wow......any1 interesting in putting carputer in ur car?

[vtec_king]

a found a great site wen i was bored.... www.mp3car.com if ur interested in DIY carputer boys !!! =D

[stanleym]

lmfao ... wat a nerd

[Bayani]

Been out for years; have been contemplating it for a while now myself.

Easier to hook up cameras for direct web streaming.

Considering SIM i/o operation of the computer; incase it is stolen.

Dedicated powersource will mean it can start up and stream the cameras at any time.

Fully sick, yo! LOL

[EGB18CT]

yeh been looking at doing one myself but will cost too much like round abouts 1500 all up diy... not cheap...

[Bayani]

Obviously depending on components!

[bungsai]

You can do it for $500 + an old p3 computer...

[Bayani]

LOL; Am using a pII 333 / 8gb HDD with 256 RAM. Pick it up for $100 or so.
Screen perhaps $150
+ Inverter
+ Eletrical Bits and pieces
+ RCA Audio Card if wanna hook it up to an Input on your HEADUNIT!!!

Under $300 FTW!!!

Full USB Compatability = Unlimted Possibilities!

[Dray_Templar]

started getting parts for mine the other week
so far have.

600watt invertor


7" inch touch screen


and just got this case

[bungsai]

how much did u pay for the screen and inverter?

why are you getting a dc-ac inverter rather than a dc-dc adaptor? What about automatic SUSD controllers? Or are you going to turn it on and off?

Lilliput from hong kong = $280
or Jaycar touchscreen = $320 same as lilly....
Jaycar dc-dc = $100
SUSD controller $30
miniatx + p4 + ram = $150

everything for $600...

if you got an old comp lying around, its even less...just need to spend money on bondo for fabrication and some wiring...

$100 for full gps system.
$5 to integrate carpc into sound system

too easy.

[Dray_Templar]

how much did u pay for the screen and inverter?

why are you getting a dc-ac inverter rather than a dc-dc adaptor? What about automatic SUSD controllers? Or are you going to turn it on and off?

Lilliput from hong kong = $280
or Jaycar touchscreen = $320 same as lilly....
Jaycar dc-dc = $100
SUSD controller $30
miniatx + p4 + ram = $150

everything for $600...

if you got an old comp lying around, its even less...just need to spend money on bondo for fabrication and some wiring...

$100 for full gps system.
$5 to integrate carpc into sound system

too easy.

1st, yeah i no could of gone the DC-DC way, but start out the easy way, with the invertor, and i will no doubt find a use for the invertor for other things as well.

inverter ~$130
7" touch screen from Jaycar ~$400 (it's dearer than ebay, but least i no where to take it back if i have problem)

just found the perfect power supply for this application. click here

miniatx + p4 + ram = $150 ???? where you getting your hardware from at that price? ebay secondhand?

[bungsai]

Friend has a jaycar trade or something account so get all jaycar stuff on the cheap.

Yeah i have a friend that owns a computer store...but you can find bargains like that second hand, yeah ebay/computer swap meets.

That jaycar powersup is not out yet...ive been waiting eagerly for it...

[Dray_Templar]

wow it's been ages since i looked at this..
getting more hardware..

Abit f-190HD ( micro ATX motherboard)
Intel Pentium Dual Core 2Ghz or 2.2Ghz
2GB DDR2 800Mhz Ram
500GB SATA2 Harddrive
Power Supply still to get