550 Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 Ok this might be over kill, but I'm super cheap so it sorta works hehe.Recently I have been testing out using one of my laptops as an mp3 player for my car, because I'm super cheap and have a 1.50GB Laptop that works pretty decently for storing Mp3's just like an mp3 player, only thing is battery life, but I'm getting a inverter, so that solves that. Anyways I have been thinking, well why use a laptop? I could technically mount a pc in the trunk(yeah I can get it so it doesn't bounce around to much), have a Wifi card in it, so I can upload music to it, then find a way to interface it inside of the vehicle, like maybe the laptop could use the PC in the trunk as a server, and just play it through the laptop.(using the network maybe with the wifi card). Or maybe a touch screen, or something inside the car. Does that sound crazy, or have others thought of this??Oh and I know they have music "kegs" out there too, but they are SO much money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maiku Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 i think a more viable option is to utilize your laptop with the inverter and get an external hard drive adapterthat way, you save a TON of space in your trunk, and you can watch movies at the same time (provided your laptop can do it efficiently) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drlava Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 That is what I did last summer, so you're not entirely crazy. I used an old laptop and an external 20G USB drive (had the drive, bought the USB case for cheap.) I know of a few others who have done it too. I built an aux-input adapter to the radio that plugs into the cd-changer port. When you press buttons on the HU, the commands are interpereted and sent to the laptop via serial port, and a winamp plugin controls the music. The music is then fed to the radio through the cd-changer port. Full playlist and browsing capabilities are available via a backlit LCD mounted on the dash. The laptop wakes up and suspends when I press rnd on the radio. The best part about this is that I kept the stock radio, and the only thing you see is the home-made looking display on top, to it's not a real temptation to theives. Living in the city it's important.the winamp plugin is here (open source, I have had to improve it a little).Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
550 Posted August 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 dr lava, holy stuff, that is monkeyin awesome hehe. Ya know what you got to do, is get a single din receiver, and put the screen under the new HU. Dude if you cleaned that stuff up it would LOOK SO TIGHT hehe, that stuff is awesome. Oh my god, I love you hehe. Do you have AIM, so we can discuss this a little more indepth?? Heh, that is great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorqueSteer Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 It would be a million times easier just to get an ipod or something similar and an fm broadcaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
550 Posted August 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 Torque brothah, where is your sense of adventure ??? I actually plan on doing almost exactly what dr. lava did, only mount the screen in my open din spot, and the laptop comes up front I think, under the passenger seat, depending on how it looks under there space wise. When it is done I will post pics, but don't hold your breath. Heh I wouldn't want anyone to suffocate, I hope to have it done by years end.Anitantium, thats true, but the laptop I got could never handle it hehehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
550 Posted August 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 I'll be posting my hopeful progress hehe I plan on getting this LCD the nice negative backlit http://www.crystalfontz.com/products/634/i...tml#CFA634TMCKSI think it will look super nice heh, but I wish it were longer, so whatever I get will be negative back lit, hopefully longer so i can fit it into the din slot nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jross Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 Dude, In-Dash PC! You know you want to do it! Think of all the fun you could have... you could do MP3s, DVDs, Nav, and throw some cheap webcams around and presto! instant back-up camera!http://www.dashpc.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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