Police Omega dash - 7'' LCD display

[joshwyatt]

I didn't really think this should go in the electrical section as it's more a general enquiry...sort of 

The picture below is of a Thames Valley Police Facelift Vauxhall Omega dash.



Above where the ashtray goes you can see a green and red thing. That's the police radio, a Cleartone CM7000. It's single din sized. And above that is the 7'' LCD monitor for the Provida 2000 system.

I'm looking for a 7'' LCD display as similair as possible to the Petards one shown in the picture for a police Omega.
I could buy new from Petards, but the cost for a full Provida system is very expensive.

I know quite a few members are electrical whizz's, who know all about this kind of thing. Has anyone seen anything similiar out there?
Ebay only has widescreen TV monitor kind of things that aren't quite right.

[webby23]

Deeply jealous of the full tank of fuel mate.......

lol

[joshwyatt]

Deeply jealous of the full tank of fuel mate.......

lol

I think I can count on one hand the times I remember recently having a full tank of fuel.

[henryd]

and if you do fill em up it doesn't stay that way for long

[Welung666]

You want something like the Innovatek IN-700VG Josh...

[joshwyatt]

Lee, that's fantastic...that's absolutely what I want 
Many thanks 

[tunnie]

and if you do fill em up it doesn't stay that way for long

Just put some petrol in the bike, its expensive stuff 

[tunnie]

Lee, that's fantastic...that's absolutely what I want 
Many thanks 

So what you going to use to drive that monitor Josh? I know one good way, without spending big bucks on PC install is find an old laptop, and shove it under the passenger seat....

[Welung666]

Lee, that's fantastic...that's absolutely what I want 
Many thanks 

So what you going to use to drive that monitor Josh? I know one good way, without spending big bucks on PC install is find an old laptop, and shove it under the passenger seat....

It's VGA and has a composite (S-Video) input so for cheapness a simple dash mounted camera on composite

[joshwyatt]

I'm not too sure Tunnie, it sounds like Lee knows what I should do, but I've no idea what VGA and the other terms mean. I'm not a technophobe...just never heard of that.
This is the proper provida system...just click in car system and you can select the options you want.

http://store.petards.com/products.php?category=5217

I'll need a forward facing camera...but don't need storage capactiy on a hard drive.
All it needs to be able to do is have whatever the camera sees, come up on the screen.

[Welung666]

I'm not too sure Tunnie, it sounds like Lee knows what I should do, but I've no idea what VGA and the other terms mean. I'm not a technophobe...just never heard of that.
This is the proper provida system...just click in car system and you can select the options you want.

http://store.petards.com/products.php?category=5217

I'll need a forward facing camera...but don't need storage capactiy on a hard drive.
All it needs to be able to do is have whatever the camera sees, come up on the screen.

Live feed is as I've described above, easy to set up

EDIT: Have you got a pic of the camera? I'll see if I can find one similar

EDIT2: Looking like it was a bullet cam, can get one with all necessary cable for about £23.00

[Agemo]

I have pulled a few trailers with cameras fitted, simple set up, screen displays whatever the camera sees, no recording.

[Welung666]

I have pulled a few trailers with cameras fitted, simple set up, screen displays whatever the camera sees, no recording.

When I was on continentals I mostly drove a LHD Scania follwed by a LHD FH16 so I had a wireless cam bolted to a bulldog clip and the receiver/screen in the cab. Used to clip it to the front corner of the (UK) drivers side of the trailer as that was my blind side in the left hooker. Worked great

[joshwyatt]

I'm not too sure Tunnie, it sounds like Lee knows what I should do, but I've no idea what VGA and the other terms mean. I'm not a technophobe...just never heard of that.
This is the proper provida system...just click in car system and you can select the options you want.

http://store.petards.com/products.php?category=5217

I'll need a forward facing camera...but don't need storage capactiy on a hard drive.
All it needs to be able to do is have whatever the camera sees, come up on the screen.

Live feed is as I've described above, easy to set up

EDIT: Have you got a pic of the camera? I'll see if I can find one similar

EDIT2: Looking like it was a bullet cam, can get one with all necessary cable for about £23.00

That's great Lee, a bullet cam is exactly what I'd want...and for £23 that seems a bargain 

[KW]

There are plenty of 7" monitors out there for next to sod all money wise.
Granted most are "cheap chinese crap", but they have all the inputs you need and do the job very well for the money you pay.