Just installed my Carputer. Pics soon.
#1
Just installed my Carputer. Pics soon.
I've been tossing around the idea of installing a carputer since before I had the G. My HU finally crapped out on me and I decided to take the carputer plunge. Boot times are about 30 seconds until usable, which is OK, but not great.
Touchscreen: Lilliput 7"
Power Supply: M4-ATX 250 Watt
Motherboard: ECS TIGT-I2 (Intel Atom D410 @ 1.66ghz)
HDD: Plextor 64gb SSD
RAM: 2GB
Optical: LG DVD burner
Sound: SoundBlaster X-Fi PCI-E Extreme Audio
OS: Windows 7 Starter
Front End: Centrafuse 3.1
extras:
ELMScan 5 USB
USB Bluetooth adapter
USB Wireless adapter
250gb External USB HDD for media storage
Microsoft Streets & Trips w/ GPS adapter
on order:
Directed HD Radio
contemplating:
XM radio
Audio setup:
Phoenix gold RS6.5 components up front
Phoenix gold RS6 speakers in rear
Crunch 5 channel amp
I had a much stronger system built out, but I didn't want to take any chances with the power draw, so I opted for Atom. Aside from the boot time, I'm pretty happy with the build and its performance. Now to clean out the trunk and post some pics
Touchscreen: Lilliput 7"
Power Supply: M4-ATX 250 Watt
Motherboard: ECS TIGT-I2 (Intel Atom D410 @ 1.66ghz)
HDD: Plextor 64gb SSD
RAM: 2GB
Optical: LG DVD burner
Sound: SoundBlaster X-Fi PCI-E Extreme Audio
OS: Windows 7 Starter
Front End: Centrafuse 3.1
extras:
ELMScan 5 USB
USB Bluetooth adapter
USB Wireless adapter
250gb External USB HDD for media storage
Microsoft Streets & Trips w/ GPS adapter
on order:
Directed HD Radio
contemplating:
XM radio
Audio setup:
Phoenix gold RS6.5 components up front
Phoenix gold RS6 speakers in rear
Crunch 5 channel amp
I had a much stronger system built out, but I didn't want to take any chances with the power draw, so I opted for Atom. Aside from the boot time, I'm pretty happy with the build and its performance. Now to clean out the trunk and post some pics
#4
Yep, Win7 takes advantage of the SSDs to allow a faster boot time.
Are you booting from sleep mode or cold-booting?
The system should be able to wake in about 6-7 seconds with that setup, if the cold boot time is about 30sec.
Are you booting from sleep mode or cold-booting?
The system should be able to wake in about 6-7 seconds with that setup, if the cold boot time is about 30sec.
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here's a couple of iphone pics; that's all I've had time for recently:
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#12
I bought the parts and put it together. Yes, it really does work.
I wouldn't use anything other than a touchscreen monitor. I don't believe you would get a decent resolution out of the OEM screen plus navigating the UI with a touchpad with a mouse while driving is dangerous.
After setting up hibernation, I've trimmed it down to about 20 seconds from ignition to useable.
After setting up hibernation, I've trimmed it down to about 20 seconds from ignition to useable.
#13
Too Funny, Folks, carpc's have been around forever. In my opinion you can build a carpc that will out perform any aftermarket headunit for about $700 including the touchscreen. Ever since I installed my first carpc back in 04 I have never looked back.
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