MJSfoto1956 said:Merlin said:when you crash and your 600/800$ phone cracks too we can talk about fancy wireless displays.
Last time I looked, iPhone 4s were selling for $25 on eBay. $50 for a 5s. Frankly the complaint is unwarranted given the tremendous ecosystem of used iPhones and iPods out there. And we haven't even talked about the huge inventory of used (i.e. cheap) Android phones. If you are worried about $800 then you are worrying about the wrong thing.
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John in CR said:What motors has this been tested on? Any low inductance high Kv hubbies?
ElectricGod said:An LCD running canbus or whatever is lame by comparison. The app does way more than any dedicated LCD and does it at the resolution of your phone. I have other controllers and dashboard options and they are not as good.
madin88 said:ElectricGod said:An LCD running canbus or whatever is lame by comparison. The app does way more than any dedicated LCD and does it at the resolution of your phone. I have other controllers and dashboard options and they are not as good.
I always would prefer a dedicated, solid display with a solid mounting hardware to the steerer or head tube and then having throttle, e-brake and other things directly connected there on front with only one single wire going to the controller.
and btw: visability on smartphone displays in direct sunlight is ofter quite poor and waterproofing could be also an issue.
How often do you need GPS navigation if you go for a ride?
In my case less than 5% and then i use my own phone because i would not want to buy a second SIM card or mobile phone contract just for this..
danielrlee said:Powervelocity.com said:No on display. That’s too old school.
That's a shame. A deal breaker even. I much prefer dedicated purpose built hardware as a UI than messing around with smartphones and apps and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one.
Is there any chance you'd ever reconsider this decision in the future?
andrebandre said:danielrlee said:Powervelocity.com said:No on display. That’s too old school.
That's a shame. A deal breaker even. I much prefer dedicated purpose built hardware as a UI than messing around with smartphones and apps and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one.
Is there any chance you'd ever reconsider this decision in the future?
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ElectricGod said:... Of course, the question that comes to mind for me is, why would you want to? The phone app is excellent!
coolbobjoe said:One more thing to charge, turn on, and have connectivity issues with. Also almost always harder to see under bright sunlight also. Hardwired has peace of mind. That some bluetooth glitch isnt going to leave you stranded or the likes. Had quite a few dropped bluetooth handshakes with a new Samsung S9. Not saying it doesn't or cannot work. But sometimes dedicated hardware is nice. Personally I already have too many screens on the bike. Bms, cav3, bluetooth from bms, and now bluetooth from controller. If the app could be run simultaneously in multi window mode along with my bms app which is highly more accurate on wattage display I would be more keen to using both or even switching. But resolution is the key there. Multiple decimal points please... otherwise calibration will rarely be accurate
coolbobjoe said:Also it's nice to be able to read motor temp. Not just controller temp!
coolbobjoe said:Also almost always harder to see under bright sunlight also.
MJSfoto1956 said:coolbobjoe said:Also almost always harder to see under bright sunlight also.
Just went out for a spin on my bike in bright sunlight. No issues reading the iPhone display running the PowerVelocity app -- even through dark sunglasses and a tinted visor. And prominently shown below the speedo was both controller and motor temps side-by-side.
Note: I don't know about Android, but the iPhone works splendidly outdoors.
Michael
Powervelocity.com said:Most phones, even very old ones, can be used as dashboards. Android or iOS, doesn't matter. As it was pointed out here earlier, those phone can be had for next to nothing, so they can be used as permanent dashboards.