Displays with polarized sunglasses
 

Maybe this is just my sunglasses, but I can't read the speed with my left eye, which makes it look weird. Also, the radio display looks blue with my left eye. It doesn't bother me, but I'm curious if it's just me and my sunglasses.

Brett

with my polarized sunglasses on I cant see shit in the interior unless I turn on the lights, heh. I dont have quite the strange issues you have though. Mine are polarized polycarb and are prescription.

Have you tried looking at the displays without sunglasses, or with some cheap-o non polarized ones from a gas station perhaps? I don't have a pair of polarized sunglasses, but when trying some out in the past I remember getting some funky colors when looking at my cell phone.

Haven't driven a BRZ/FR-S yet but in my car I have no issue seeing the instrumentation with polarized lenses... Not sure how those screens are backlit in the BRZ/FR-S vs. my Audi...

All LCD screens are affected by polarized sunglasses because LCDs are also polarized. Line up two polarized filters at 90 degrees and no light gets through. It's just unfortunate that your glasses and the display you're looking at line up at 90 degrees in your natural driving position.

It's possible that your sunglass lenses are not polarized at the same angle. With my glasses looking at my computer monitor if I tilt my head 45 degrees to the right my entire screen goes black through both eyes.

In my old M5 I couldn't see the HUD at all with polarized glasses on. I'm hoping I can at least see the digital speedometer with my sunglasses on.

Yeah polarized lenses make screens look funny. Like watching a 3D movie or something.

Most glasses have both lenses polarized the same direction. Seems like that would be really annoying if they were different. Not just for displays, but everyday looking around. Try a different pair/brand, and they should at least be the same with both eyes.

Never thought about that, but bouncing off the glass will give it horizontal polarization, and sunglasses should be setup to block horizontally polarized light.

"Bouncing off glass" will not horizontally polarize light.

Are you sure about that? Isn't that what Brewster showed back in 1815? Check out Brewster's Angle. For glass and visible light, Brewster's angle is about 56 degrees. As you move away from this angle, more non-polarized light makes its way through, but at angles close to that (like a windshield), you will have mostly polarized light.

I'm not having this issue with my sunglasses, but if I tilt my head 45 degrees to the left, the display turns black in both eyes.

I ran into this issue a lot when LCD screens first started coming out for a lot of my hobbies (flying, cars, GPSs, computers, etc). I ended up switching to non-polarized "blublockers" and have never looked back. They take some getting used to because of the color they give the world, but now any other type of sunglass looks "dark" to me.

Are you suggesting I get old guy sunglasses? :)

Brett

Ha! I suppose I am, although they do come in standard aviator/driver styles.

I have two regular sunglasses and one that is polarized (all are from Oakely).

I noticed any dark or poorly lit screens don't seem to go well with polarized glasses. But I never had a problem with my non polarized one, but my regular sunglasses have a yellow tint so it picks up on darker screens better and even though they are not as clear as polarized they do help me spot things quicker. Although I generally use my polarized for when I'm driving and only when its sunny.

I'm aware of Brewster's Angle, and I see where you're going with this, but I would say that your previously nebulous statement is still inaccurate. Also, your incident rays in this case are going to be highly polarized.

Meh. I don't really care anymore.

Turns out one of my lenses' polarization angles was off my about 30 degrees. Just went and exchanged them. Much better!

I haven't had this issue at all with my Polarized Maui Jim Sunglasses. Brown lens if that helps.

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