The invention relates to a display device, particularly a vehicle display device, with a brightness sensor, the display device having a flexible fiber-optic cable that has a light input point and a light output point and is provided for inputting light into the brightness sensor.
Such display devices are generally known. In order to enable a brightness adaptation (dimming) for various display units such as combination instruments or displays, it is necessary to measure the ambient brightness. This is done, for example, using a light sensor or a phototransitor. For example, a display device having an optical conductor is disclosed in German laid-open patent application DE 101 60 296 A1, the optical conductor serving the purpose of ensuring a reliable optical connection of individual electrical components in the interior of the display device to a housing exterior. It is disadvantageous here that a substantial outlay is provided here for fastening the optical conductor. Furthermore, it is disadvantageous here that exchanging the front panel of the display device mostly entails exchanging the optical conductor or the fastening of the optical conductor.