Car Computer

[LightningGSX]

Via m10000 $159
60g internal $59
Slimline DVD $69
Delorme GPS w/Street Atlas 2004 $107
Window XP $90
256mb DDR $37
mini ITX case $39 (I don't know why you would need a din size c134)
DC-DC ATX power supply $59(or build your own for $15)
MediaEngine software $free
Lilliput 7" w/touchscreen $299
Xenarc 7" w/touchscreen $429 (worse picture quality, more money? check out comparisons around the net)

$918 w/ Lilliput
$1048 w/ Xenarc

With exception of the Xenarc, this stuff is All on Ebay, All Brand New, All Name Brand, and All Buy It Now Auctions.If you did some bidding around, you could get almost all of this cheaper.Of course you also pay shipping on everything(around $50), but you can get similar prices on most of this at your local comp shop.And you have to put this stuff together(which a moron could do).BTW you could also save money on the GPS, since you can get usb GPS receiver/antennas for as little as $50, I personally don't like the DeLorme GPS stuff, But I haven't seen any complaints on it.Any way you look at it, not worth $1200.

 

[Chuckt]

thoughts exactly

-gps 107
-xp 90
-screen 300
= $421, I may have to do this.... plop it in my trunk and run the cables to my tv. Store all my media do i wont even NEED the dvd drive, but will still have it for transferring files and all. Maybe after i build my fiberglass enclosure and my subs are installed ill think about it more

 

[FiReBReTHa]

Glad someone remade this post, i was going to later on.



Anyone know of a Waterproof GPS? because id want to magnet mount it next to my sirius antenna, or mount the GPS, like i installed in a miata, it was upside down tho so im not sure if theres any that would work like that palmpilot one, it was sticker on the inside of windshield, topppp right,

but id prob get the din size puter, mount in the glove compartment, then fiber in the touchscreen into where the HVAC controls are, and drop down the HVAC controls lower than where they are, and then place the CD player wher ethe ashtray/cupholder is.


Now WHERE to put that cupholder.......... hmf..... not sure yet.

in the din size case, can you put a pci card in there for 802.11B? hm, there are USB 802.11b out there..... cause i wanna do that so i can connect from my apt to my car easy. then prob put a bluetooth adapter in the puter, then have my phone package changed for unlimited internet and then bluetooth to the internet.

im looking at that Ebay Screen too!!! for 278? if tehres enough intrest im willing to begin the search of where to get a group buy on this!

 

[LightningGSX]

Check this site out www.mp3car.com .

 

[Chuckt]

but all the parts are there to buy what you want, you dont need a groupbuy...Personally, im still deciding on what i want to use to play my media...

 

[adm2204]

PCChip MB+Proc $30
Pico PSU $40
Spare 20Gb HD $0
7.5" LCD Touchscreen $150 (from friend)
256 MB DDR RAM $20

Comp = $240

 

[Defiant]

But thanks for the 2004~2008 price comparison.