DVD Glare in the Car

Updated on May 27, 2013
S.B. asks from Keller, TX
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A few months ago we bought a newer car. This one has a flip down DVD player. We rarely use it...occasionally on a long trip. As a special treat, I tried to let my kids watch a short video the other day. Because of the sun glare they couldn't see a thing. Normally I wouldn't worry about this, but I am about to travel across country with the kids by myself. I am kind of depending on that DVD player. :) Right now it's rendered useless. I can't find any setting for daytime. I have read and reread the manual looking for a clue or hint on a setting to help with the glare. Sunshade on the windows helped just a tad. I have found some plastic " no glare" shades that can snap on to most screens. Before I spend the money to buy one or the time to make my own version...is there some mom trick of the trade I am missing?

If you are curious it's a Kenwood Excelon DNX6960 (http://www.amazon.com/Kenwood-DNX6960-Double-DIN-Navigati...) in the dash. And the actual flip down screen in the back is a Power Acoustik (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001582SJ2/ref=s9_simh_g...)

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So What Happened?

It IS in fact and after market set up. I did sit back there, and the sun glare just blurs everything out no matter how I tilt the screen (this one tilts back and forth and side to side). At night it works fantastic. Most of our traveling is in the evenings, so we didn't really know this was much of a problem before. A few of my friends say their players have "daylight" settings, this one does not seem to have this. I bought new shades for the back windows today and I just cut up a plastic folder to make my own shade to wrap around the top and sides of the screen...we'll test it in the morning. Fingers crossed. :)

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J.W.

answers from St. Louis on

So it looks like an after market product. I have only had the systems that came with cars. Both vehicles were vans, both had heavily tinted windows, one actually had pull down shades.

Video screens are backlit so light coming from the front makes the picture impossible to see. About the only thing that will work is a shade or something that would block the light in the back of the vehicle.

Why I commented that you appear to have an after market system is that it isn't designed with that car in mind. Like when my vans were designed they tested the screen, its positioning, and what options were needed to make the screen visible in all lights.

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A.S.

answers from Boca Raton on

Do you have your headlights on by any chance? When I turn mine on the screen for the DVD player dims (don't ask me why). The boys used to complain about that - I like to use my lights during the day on the highway.

Just a thought. Hope you can get it figured out.

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R.K.

answers from Appleton on

Take the car into a business that sells and installs after market audio/video systems for cars. Ask them how to fix the problem.

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G.B.

answers from Oklahoma City on

How odd! The kids can see ours fine day or night. It truly sounds like yours has some lighting issue. Take it to a place that installs them and see if they know how to adjust it or if it is normal or not. Have you sat back there? Sometimes you have to move it forward or back, just like a laptop screen. It will not look normal if it's not lined up right.

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