gps take some memory. i personally wouldnt run gps app without at least 512mb of ram. and if its ddr2-533, even better. by the way, try to keep your memory size to minimum so you dont need bigger psu and your boot times decrease significantly.

i can not post any pictures of our products just yet for legal reasons, sorry
i will do so as soon as we have an approval form lawyer

 

But you guys arent manufaturing anything? Why would you need approval unless its from the manufc.

 

well, legally we ARE manufacturer because we take bare parts and put everything together. plus we dont want any crucial info leaking out before we launch our website

 

well kids... some changes in company structure delayed release of these things but here are some sneak peaks:







this particular item is 1-din system. details:
via epia c7 1ghz
512mb pc3200 ddr400
100gb 2.5" ata hd
slot-loading dvd/cd-rw
m1-atx psu

this one is going to be installed in '06 x-runner along with lilliput 7" pop-up monitor and $3k worth of stereo equipment and fabrication. retail on this piece of equipment comes up to $1800 with monitor, software, and a LOT of itsy-bitsy items such as gps, bluetooth, wifi, driving camera, backup camera, wireless keyboard, etc etc.

ps: cat is not included.

 

So I'm going to start on new frontend for car computers. Features I planned so far for first release:
- DVD/MP3/Videos
- Photo gallery
- FM/TV
- GPS (3rd party)
- iPod integration

Second release:
- Text to speech + Voice commands
- Bluetooth for hands-free calling
- Camera (backup and driving w/ night vision)
- MegaTune integration
- OBD2 info
- Skins

Third release:
- Visual effects
- Integrated GPS navigation

Anything you might want to comment on or add?

 

Alot of these features are covered in every other front-end. Make one that boots fast and doesn't use winamp. heh. I like G-net for now.

 

well, legally i cant use winamp. im using different library for audio/video processing

 

i went to the thread graveyard and dug this up.

Seeing as las post is 2007, i am sadly assuming this isn't still going on / under development.

(is it?)

 

There are many other solutions on the market today.

http://www.mo-co-so.com/Mini-ITX-Car...puting-s/3.htm

http://store.mp3car.com/Car_Computer_Systems_s/25.htm

http://www.mini-box.com/s.nl/sc.8/category.101/.f

etc

 

Check out fit-pc too

 

Interesting- I'd never seen that machine.

One thing to bear in mind is that the car-specific units often have a power supply which is capable of reading a switched 12v input and thus automatically switching themselves off and turning themselves on with the ignition, as well as surviving down to rather low voltages during cranking. A small thing, but something to look at.

Example: http://www.mo-co-so.com/M3-ATX-Mini-...mcs-atx-m3.htm

 

Yeah, I like the fitPC idea but I'm not sure you could fit one of the ignition sensitive PSUs in there. Mine uses the same case as the Mo-bo-whatever that you linked above and its roughly the size of a thick textbook. Perfect for mounting behind the passenger seat.

 

I did this back in the day, it was really cool but I sold it all to fund the new engine I needed. If I did it again, I'd probably start with a fit-pc.

 

So funny this thread came back up. I talked to Slava yesterday about making one for me.

 

I just built my version 3 of my Car-PC.

This time a fully integrated double-din unit.
I used this board/unit.

http://www.ieiworld.com/product_grou...93388965863098

It's a Atom 1,6Ghz powered board with 2GB RAM.

I built a DIY case from an old PC and put this 7" tft touchscreen in.

http://www.cartft.com/catalog/il/870

I would prefer if there is something like this out ther - as a pre built unit, rather then just another frontend. I use centrafuse and this does the job for me - an I know there are a bunch of other (even free) frontends out there.

Just my 2 cents...

 

If you aren't using Intel Atom D510 in your CarPC - you are a dumbass. I have several servers running on those CPUs and power draw is under HALF and amp on full load with 6 SATA drives spinning. ******* thing is fast for what it is!

 

You can even build it by just buying a mini-ITX board and slapping it into one of those enclosures they sell. I think that would be better since its much more customizable that way.

 

No ****? How didn't we all think about that one?!

 

i know i'm asking for a lot of handholding here but the amount of research to figure all this out for yourself is too much.

For the guys that have done this already -- what motherboard, case, and screen did you use? or did you buy a prebuilt unit?

Anyone consider an asus eee box or aspire revo?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-266-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-013-_-Product

regarding monitors -- are regular TFTs unreadable w/the top down? If you need to spend $600+ on a transflective screen i'm out!

 

I like that idea but how would you power it to the ignition source?