'93 Dave Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 why does everyone do this in the first place ? I am confused .... you can get a DVD player for $350 and hook that up to external USB hard drive and have a terabite of music or what ever in your car for the love of building stuff imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z31jaime Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 ok so why wouldnt it be easyer to just buy a $300 web book, and connect it to the LCD/DVD screen? i connect my web book to my lcd in my living room and streem movies and shows off it....and i can take it anywhere i go. BTW looking at this....lets say i had i had an old laptop with a busted motherboard but a good screen. is there a way to make it work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnloves850's Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Project Goals: Build a CarPC for under $300. (1) ATX Enclosure (*) Package Deal 1, $90, off eBay (1) Intel D945GCLF2 Atom 330 Dual Core 1.6GHz Motherboard + CPU (*) Package Deal 1, $90, off eBay (1) Mini-Box M2-ATX 160W 12V DC-DC Power Supply (*) Package Deal 1, $90, off eBay (1) Transcend 4GB 40-pin IDE Flash SSD (*) Package Deal 1 , $90, off eBay (1) 1GB PC2-2700 DDR2 Memory, (*) Package Deal 1, $90, off eBay (1) Sound Blaster Live! 4.1 (**) Free, from an old client's computer (1) Old Non-Working SC-815 Deck, $16, from a VS user. (1) Lilliput 7" Touch Screen LCD (in pieces), $65, off eBay. (1) Phoenix Gold 400.4 4-Channel Amp, $100, from Bing. $615 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yangotang Posted September 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 $615 Stars represent packaged deals, so everything with a * at the end of it is $90 Got the front end loaded today, here's a short vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go9X7-UOomU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beadgc23 Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 Now, that IS a tease! Was that package deal a one off or does the seller offer it on a regular basis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Betty Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 $615 you dont have a single good post Alex looks great wish I had the computer know how to do something like this when are we going to see pictures of the new car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bah Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 Agreed looks good. Back in the day (well before i could drive =p) i had a micro ATX mobo socket 370 i always wanted to make into a carputer...was gonna use a wood box ..i just never had the 120V inverter for the car or a standalone LCD..and when your 11 years old you have no $$$ I'm curious how small Micro ATX boards are nowadays... but this is my plan..only because the Carputer is great and all, but , if i make one, it'd be too powerful and probably wouldnt fit in my car cause i'd want too much power in it =p QUAD SLI IN MY CAR WAT?!?!?! But seriously...I would do the screen to a VGA or if possible DVI, and use a netbook in the glovebox...I know that seems LAZY, but, i think since i can get a netbook for 300$, and since well...gaming *might* be a tad difficult while driving It looks good irregardless. I'd run a PCMCIA SoundCard with the netbook of course...and , people fail to realize that with a 7.1/5.1 card, i could essentially make TRUE surround inside my car...Buy 3.5mm -> RCA out cords...If you have the newer cars with the whole dolby thing, could wire or split the sub/center channel or just run center to the front dash speakers. Another Amp for the rear and another amp for the front! Now, use ASIO, get a good computer equalizer...you will have some of the best quality audio imho...mainly because you have 3 seperate amps and 3 seperate preamps and the ability of an awesome sound card and 24 bit sound and yea...Or just use a 4.1 like below and ignore the center channel =p So many possibilities with a carputer... Do you have a way to use the screen for other things like ..oh i dunno...A PS3!??!?! lol come on who hasnt wanted to be playing guitar hero while their buddy is driving...imagine how cool youd be standing out the sunroof, playing on your guitar... a college student can dream right? =p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yangotang Posted September 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 Now, that IS a tease! Was that package deal a one off or does the seller offer it on a regular basis? It was an accident Seller didn't know what he was selling, and I ended up with a smoking deal! you dont have a single good post Alex looks great wish I had the computer know how to do something like this when are we going to see pictures of the new car? Soon enough after the MT swap! Agreed looks good. Back in the day (well before i could drive =p) i had a micro ATX mobo socket 370 i always wanted to make into a carputer...was gonna use a wood box ..i just never had the 120V inverter for the car or a standalone LCD..and when your 11 years old you have no $$$ I'm curious how small Micro ATX boards are nowadays... but this is my plan..only because the Carputer is great and all, but , if i make one, it'd be too powerful and probably wouldnt fit in my car cause i'd want too much power in it =p QUAD SLI IN MY CAR WAT?!?!?! But seriously...I would do the screen to a VGA or if possible DVI, and use a netbook in the glovebox...I know that seems LAZY, but, i think since i can get a netbook for 300$, and since well...gaming *might* be a tad difficult while driving It looks good irregardless. I'd run a PCMCIA SoundCard with the netbook of course...and , people fail to realize that with a 7.1/5.1 card, i could essentially make TRUE surround inside my car...Buy 3.5mm -> RCA out cords...If you have the newer cars with the whole dolby thing, could wire or