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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: Maurizio Ceresoli on 08 April 2010, 17:42:24

Title: 2001 Omega Sport 2.5 TD and useless Satnav.
Post by: Maurizio Ceresoli on 08 April 2010, 17:42:24

So, that's my first question.

I still have not retired the car, but i know it has a stock satnav with German maps on, and i live in Italy and i love my Tom Tom cos' i can update it weekly with Speed Cameras, new roads etc.

Can i use the stock screen with a reverse wiew camera like the ones you find for beer money on ebay?

(http://www.annunci.net/adpics/4a6b3553a0fd8cb03226cbf69.jpg)

That would be very useful for parking, for towing so i can always take a look at the trailer, and for driving when i have my dog in the rear zone, and it often covers the central mirror.

How could i make them work togheder?

Fitting of the camera is very easy, it's the connection with the screen that scares me.
 ;)

Title: Re: 2001 Omega Sport 2.5 TD and useless Satnav.
Post by: tunnie on 08 April 2010, 17:44:19

assuming you have the colour screen, its not something that can be done easily, i've asked about RGB input before, and its not really possible

Title: Re: 2001 Omega Sport 2.5 TD and useless Satnav.
Post by: Maurizio Ceresoli on 08 April 2010, 17:46:00

That's what i was afraid to hear.

Title: Re: 2001 Omega Sport 2.5 TD and useless Satnav.
Post by: tunnie on 08 April 2010, 17:49:51

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That's what i was afraid to hear.

I am in I.T and got enough spare components to build in-car PC, love to use standard fit colour screen, but its not really possible

Title: Re: 2001 Omega Sport 2.5 TD and useless Satnav.
Post by: Welung666 on 08 April 2010, 18:34:40

Shame you couldn't just replace the GID with an LCD RGB screen. But you'd lose all the Check functions.

Title: Re: 2001 Omega Sport 2.5 TD and useless Satnav.
Post by: Maurizio Ceresoli on 08 April 2010, 19:19:27

I'd go for a roof monitor but they're all ugly and bulky.

Sunvisors?

Impossible to fit a dashboard one or a serious head unit with montiro included here in Italy, for the work i do i leave the car often in Highway, airport and silos parkings, it would be stolen in a couple of months.

Title: Re: 2001 Omega Sport 2.5 TD and useless Satnav.
Post by: Dave DND on 08 April 2010, 20:44:46

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I'd go for a roof monitor but they're all ugly and bulky.

Sunvisors?

Impossible to fit a dashboard one or a serious head unit with montiro included here in Italy, for the work i do i leave the car often in Highway, airport and silos parkings, it would be stolen in a couple of months.

Sunvisors can be a pain to use all the time, a better option would be a rear view mirror monitor

A bit like this

http://www.dndservices.co.uk/lbm-x5200.html

 ;)

Title: Re: 2001 Omega Sport 2.5 TD and useless Satnav.
Post by: Maurizio Ceresoli on 21 December 2010, 12:13:33

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I'd go for a roof monitor but they're all ugly and bulky.

Sunvisors?

Impossible to fit a dashboard one or a serious head unit with montiro included here in Italy, for the work i do i leave the car often in Highway, airport and silos parkings, it would be stolen in a couple of months.

Sunvisors can be a pain to use all the time, a better option would be a rear view mirror monitor

A bit like this

http://www.dndservices.co.uk/lbm-x5200.html

 ;)

Not a bad idea.

 :y