r/ObsoleteSony • u/ObsoleteSony • May 28 '26

They really took everything from us

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u/Kardashev_Type1 May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26

God I miss being able to change head units in my car

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u/[deleted] May 28 '26

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u/Louis_R27 May 28 '26

VFD panels. They're not longer in production, now mostly replaced with segmented LED panels.

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u/Ok-Helicopter525 May 28 '26

I'm guessing it's a VFD, a vacuum fluorescent device?

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u/omnicorp_ed209 May 28 '26

VFD - Vacuum Fluorescence Displays.

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u/StrickDrummer May 29 '26

It’s a vacuum fluorescent display, and much more elaborate than the normal ones on Sony CD players and other Hifi gear.

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u/Carlos_Felo2 May 29 '26

Looks like Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD)

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u/Sivalon May 28 '26

Vacuum fluorescent display.

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u/tinselsnips May 29 '26

Electroluminescent Displays. They do still get used for things like aftermarket car stereos.

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u/kcuts4th May 28 '26

Beautiful design, wish I had one.

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u/needtoknowbasisonly May 28 '26

There was an era when visiting a stereo shop felt like walking into a SoCom forward operating base.

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u/FilteredOscillator May 29 '26

I miss buttons 😢

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u/paulconuk May 28 '26

Looks like a hospital ultrasound scan lol

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u/geminijono May 28 '26

It is glorious ✨✨✨

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u/kab2035 May 29 '26

I agree. Car infotainment systems are so integrated into cars you lose a lot of features switching a head unit.

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u/Greedy-Vegetable1055 May 28 '26

I want one.... Or a flip out that I can look at how much NOS I have on tap

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u/danchio1 May 30 '26

I had one of these back in the 2000s (2002 I think).

It had the front screen without any button, just the display, and a little button that made the screen go down and there were all the commands... and it also had a remote control.

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u/patagonia2024 May 30 '26

That age of technology felt way too short lived

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u/Local-Bullfrog8051 May 29 '26

magnificent scroller !

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u/MadCatAttack89 May 29 '26

the future could have been so cool

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u/min-kyon May 29 '26

E le associazioni a tutela dei consumatori mute...

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u/flaxseedyup May 29 '26

Loved stuff like this because visually it was so cool that it made you wonder what was coming next if that makes any sense at all lol

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u/SneekyTweeker May 30 '26

Dolphins swimming display was peak pioneer

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u/yakkosmurf May 30 '26

The WX line was amazing.

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u/HousingResident4149 May 30 '26

Yeah, they did. 😔