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Innovative SPLITVIEW technology: Mercedes-Benz S-Class: two programmes on a screen

Stuttgart – In future Mercedes-Benz is equipping its luxury class models as the first premium brand with a display screen that allows the driver and front passenger to view two different programmes at the same time. While the driver is checking the navigation instructions, the front passenger can sit back and watch a film on the very same display. This is made possible by new SPLITVIEW technology which the Stuttgart premium brand is introducing in the S-Class for the first time.

Mercedes-Benz has integrated the new SPLITVIEW technology developed by Mercedes-Benz and Bosch into the innovative control and display system COMAND, which is centrally located in the dashboard console. Its generously dimensioned, 8-inch (approx. 20 mm) monitor shows a backlighted active matrix colour display (TFT-LCD). This shows two different images simultaneously by placing pixels adjacent to each other. A filter masking the display divides this mixed image in such a way that depending on the seating position, only the pixels making up one or the other image can be seen. As a result, the driver and front passenger can view different programmes on the same screen at the same time.

The driver still has access to all the information from the control and display system COMAND on the display, while the front passenger uses the remote control to choose his own entertainment programme with DVDs, TV channels or music videos. To avoid distracting the driver with his entertainment programme, he also has the option of enjoying the programme via headphones. As before, the driver is able to view all the information provided by the COMAND system on the display.

Mercedes-Benz is introducing the new SPLITVIEW technology in the S-Class for the first time in summer 2009.


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Sounds great…

This feature has been demonstrated for a couple of years in many autoshows/exhibitions etc. I was already wondering when the car manufacturers will start to put it on their systems. Good to know S-Class is getting it soon.

Whoa this sounds cool
now the passanger can watch movies..without distracting the driver

if only they could split sound :P

I guess the rear middle passenger gets the best of both worlds!

That's actually very nice feature,everyone gets what he wants

so will this make it to the FL?

Yep it will, I read somewhere that the new E will get it too.
Funny, but not really that usefull (definitely something to show to the neighbours, that said). I don't think it's a progress if, instead of talking to each other, the passengers just watch their stuff all alone during the trip...

wow, if someone told me about something like this a few years ago, I would have called BS and told the guy he's been watching way too many sci-fi's. This is really really awesome technology, something straight out of a movie.

Now, this is plausible...

I love it!