carputers

[Yaj Yak]

K. so thinking about this today, I have basic computer knowledge... and would need help from quite a few peeps on here... but anyone else ever thing about doing it...

itd be sweet to have hptuners built right in almost...

run gps through it, bluetooth, movies... hdtv... 5.1 surround sound... (i know id need a center speaker...) possibilities are endless...

anyone ever try to do this... anyone have any experience... any idea what it would cost?




edit:

what i am thinking so far for things i really want it to have are, gps, hdtv, fm radio, hptuners, wifi (so that as long as i am close to wireless internet, i can have it... later on do some sort of mobile internet...), a decent sized hard drive for movies, and music of course, a touchscreen, prolly around 7-8 inches, usb touchpad also (in case working with the touchpad is hard...) on and on and on and on.

going to have to be quite a few usb inputs...

Click to read more...

 

[Mr Baytchos]

get a mac mini and a screen...done and done...the actual carputers are pretty expensive and have quite a few parts to install if I remember.

 

[Yaj Yak]

really... i thought it would be simpler than that. (quite a few parts...)

 

[02BlueGT]

get a mac mini and a screen...done and done...the actual carputers are pretty expensive and have quite a few parts to install if I remember.

It's arguable.... there are computer power-supplies that are made for a car's 11v - 15v..... and components small enough to make a PC and put it in your car.....

But the easiest is like above, buy a used mac mini (not that expensive, $250 - $400) and a 1.5 din sized touchscreen ($250 - $600) and go to town

 

[Yaj Yak]

ive found quite a bit of good info on here... http://www.mp3car.com/

 

[02BlueGT]

ive found quite a bit of good info on here... http://www.mp3car.com/

Yeah, this summer we are planning to build one in my Techy buddie's car......

Then again we've planned that for the last two years as well

 

[Fish]

Dude, I got the perfect thing for you for a carputer. I was gonna use it, but am going to use money elsewhere. Ill shoot you a PM when I get home.

 

[Yaj Yak]

power supplies:

http://store.mp3car.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=power+supply

 

[02BlueGT]

power supplies:

http://store.mp3car.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=power+supply

not to bad.... but I guess an AC inverter and a standard power supply combined would be cheaper

 

[Yaj Yak]

true story. i wonder if the voltage changes would fuck with it tho... i dont get all of this stuff.


this looks like a pretty good setup...

http://store.mp3car.com/Car_Computer_Systems_s/25.htm

 

[02BlueGT]

true story. i wonder if the voltage changes would fuck with it tho... i dont get all of this stuff.

if you can install a turbo kit, you could build a computer blindfolded, shit is easy

 

[Mr Baytchos]

http://www.apple.com/macmini/design.html

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

fuck macs


kj, its actually really easy. get a small case, mount it somewhere (media center cases are nice). then a usb slim drive, 12v to 110 converter. hook it up to some sort of screen or headunit. get a bluetooth dongle and run the interent through your phone aswell as a very small compact bluetooth keyboard/mouse in one.

bam ur done

 

[MuffHugger]

lol, you said dongle. is that what the 'd' stands for? silentdongle?

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

yep silentdongle lol

 

[SHOmuff]

WARNING! Danger to Manifold

 

[DanJ]

I plan on hooking my external drive with movies/music to the double din hu and calling it a day.

 

[Dasfinc]

dont forget to buy SSD guys...

 

[Yaj Yak]

dont forget to buy SSD guys...

those are $$$$$$$$$$$

I have seen some actual automotive hard drives that are not ssd and are cheaper...

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

just mount the hd with rubber rings.... itll hold it nice and smooth and if you do everything right there should be no vibrations

 

[Yaj Yak]

k so i keep learning more and more. and seriously. the potential in this is ridiculous.

 

[Yaj Yak]

one thing im thinkin could be not fun... fm radio... that would be pretty key, but i dunno how i could make it work... and usb fm radios are $$$$$$$$

hdtv would be sweet tho

 

[02BlueGT]

one thing im thinkin could be not fun... fm radio... that would be pretty key, but i dunno how i could make it work... and usb fm radios are $$$$$$$$

hdtv would be sweet tho

$17 is really expensive???

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000HNHA12/?tag=tcg21-20

 

[Yaj Yak]

nvm figured it out.

 

[Yaj Yak]

$17 is really expensive???

http://www.amazon.com/ADS-RDX-155-EF-Instant-FM-Music/dp/B000HNHA12/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_0

ya i was reading messed up shit.

lol.

thanks.