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[Ian_D]

Here we go:





Its still miles away from been finished, but at least its usable now! - That said I really need to sort out the power switch (have to touch the wires together which are sticking out the bottom left of the screen/dash area!) as its been like that for 6 months now! 

[Steve 1564]

Cool.... Excatly what i want to do...

"Its still miles away from been finished, but at least its usable now! - That said I really need to sort out the power switch (have to touch the wires together which are sticking out the bottom left of the screen/dash area!) as its been like that for 6 months now! "

LOL have the same issue with my kitchen..... bathroom.... car.... Hi Fi..... PC.... Garage.... garden.... shed.....

Ian :
Was it much of a pain moving the switches ect & do you still have the CID display ?
touch screen i guess ?

.. what front end is that ? - I was using centrafuse in my van PC. the nav engine was fairly good and the phone function was fantastic...
I do have the latest version but there is a bug with the UK postcode search (to be fixed on the next release)

Nice job - comming along - keep us posted

[Martin_1962]

Here we go:





Its still miles away from been finished, but at least its usable now! - That said I really need to sort out the power switch (have to touch the wires together which are sticking out the bottom left of the screen/dash area!) as its been like that for 6 months now! 

The Tellytubbies are missing!

[Kevin Wood]

LOL have the same issue with my kitchen..... bathroom.... car.... Hi Fi..... PC.... Garage.... garden.... shed.....

Amen to that.

.. but I am wondering if this is a project for the spare Mini-itx motherboard I've got kicking about.

Kevin

[RichB]

I used a 7inch fold out touchscreen in the dash on mine, the audio ran through my 3ch amp which ran components and a sub.  Worked quite well but there is bugger all room behind the stereo for much wiring so this was the best approach for me.  I always have ran roadrunner with Map Monkey for the nav, missing it now though as I have not bothered putting it into my new car, Volvo S60.

[aaronjb]

Just seen the first pictures of an iPad being dash fitted !!

If I can find the link again, I`ll post it up

 

Found it

http://www.iphonefreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ipad_in_car_01.jpg

As a slave to Steve Jobs, I heartily approve!

Not sure I'd buy a £700 device and glue it to my car, though  (Says the man who just bought a new MBP, Mac Mini and iPhone 4.. er..)

Ok, maybe if either car had enough dash space to do it, I would 

[Steve 1564]

Centrafuse seems to be the best front end :

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[Ian_D]

Steve: The switches etc are in the same place. I will get together some more pics of it and maybe create a carpc page!

Not sure on the tellytubbies bliss TBH! 

Just managed to sort out a big issue I’ve been having with the touchscreen - it randomly stops working (sometimes its fine for a few hours, other times it lasts 5 mins), It was due to a voltage drop over the long USB cable from the boot to the front foot well.

Managed to fit a Powered usb 2.0 hub at the front of the car, which is powered by a modified Nokia Cig Charger!

Can’t remember the IC number now, but basically I cracked open the charger, changed a few resistors to change the regulated output from 7-8v or what ever it was to 5v out now, upgraded the filtering capacitors and then hooked that up to the screens 12v supply. So far it seems to work a treat! Screen hasn’t missed a beat since (and I’ts been used a fair amount last few days)