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[Marks DTM Calib]

Depends what you want to output though, if its video or a reversing camera then the screen is more than up to the job plus your feeding it an analogue signal so wont see the usual scaling miss match between digital video sources that you can get. Your only issue will be with sources designed for large screens where the text screen ratio is not ideal.

I also note that HDMI to RGB analogue adaptors are readily available(and small)

[Kevin Wood]

Agreed, it'll be fine for a reversing camera or similar, but I think converting a phone output to drive it would be a waste of time. Before modding the display, I would try the output of such a converter into a TV at standard definition, then bear in mind that the Omega's screen is much smaller, and lower resolution still.

[tunnie]

Lot of work for a reversing Camera, guess be worth it if you did not have parking sensors.

[chrisgixer]

Tbh the mirroring from an iphone screen is prety poor on a big screen, having seen it. Markedly less depth than a video played from the same device that's capable of HD quality video files.

Being honest again, I thought the mirroring output would benefit from a smaller screen. Although I take your point on text size. Could it be worse than a Dell lap top screen of early xp era....? (As that really was rubbish)

[chrisgixer]

To add, I certainly wouldn't allow that issue to halt the project. Personally.

[TheBoy]

Could it be worse than a Dell lap top screen of early xp era....? (As that really was rubbish)

Yes, definitely.

[VXL V6]

Reversing camera is the only function I would use it for personally, even have a nice source switch trigger from the reverse lights circuit!

[cjackel492]

The problem I see is that the resolution of the screen is so very much lower than that of any modern device that once you've downconverted it to RGB the text won't be readable.

You'd be better off replacing the panel with a more modern hi-res one of a similar size and driving it with a raspberry pi or similar. Then you'd lose the edwardian sat nav, though.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221350797779?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649

This is what I'm looking at.

Carl,

[chrisgixer]

Spoke to the cad manager today, he agreed they are assuming I know more than diddly  squat about electronics . So there will be a project manager calling in a few days. He'll be able to guide the project for us by the sound of it.

So, presumably it would be quicker and cheaper if someone with some working knowledge of the process could speak with them. But that aside, they so seem interested and helpful

[cjackel492]

I've started on my conversion using the 5" screen.

Here are some pics:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9s0gh9hi3g91drk/OmegaLCD1.jpg?dl=0
This was a MID display.


https://www.dropbox.com/s/0tfj2zohzwf7buu/OmegaLCD2.jpg?dl=0
The screen running from an Android on a stick through HDMI.


https://www.dropbox.com/s/1tx64iobq077m0q/OmegaLCD3.jpg?dl=0
Google maps running on the Android on a stick.


https://www.dropbox.com/s/w3gmqw8ngv64zkt/OmegaLCD4.jpg?dl=0
Raspberry PI B+ running through HDMI.


https://www.dropbox.com/s/78rpwjocnr55l9s/OmegaLCD5.jpg?dl=0
Inside the box (Not been secured fitted yet).

Carl,

[steve6367]

Looking good 

[chrisgixer]

Excellent stuff. Good job

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Looks amazing! Keep it up, looking forward to seeing more 

So what I'd like to know - is it possible to fit a CID in place of a MFD in a 1996 car, which can do all the reversing camera stuff etc.. but also display the data of the MFD? Or, to put it another way - can I have any colour screen 'hacked' to fit in the Omega, but still display the data of the MFD? (given that CIDs are somewhat rare)

[chrisgixer]

You need a single din head unit to run the CID. 2011 is it?

[05omegav6]

Doesn't this result in losing the Computer side of things