Cool, them I'm coming to your house so you can put one in my truck, okay?
Can't wait to see the pictures.
Can't wait to see the pictures.
That would be one hell of a drive from here to Utah for an install. lolWell, for putting my thread in the right spot cause I can be a big idiot sometimes and for all that you do on this forum for everyone, Sure!
hah! yeah no kidding eh ? you pay for parts!That would be one hell of a drive from here to Utah for an install. lol
get a smartphone. no need to go through the hassle if GPS and MP3's are all you want it for. my HTC Touch Pro does that and more for a LOT less than money and hassle then a carputer.that sounds nice.
and you may be hearing from me again. i have an Acer Aspire L100 mini desktop i want to put in my truck soon. it like 2.2ghz dual AMD processsor and 64bit vista. should be plenty fast enough for my truck. lol
been trying to find a good flip out monater and still use my Eclipse HU for radio and CDs. mainly just want cpu for GPS and storing music.
i have a BlackBerry now. the GPS is not accurate at all. and i can only get a 4gb memory card to store music. i have not found a GPS that is as good as what i have on my laptop. i need atleast 50GB to store all my music. and i WILL NEVER get an ipod.get a smartphone. no need to go through the hassle if GPS and MP3's are all you want it for. my HTC Touch Pro does that and more for a LOT less than money and hassle then a carputer.
Traditional hard drive, I've had a traditional 80gb 2.5" SATA in my rodeo for over two years, even through thrashing in moab and jumping train tracks, absolutely no problems at all. Even in super cold weather, it does okay. I ordered a 160GB drive for the frontier, found one with the most wide temperature tolerance, $45.. If I do for some reason have issues, going to an SSD will be the ticket.are you using a solid state hard drive, or a traditional?
the Touch Pro will handle up to a 32gig card but the size of the cards means you could carry 5 or 6 cards and never know it. i would imagine the GPS is off because its using AGPS and not true GPS like the Touch Pro. i can get down to under 20ft accurate. i can surf the web, watch movies and even do it all on a larger screen with the included adapter and an ipod video cable. it will even work with the bluetooth OBDII plugs. cant rip CD's but there are torrent programs that can be used on the phone and using the data on the phone download any song you want. along with XM radio or sirius radio via the data if you have that as an option on your account. its not the end all be all of a PC but it does a lot more than most would think.i have a BlackBerry now. the GPS is not accurate at all. and i can only get a 4gb memory card to store music. i have not found a GPS that is as good as what i have on my laptop. i need atleast 50GB to store all my music. and i WILL NEVER get an ipod.
plus i can watch DVDs, rip music from friends if i borrow a cd, surf the web in my truck while waiting on classes to start. and the OBDII program avalible.
the Touch Pro will handle up to a 32gig card but the size of the cards means you could carry 5 or 6 cards and never know it. i would imagine the GPS is off because its using AGPS and not true GPS like the Touch Pro. i can get down to under 20ft accurate. i can surf the web, watch movies and even do it all on a larger screen with the included adapter and an ipod video cable. it will even work with the bluetooth OBDII plugs. cant rip CD's but there are torrent programs that can be used on the phone and using the data on the phone download any song you want. along with XM radio or sirius radio via the data if you have that as an option on your account. its not the end all be all of a PC but it does a lot more than most would think.
You can hardwire one of THESE (being as you are using a laptop, wiring a relay connected to the ACC+ in the truck to the hinge sensor on the LCD of the laptop is your power on/off/awake/asleep controller, easy!): UNIVERSAL Laptop/Notebook DC CAR Charger Adapter Power - eBay (item 360120875981 end time Jan-26-10 17:01:04 PST)what would i need to power my acer? its 19v DC. probably the same power supply you using?
and how is the turning on and off handled? do i need to power on and off every time i get in my truck
Yeah, an inverter is extremely inefficient and inverters digitally create a 60hz Sine wave to make the 110v outlet on it more true, that sine wave makes it's way backwords through the DC power in your truck and causes extreme buzzzzzzzzzzzzing in your audio system and visual interference in your LCD in the end. So, CARNETIX P1900 12v-12v/5v DC/DC ATX power supply( I think p1900 is the ATX, i donno, check http://carnetix.com/CNXP1900.htm) just might be your best option... or go dump a little over $100 for a netbook with a broken LCD with at least a 1.6ghz atom and GMA950 video processoryou could use an inverter but there is also 12v PC power supplies. check over at mp3car.
truuue to thati think it all comes down to personal preference.