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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: Steve 1564 on 08 May 2010, 21:03:46
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Hi Everyone...
Has anyone fitted a car PC in an omega yet ? I'd love to see some pics....
Some time ago i put a pc running centrafuse in my works van... Best thing i ever did, sat nav, phone & media all at the touch of a screen, it was a fairly heath robertson affair but worked well and being a van had loads of room
How ever did the police get on with them? - theres no room for anything, I did toy with the idea of replacing the CID but i like what it does, so any ideas? need to mount a 7" or smaller screen...
Happy to swop parts, ideas, software ect... :y
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PM Ian_d (http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?action=viewprofile;username=1E36390813570)
He's done it in a pre/mini facelift, although I don't think it's finished.
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Get yourself an original X-Box, introduce it to XBMC (or Linux), then add either a touch screen or a standard screen with the X-Box remote and you have your full on media solution all in one hit for next to nothing.
The other advantage is that there is no need for a 12V - 240V invertor, the X-Box PSU takes 12V as standard.
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other option is an old laptop... shove it under seat, VGA output to a screen, and feed it with some kind of inverter.
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Another option is the Mac mini - I have a mate who's fitted it in his Spitfire - they are really tiny, and can be controlled from a mac remote or an ipod touch / iphone.... you've then got full iTunes etc. He's then got a small screen about 7" on the tunnel.
You don't have to run OSX either (unless your an Apple geek like me!) - they will run XP, Vista etc. using the Bootcamp utililty provided.
Costly, but works well :y
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Another option is the Mac mini - I have a mate who's fitted it in his Spitfire - they are really tiny, and can be controlled from a mac remote or an ipod touch / iphone.... you've then got full iTunes etc. He's then got a small screen about 7" on the tunnel.
You don't have to run OSX either (unless your an Apple geek like me!) - they will run XP, Vista etc. using the Bootcamp utililty provided.
Costly, but works well :y
Surely thats not a plus point :o
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Another option is the Mac mini - I have a mate who's fitted it in his Spitfire - they are really tiny, and can be controlled from a mac remote or an ipod touch / iphone.... you've then got full iTunes etc. He's then got a small screen about 7" on the tunnel.
You don't have to run OSX either (unless your an Apple geek like me!) - they will run XP, Vista etc. using the Bootcamp utililty provided.
Costly, but works well :y
Surely thats not a plus point :o
Well, I guess you either love it or hate it.... I've been using iTunes for many years, and like it - but I can understand why many people don't :y
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Another option is the Mac mini - I have a mate who's fitted it in his Spitfire - they are really tiny, and can be controlled from a mac remote or an ipod touch / iphone.... you've then got full iTunes etc. He's then got a small screen about 7" on the tunnel.
You don't have to run OSX either (unless your an Apple geek like me!) - they will run XP, Vista etc. using the Bootcamp utililty provided.
Costly, but works well :y
Surely thats not a plus point :o
For once, I fully agree with you....iTunes sucks <edited>
Anapod Explorer does all that iTunes can do (and a whole heap more), and weighs in at next to <edited> where the system footprint is concerned.
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Hi Guys...
The PC itself is not an issue - what i wanted to see is if anyone had done it - Curious about screen mounting ect...
The plod must have had an awfull time fitting there stuff in - theres nowhere to put anything, I think the facelift would be a better bet but i aint got one (yet)
but before any of that i need a cup holder !
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I will get some photos up of my install soon.
Its far from finished, but it is however now in use every day!!! :y
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Just seen the first pictures of an iPad being dash fitted !!
If I can find the link again, I`ll post it up
:o
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Just seen the first pictures of an iPad being dash fitted !!
If I can find the link again, I`ll post it up :o
Does it come up 'Bose' Dave when you switch it on? :D
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Just seen the first pictures of an iPad being dash fitted !!
If I can find the link again, I`ll post it up
:o
Found it
http://www.iphonefreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ipad_in_car_01.jpg
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Just seen the first pictures of an iPad being dash fitted !!
