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[kcl]

How on earth did they manage to do this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMSa48yOGGE

I want one too! Most of the original functions (not sure about satnav), reversing camera display AND the movies... 

[Marks DTM Calib]

They add a small interface device between the CID processor and the LCD panel.

This allows you to squirt other feeds into the unit such as reversing camera and TV feed

[zirk]

Probably just fed RGB or what ever the format is in to the screen via a switch or reed.

[Iain]

Quite like the reversing camera 

[tunnie]

I'd like those features, how easy is add said "small interface device" ?

[zirk]

I'd like those features, how easy is add said "small interface device" ?

Theres a "How To" or more like a "How I did it" or one of the German Forums kicking around somewhere from memory. Looked into myself a few years back, and decided it was too much hag for the desired result. 

[Tiefer]

This car has fiited an interface with a switch so you choose what do you want to see. The rev camera view switches on with the rev sensor in the gear stick.

The guy that sells the interfaces also repairs the common CID problems (stripes, blank screen) very cheap.

That is the car of a mate. He has an iPod connected to the interface.

Cheers

[reinoso]

Hello,

I'm the designer of that interface. It allows one RGB input and two composite. One part of the interface is installed inside the CID:



We managed to get Windows mobile in the native resolution:



But right now we've found the Android much more interesting ...



So we're developing an Android GPS box compatible with the low res. stock navy displays, including the Opel 4:3 CID.

Regards.

[doz]

Looks interesting.Keep us up to date with your work

[zirk]

Hello,

I'm the designer of that interface. It allows one RGB input and two composite. One part of the interface is installed inside the CID:

We managed to get Windows mobile in the native resolution:

But right now we've found the Android much more interesting ...

So we're developing an Android GPS box compatible with the low res. stock navy displays, including the Opel 4:3 CID.

Regards.

Thats somewhat different and a lot neater than the one I saw on the German Forum, looks tidy  the Android bit is interesting. keep us informed.

How do you plan to control the Touch Screen feature of the OS?

[SkyHighatrist]

That reverse camera does look mighty fine 

think I may be adding to my, already very early, Christmas list 

[biggriffin]

That reverse camera does look mighty fine 

think I may be adding to my, already very early, Christmas list 

Reverse camera on an omega? Whats wrong with good ol MK 1 eyeballs.

[reinoso]

Thats somewhat different and a lot neater than the one I saw on the German Forum, looks tidy  the Android bit is interesting. keep us informed.

How do you plan to control the Touch Screen feature of the OS?

In the Vectra B/omega as you know there is a plastic cover in the dashboard, so it is not possible to add a resistive touch panel (unles you make a cut in this plastic, leaving the speedo needles 'exposed' and not very esthetic ...). But using a touch pad or trackball through USB is perfectly possible, Android 4.2 natively supports HID peripherals.

This is the prototype installed in my car (Saab 93 SS). The stock navy screen is 400x234, only a bit more vert. resolution than the CID screen (320x234).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQasY-bS7UQ

[tunnie]

Very interesting  - What is the Android device?

Have you considered a Raspberry Pi?

Is this something you would do as a service? Quite a few people here have CID's myself included, I'm sure there would be considerable interest this CID upgrade.

What kind of cost would we be looking at for a CID to have the RGB input and two composite added?

As above keep us updated, looks very good 

[reinoso]

Very interesting  - What is the Android device?

Have you considered a Raspberry Pi?

Is this something you would do as a service? Quite a few people here have CID's myself included, I'm sure there would be considerable interest this CID upgrade.

What kind of cost would we be looking at for a CID to have the RGB input and two composite added?

As above keep us updated, looks very good 

We're developing a complete device, based in ARM like raspberrypi but more powerful.

It comes with:

- Android 4.2
- GPS
- 4x USB Host
- Internet 3G (HSDPA)
- GSM
- 2x composite video input
- RGB/VGA output


All fully integrated in a small device of 100x120x30mm.

We hope it will be available in summer (probably August).

I would need a certain number of orders of the 4:3 CID video interface, that will allow the connection of the Android box, to make it worthwhile. In the Saab 93 forum I designed and produced the stock screen interface, but there were a lot of people interested.