere else in my life but I am not seeing a reason to go to TFT on a bike. If you could switch to GPS or an app or suchlike on the same display, great, but otherwise it isn't as practical or as reliable as analog and LCD. Apart from it being cool, is there any other reason why Ducati are going down this road? It seems to be the root of a few problems with the bike where other arrangements might be less problematic.

Thoughts?

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bradp51 said:

My thoughts are its great. Easy to see, looks cool, good info etc. Matches the rest of the bike. Advanced.

Do you own an 1199 ?

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bradp51 said:

My thoughts are its great. Easy to see, looks cool, good info etc. Matches the rest of the bike. Advanced.

Do you own an 1199 ?

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bradp51 said:

My thoughts are its great. Easy to see, looks cool, good info etc. Matches the rest of the bike. Advanced.

Do you own an 1199 ?

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littlejohn said:

+1

Plus.. with all the adjustments you can make on this bike... anything less would be a nightmare to use..

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Duke said:

So why do something which is less than optimal?

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Jariva said:

I do not really understand where this comes from. TFT is an LCD display.

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Duke said:

Is it? My understanding is that it's two different technologies but I might be wrong. Like I said in my original post, I'm not saying it's illegible but I found it to be less clear in direct sunlight than traditional LCD which gets more "contrasty" as the ambient light gets brighter. It's not a criticism - I just wondered why go to the trouble when there are more reliable solutions and got my answer above (the extra settings are easier to do on a multi-function screen).

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