split the sub/center channel or just run center to the front dash speakers. Another Amp for the rear and another amp for the front! Now, use ASIO, get a good computer equalizer...you will have some of the best quality audio imho...mainly because you have 3 seperate amps and 3 seperate preamps and the ability of an awesome sound card and 24 bit sound and yea...Or just use a 4.1 like below and ignore the center channel =p So many possibilities with a carputer... Do you have a way to use the screen for other things like ..oh i dunno...A PS3!??!?! lol come on who hasnt wanted to be playing guitar hero while their buddy is driving...imagine how cool youd be standing out the sunroof, playing on your guitar... a college student can dream right? =p Mini-ITX for the win. 6.75" x 6.75" is the Mobo+CPU Footprint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bah Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 Just wow... Its amazing how far we've come =p I could build an entire PC in the SC-815 box...just amazing really =p I took the Climate Control out of my 93...for various reasons (It broked-ddd) ..maybe i should just build a computer in there =p Or better yet, get my hands really dirty, make a pure digital A/C unit that you run off your carputer =0 If only i had the time to research it all, build it all, and the knowhow to build it all..gimme a few years Makes me glad im doing computer engineering lmfao...shoulda known when your 11 years old and you want to have a computer in the car...might be the right path =0 Very impressive none the less. Only thing i would change, is to a liquid filled HD ( i understand you used the Solid State for bumps and vibrations..makes sense) , or modify that SSD to be bigger...or lol..even easier then that, you can build a 10 socket SD reader, and have 10 SD drives run off the USB..be perfect for the non-essnetials like music etc etc... Go that route, then everytime you run out of room, pop another 32gig card in, and go go go =0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtl321 Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 I have to say these things look awesome, I've been thinking about putting one together since the one's I have seen are outrageously priced. I just have to figure out if there is time, how long do these usually take to put together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beadgc23 Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 I've been looking out for a decent touch screen in a double-din housing, that opens to reveal a DVD drive slot/SD card slot/USB ports. If I could buy that for a couple of hundred then that would tip me over the edge - all I've seen so far is noname chinese product with no support. Or am I wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yangotang Posted September 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 Just wow... Its amazing how far we've come =p I could build an entire PC in the SC-815 box...just amazing really =p I took the Climate Control out of my 93...for various reasons (It broked-ddd) ..maybe i should just build a computer in there =p Or better yet, get my hands really dirty, make a pure digital A/C unit that you run off your carputer =0 If only i had the time to research it all, build it all, and the knowhow to build it all..gimme a few years Makes me glad im doing computer engineering lmfao...shoulda known when your 11 years old and you want to have a computer in the car...might be the right path =0 Very impressive none the less. Only thing i would change, is to a liquid filled HD ( i understand you used the Solid State for bumps and vibrations..makes sense) , or modify that SSD to be bigger...or lol..even easier then that, you can build a 10 socket SD reader, and have 10 SD drives run off the USB..be perfect for the non-essnetials like music etc etc... Go that route, then everytime you run out of room, pop another 32gig card in, and go go go =0 I don't want USB sticks hangin out everywhere I wanted to buy a large SSD disc to use for storage, but that just didn't fit within the budget Price out a 16GB 2.5"! I have to say these things look awesome, I've been thinking about putting one together since the one's I have seen are outrageously priced. I just have to figure out if there is time, how long do these usually take to put together? I'm about 8 hours in right at this moment. I've been looking out for a decent touch screen in a double-din housing, that opens to reveal a DVD drive slot/SD card slot/USB ports. If I could buy that for a couple of hundred then that would tip me over the edge - all I've seen so far is noname chinese product with no support. Or am I wrong? Not sure about the flip open stuff. FWIW, my screen is Taiwanese made and came with no support, but they are built decently well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyCarIsRed Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 I'm curious how small Micro ATX boards are nowadays... screw mtx, go ptx. Had a couple boards we installed into some screens as photo screens (20" photo displays are really pricey), they were ridiculously small, like 5"x5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yangotang Posted September 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 screw mtx, go ptx. Had a couple boards we installed into some screens as photo screens (20" photo displays are really pricey), they were ridiculously small, like 5"x5" Haven't looked into the picoatx stuff lately. How does the VIA stuff stack up against Intel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yangotang Posted September 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Did the first test fit today. I haven't even started on the bezel for the unit yet. Here's what I have thus far: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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