Originally Posted by
Hillbilly
Can I ask why you need Album covers on a car player. You are supposed to listen to the music and watch the road.
Or is it only me that does that
Hillbilly- Hello again and thanks for the thought provoking question.
My view is that in truth, the days of driving a car just to get from A to B is (mercifully) long gone. A large component of driving a car these days is about enjoying the experience and music, and album art is part of that enjoyment -I reckon.
All car manufacturers provide lot's of ways of enabling drivers to extend their sensory experience and for many potential buyers, it's these features that make-the-sale. Ain't nothing wrong with having this perspective (IMO). With today's technology and with the myriad of convenience features jam-packed into modern cars, consumers can get more from their purchases so, why not use these facilities?
Does the album art feature compromise driver's safety? Well..I guess that it can be a distraction and if used incorrectly it probably can have this impact (although I don't believe that the correlation between album art on car screens and accident rates has ever been established). But if used responsibly (as I assume that it is in the vast majority of cases), my view is that it contributes to the overall comfort of the cabin albeit, I would agree that this affect is marginal at best!
Adam is correct in saying that album art is "bling". But I would argue that it's bling with a (good) purpose!
Cheers
Don
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