Ok, here I go again! I had started to build a CarPC and was about halfway done when the car was stolen. I got it back a couple weeks later, but minus the Touchscreen, GPS receiver, Power Inverter, Noise canceling Mic, Stereo, Omnifi Wireless network fo home and Car "syncing". (Thank GOD I brought the laptop that I was using for the initial test bed in the night before at least!
So here I go again trying to do it all over. The first try was a trial run, and I learned a lot in the Cocoon chatsm and in the first thread.
So Far here is what I have put together:
- HP Mini PC with DVD reader (Thanks to BSR for finding such a GREAT DEAL on a small PC! It is small, and uses little power as the drives and power supply are the same as a laptop computer.
- A 7" Motorized Touch Screen. This is by far the best price I have seen on a motorized touchscreen! There are hundreds of motorized screens, but few touchscreens. Luckily my car has a double din, I have a single din stereo in one now, and will put the touchscreen above it in the 2nd slot.
- I have iGuidance on order, and it should be here in a few days (Thanks for the tip Electron).
- 500 Watt Power inverter (also in the mail)
- Road Runner CarPC Software
- USB BlueTooth Dongle
I still have to get another microphone, and a USB GPS receiver as far as hardware goes.
I am wanting to use my bluetooth phone in conjunction with the CarPC. This is all new to me, and I am sure it is gonna take a lot of research and tweaking to get it all to work.
Is there anything else I should be concerned about, or that I am missing here? If you are going to say an alarm system, got that covered :blink: 2 days after I bought my "new to me" car (1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse), I had a Viper alarm installed with a 7000ft range 2way pager, ignition kill ect. I also installed another hidden switch that will, even if the alarm is bypassed, keep the car from starting.
I will update this thread with progress and photo's as to hopefully give some insight to others that may be going to tackle something like this.
So here I go again trying to do it all over. The first try was a trial run, and I learned a lot in the Cocoon chatsm and in the first thread.
So Far here is what I have put together:
- HP Mini PC with DVD reader (Thanks to BSR for finding such a GREAT DEAL on a small PC! It is small, and uses little power as the drives and power supply are the same as a laptop computer.
- A 7" Motorized Touch Screen. This is by far the best price I have seen on a motorized touchscreen! There are hundreds of motorized screens, but few touchscreens. Luckily my car has a double din, I have a single din stereo in one now, and will put the touchscreen above it in the 2nd slot.
- I have iGuidance on order, and it should be here in a few days (Thanks for the tip Electron).
- 500 Watt Power inverter (also in the mail)
- Road Runner CarPC Software
- USB BlueTooth Dongle
I still have to get another microphone, and a USB GPS receiver as far as hardware goes.
I am wanting to use my bluetooth phone in conjunction with the CarPC. This is all new to me, and I am sure it is gonna take a lot of research and tweaking to get it all to work.
Is there anything else I should be concerned about, or that I am missing here? If you are going to say an alarm system, got that covered :blink: 2 days after I bought my "new to me" car (1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse), I had a Viper alarm installed with a 7000ft range 2way pager, ignition kill ect. I also installed another hidden switch that will, even if the alarm is bypassed, keep the car from starting.
I will update this thread with progress and photo's as to hopefully give some insight to others that may be going to tackle something like this.
