dereks in car computer?
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dereks in car computer? is that a computer in derek's car? i've been wanting to do that forever and thats a great install.....anyone got any other ideas for installation and maybe pics?
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i sold him my old dash, i wonder if thats what he intends to do with it, if he hasnt already. (make another carputer that is)
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Rep Power: 337 instant mp3's at yrou fingertips, can play music videos, add a wireless card and you can park yoru car in yrou driveway and download all yoru new music from yoru desktop inside, not to mention get on the internet!
you can drive around (for techies) and find EVERY access point inside yoru city, not to mention any other city
can play GAMES! not jsut yrou PS2 games, can you imagine a team of showcars all with in car computers with wireless? could all play games at shows together over LAN
just imagine all you can do with a computer normally, but you have the advantage of being able to do it in a car!
you can drive around (for techies) and find EVERY access point inside yoru city, not to mention any other city
can play GAMES! not jsut yrou PS2 games, can you imagine a team of showcars all with in car computers with wireless? could all play games at shows together over LAN
just imagine all you can do with a computer normally, but you have the advantage of being able to do it in a car!
well i already have 20gig in my car, that transfers wirelessly, i had ps2 in my last car and a video screen that i used like twice. there are some cool things but i dont think i would use it enuff for a computer. a 10.4 inch screen is sick though 
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Rep Power: 0 how can it be set up so not to drain the juice from your batery??
I was litteraly gona slap a desktop in my trunk and run extensions to the from of the car and a small lcd monitor...
but i'm worried about power supply.
alternator?
I was litteraly gona slap a desktop in my trunk and run extensions to the from of the car and a small lcd monitor...
but i'm worried about power supply.
alternator?
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Rep Power: 337 dont they make UPS's that have USB connectors on them, hook to yoru computer then automatically shut them down when power is cut? youd never lose power and have to slowboot yoru machine then
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by WhiteRabbit
dont they make UPS's that have USB connectors on them, hook to yoru computer then automatically shut them down when power is cut? youd never lose power and have to slowboot yoru machine then
dont they make UPS's that have USB connectors on them, hook to yoru computer then automatically shut them down when power is cut? youd never lose power and have to slowboot yoru machine then
But it'd be pretty stupid to use an ATX motherboard in a car. ESPECIALLY putting a tower in there.
The method i'm intending to get is to get the new EPIA 10000 Mini-ITX board. It's a tiny motherboard with all-in-one. CPU is soldered in, built in video with output, built in sound, firewire, USB2.0. It'll basically fit right inside the glove compartment.
for more info: http://www.mini-itx.com/
Power is rather to simple to hook up, advantage of 12V. Just need to rig a DVD-Rom somewhere, preferable front slot. And bolt on a harddrive.
As for peripherals, some may go with wireless keyboard and mouse combo, but that's just rediculous to drive around with. Since i already have an ATI remote-wonder (the USB RF wireless remote), i'm able to have a lotta shortcut keys and mouse control. alternatives are rigging a trackball or touchpad on the console.
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Rep Power: 0 I bought a small P3 computer I wanted to use in my car but it does not have video out and does not have any PCI slots. Is there anyway to still get video out of this or do I have to use my laptop?
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Originally Posted by norek
how can it be set up so not to drain the juice from your batery??
I was litteraly gona slap a desktop in my trunk and run extensions to the from of the car and a small lcd monitor...
but i'm worried about power supply.
alternator?
I was litteraly gona slap a desktop in my trunk and run extensions to the from of the car and a small lcd monitor...
but i'm worried about power supply.
alternator?
PSU is easy because they sell them for car computers. As far as slapping a desktop computer in your trunk, you've got to worry a bit more about HDD skipping and the heat. Real Carputers have suspension for the HDDs. it can be done though. The biggest thing is to make sure you've got a touchscreen that works. Its kinda pointless to use a keyboard.
I would do it too if I could do dirt cheap
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Originally Posted by PopcornPlaya
Just buy a Drivesoft, save yourself the headache.
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Rep Power: 328 Car Audio and Electronics magazine did a side by side comparison of a built Carputer, and a Drivesoft in their most current issue. You should check it out. They compared ease of use, ease of install, etc. The thing with drivesoft is you don't have to compile all of the parts, etc. All you have to do is install it. It's much easier on the brain to do it that way, IMO.
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Rep Power: 0 Still no answer for my question...? Is there anyway to get some kind of hardware which will take the vga output from my computer and turn it into rca cables. I do not have any option of adding a different video card.
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i want a carputer so bad its not even funny!
why am i so amazed by this... why have i not thought about this earlyer..
quick.. someone give me like $18,000 and a whole bunch of tools and it will make the most amazing caroffice ever!
i want a carputer so bad its not even funny!
why am i so amazed by this... why have i not thought about this earlyer..
quick.. someone give me like $18,000 and a whole bunch of tools and it will make the most amazing caroffice ever!
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Rep Power: 313 I've been thinking about building a computer in the ride for a while now! Anybody know where I can get a HD thats suitable for the in-car enviroment? Shock absorbing wise
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Rep Power: 0 By laptop hard drives the 2.5 inch types. They are built for a bit of abuse. You can buy adaptors to convert 2.5 drives to fit in 3.5 inch bays. Also you may be able to get a shock resistant adaptor for added durability.
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Rep Power: 337 check out mp3car, theyve got some pretty good ideas home made solutions already implemented and able to tell you what worked for them and what didnt.
even down to stuf flike padding their hard drive with crumpled newspaper or suspending it from rubberbands and such.
even down to stuf flike padding their hard drive with crumpled newspaper or suspending it from rubberbands and such.
