Double DIN touchscreen stereo capable of running DSMLINK?

[bryzenga]

I've searched for a while, but can't find the answer I'm looking for. I am wondering if there are touch screen double din stereos out there that have a Windows OS that DSMLINK can be loaded on to. I've looked into making a carputer, but I'm afraid that is beyond the scope of my capabilities. I'm sure with time I could manage to assemble one, but I really just want something simple and not have to worry about so many different components. A friend of mine is offering me his stereo and I believe it has Windows CE on it. Would this work with link? Anyone have any experience with installing link on a double din stereo? Links to said stereo would be a bonus!

 

[GSLENK]

Doubt it. Requires an x86 architecture base, not a mobile, netbook, iOS, etc... type OS.

What you may want to look into is using the video input of the HU to be the screen (not touchscreen) for a Raspberry Pi that a member of ECMtuning forum nicely ported with fair success.

The optimum alternative (ringing in around $500 to $1000) is to buy a retrofit kit for double din slots that essentially puts a touchscreen in your dash. Then you can remote mount a PC, mini, barebones, something with a windows environment.

Then install ECMlink, as well as a car GUI so that you can do other stuff, and hopefully the software allows for multitasking, or other management so you can still use music etc...

So in summary, there is no way your friends 2-din radio will ever run ECMlink in any reasonable way that I can imagine. (and I have put quite a bit of thought into this one)

 

[c2ypt1c]

This guy is running it on his tablet...

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/tun...367-tunning-asus-vivo-smart-tabloid-10-a.html

 

[GSLENK]

yes because that particular tablet runs a full version of windows. Not all do, and thus not all run ecmlink.

Tablets may very well replace portable laptops, (netbooks) but I don't see permanently mounting a tablet as a viable solution.

 

[miguelmcv]

Here is a site that focus a lot on car's pc, they even have a forum for support.

Monitors and Touchscreens

And here is like a bolt on Double DIN touchscreen stereo capable of running DSMLINK

http://www.cartft.com/catalog/il/770

 

[Timechg]

You have a lot of options now that you can do all of these things with. The problem with double DIN display are the resolution. I have this cheapo double DIN dvd player/mp3 etc that has a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. That is barely enough to display a full menu.

I was thinking about hooking an old laptop and use the display as a passive display (i.e. treat it like a TV) and be able to control link through there. These days with technology moving rapidly, it is almost better (and even cheaper) getting a windows tablet with x86 or 64-bit architecture (ARM will not work...perhaps when Ubuntu tablets come to the market you might able to natively).

Get a nice stand and mount it in your car and use auxiliary output from your tablet into your deck to play music etc. Or even these days if your deck has bluetooth you can connect to stereo bluetooth wirelessly;

 

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[Twinturbo120]

You have a lot of options now that you can do all of these things with. The problem with double DIN display are the resolution. I have this cheapo double DIN dvd player/mp3 etc that has a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. That is barely enough to display a full menu.

I was thinking about hooking an old laptop and use the display as a passive display (i.e. treat it like a TV) and be able to control link through there. These days with technology moving rapidly, it is almost better (and even cheaper) getting a windows tablet with x86 or 64-bit architecture (ARM will not work...perhaps when Ubuntu tablets come to the market you might able to natively).

Get a nice stand and mount it in your car and use auxiliary output from your tablet into your deck to play music etc. Or even these days if your deck has bluetooth you can connect to stereo bluetooth wirelessly;

Yup, or just get a netbook with xp on ebay for cheap. Netbooks are nice and small.

 

[bryzenga]

Hmmm... I would like a more permanent solution rather than a tablet, but it seems like that would be the easiest way to go. I may end up taking out my current stereo in favor of space for the tablet. If I do, I would have to wire in an amp to power the speakers of the car, correct? And I would have to wire in a setup to charge the tablet while it is docked.

Thanks for all of the links guys.

 

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