Recent content by JoelAs

I was stoked to read that but what a crappy article.. They don't mention performance at all?! Can I run games on that setup? Should I just add a console instead of trying to get performance out of the car PC? :)

AFAIK you can buy the gear (haggle to get the lowest prices), sell it to the customer at a slight markup, charge them for install (pure profit), and then tell them that the install work is covered for 6 months and the hardware has the manufacturer's warranty. If the hardware dies within 6...

30 watts?! Damn.. I have a 20 watt VIA Nehemiah based car PC running with a 220watt DC-DC ATX PSU and the big reason I'm not using it as much as I'd like is the power/performance ratio sucks. I've seen impressive things with the Intel Core Solo, and the Atom is even faster?? Perhaps it's time...

I don't get why you would be going to all this trouble. I get those adapters in abundance with hardware I'm working on. Most of the time I leave them with the equipment and only pack one or two with me? One thing to note, if you have a POS company in town supporting Squirrel, the "hotel link"...

If you're hitting technical issues with a stand alone setup I have to wonder if you're not too complex? My experience has been great with the General Solutions DVRs but that's because they are a PC based unit that's packaged like a stand alone. Even companies that once focused exclusively on...

Format is a serious concern here, especially with Bluray desires. I was just ripping to native format but my drives were filling up too fast! I eventually had to streamline the process with a video encoding step to bring the sizes down. The choices of format are silly and everyone has an...

Yep. If it's just a device or a few but not most devices on a switch I'd remove the switch from the equation and test direct to the source. I had my brother complaining that he was getting a "buzz" when he used his PC to send audio to his garage. Turned out that his new PC speakers were really...

The CElabs Cat5XX components worked great on my long run. I used really good armoured/plenum rated Cat6e cable that I crimped myself. Is it possible you have an issue with interference?

The only thing I'd worry about (as others have nailed noise/heat) is the WD Green.. I hate that drive. It's such a pain in my a55.. I plan to retire the one I just bought as a devoted backup disk where it's lack of speed and functionality won't impede me further. :( If you're going to use the...