If I can find the link again, I`ll post it up
:o
Found it
http://www.iphonefreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ipad_in_car_01.jpg
Flippin' 'eck, as if driving a Toyota wasn't dangerous enough!
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Looks like a large CID
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Here we go:
(http://www.ijdonline.co.uk/oof/carpc1.jpg)
(http://www.ijdonline.co.uk/oof/carpc2.jpg)
Its still miles away from been finished, but at least its usable now! - That said I really need to sort out the power switch (have to touch the wires together which are sticking out the bottom left of the screen/dash area!) as its been like that for 6 months now! :-X ;D
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Cool.... Excatly what i want to do...
"Its still miles away from been finished, but at least its usable now! - That said I really need to sort out the power switch (have to touch the wires together which are sticking out the bottom left of the screen/dash area!) as its been like that for 6 months now! "
LOL have the same issue with my kitchen..... bathroom.... car.... Hi Fi..... PC.... Garage.... garden.... shed.....
Ian :
Was it much of a pain moving the switches ect & do you still have the CID display ?
touch screen i guess ?
.. what front end is that ? - I was using centrafuse in my van PC. the nav engine was fairly good and the phone function was fantastic...
I do have the latest version but there is a bug with the UK postcode search (to be fixed on the next release)
Nice job - comming along - keep us posted
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Here we go:
(http://www.ijdonline.co.uk/oof/carpc1.jpg)
(http://www.ijdonline.co.uk/oof/carpc2.jpg)
Its still miles away from been finished, but at least its usable now! - That said I really need to sort out the power switch (have to touch the wires together which are sticking out the bottom left of the screen/dash area!) as its been like that for 6 months now! :-X ;D
The Tellytubbies are missing!
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/picable/2008/08/13/268667_Teletubbies-Meet-Windows-XP-Wallpaper_620.jpg)
(http://www.tibiafusion.com/portal/system/files/images/WindowsXPteletubbies2.preview.jpg)
(http://images.plurk.com/9179_2674138f0d89d736073a26ea6c5ab822.jpg)
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LOL have the same issue with my kitchen..... bathroom.... car.... Hi Fi..... PC.... Garage.... garden.... shed.....
Amen to that.
.. but I am wondering if this is a project for the spare Mini-itx motherboard I've got kicking about.
Kevin
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I used a 7inch fold out touchscreen in the dash on mine, the audio ran through my 3ch amp which ran components and a sub. Worked quite well but there is bugger all room behind the stereo for much wiring so this was the best approach for me. I always have ran roadrunner with Map Monkey for the nav, missing it now though as I have not bothered putting it into my new car, Volvo S60.
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Just seen the first pictures of an iPad being dash fitted !!
If I can find the link again, I`ll post it up
:o
Found it
http://www.iphonefreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ipad_in_car_01.jpg
As a slave to Steve Jobs, I heartily approve!
Not sure I'd buy a £700 device and glue it to my car, though :o (Says the man who just bought a new MBP, Mac Mini and iPhone 4.. er..)
Ok, maybe if either car had enough dash space to do it, I would :D
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Centrafuse seems to be the best front end :
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Steve: The switches etc are in the same place. I will get together some more pics of it and maybe create a carpc page!
Not sure on the tellytubbies bliss TBH! ;D
Just managed to sort out a big issue I’ve been having with the touchscreen - it randomly stops working (sometimes its fine for a few hours, other times it lasts 5 mins), It was due to a voltage drop over the long USB cable from the boot to the front foot well.
Managed to fit a Powered usb 2.0 hub at the front of the car, which is powered by a modified Nokia Cig Charger!
Can’t remember the IC number now, but basically I cracked open the charger, changed a few resistors to change the regulated output from 7-8v or what ever it was to 5v out now, upgraded the filtering capacitors and then hooked that up to the screens 12v supply. So far it seems to work a treat! Screen hasn’t missed a beat since (and I’ts been used a fair amount last few days)
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