Heads-up display with improved contrast

A heads-up display system comprising:

• a source for directing a heads-up display onto a portion of a windshield of a vehicle;
• and
• an arrangement for increasing the contrast of the heads-up display on the windshield relative to the background of the heads-up display on the windshield, wherein the arrangement includes a roughened surface on the windshield portion, wherein the arrangement further includes a light source adjacent to the windshield portion for directing light onto the roughened surface of the windshield portion in order to provide a backglow for the heads-up display.

A method of providing a heads-up display, the method comprising:

• directing a heads-up display onto a windshield of a vehicle;
• and
• modifying at least one of the heads-up display and the windshield relative to one another to provide greater contrast between the heads-up display and an image beyond the windshield.