 CAR PC, What are your experiences with it? |
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 May 26, 2012 - 11:00 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined May 3, '11 From Ohio Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%)  |
So who has car pc? What is it like? operating system? trying to figure out if it's anything I want.
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May 27, 2012 - 2:16 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 16, '03 From Bay area Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I think car pc are becoming a thing of the past. With the advent of the iPads. People are mounting iPads to their cars and using thems as car pc.
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May 27, 2012 - 2:33 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 2, '10 From Davenport, Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Android tablets make a better CarPC then Ipads, they fit better, I don't know many cars that have openings large enough for a 10" screen. The Celica doesn't thats for sure or I would have used a 10" android tablet
 a CarPC utilizing Mac OSX Linux or Windows 7 would be far superior to either the Android or IOS, as it would have much more expand-ability and more platform skins for the environment. --------------------  |
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May 29, 2012 - 6:39 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 22, '07 From Houston, TX Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
im running a car pc. win 7 1.6 amd proc, miniITX board
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May 29, 2012 - 7:19 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 3, '11 From Ohio Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
QUOTE (stephen_lee @ May 29, 2012 - 7:39 PM)  im running a car pc. win 7 1.6 amd proc, miniITX board verdict? -------------------- |
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May 29, 2012 - 7:41 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 12, '08 Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
Thought you guys might be interested in this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcHjtBkPEuU The feature is called mirrorlink, and it basically connects your phone with a remote screen and allows you to control the phone on there. So its like you installed an android tablet into your dash w/o actually having done so. I'm sure gonna buy it --------------------  |
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May 29, 2012 - 9:19 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 15, '09 From yonkers, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
QUOTE (enderswift @ May 29, 2012 - 8:41 PM) Thought you guys might be interested in this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcHjtBkPEuU The feature is called mirrorlink, and it basically connects your phone with a remote screen and allows you to control the phone on there. So its like you installed an android tablet into your dash w/o actually having done so. I'm sure gonna buy it your looking at a retail price of 550 according to crutchfield Sony-XAV-601BT unless there a cheaper unit with the same mirror link "feature" IMHO not worth it. its pretty cool though. if it was around the 300 dollar price range then i might consider this unit. -------------------- *Thing i want for my car(i wish i had money)*
-light blue tint (next step will do this right after i get my paint job) WTB Reasonably priced Projectors just Lows |
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May 29, 2012 - 11:57 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '05 From Calgary Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
$550 isn't bad, i would buy it if i had the cash. i was expecting it to be in the $800 range considering it's a sony.
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May 30, 2012 - 10:16 AM
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Enthusiast Joined May 3, '11 From Ohio Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
it's like an android tablet if you wanted it to be, but still has the radio tuner.... that's the win for me. Wanted that radio tuner. But I'll prolly wait a few months for the price to drop.
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Jun 1, 2012 - 10:53 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 13, '05 From Kansas Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
QUOTE (ricochet1490 @ May 26, 2012 - 11:00 PM) So who has car pc? What is it like? operating system? trying to figure out if it's anything I want. I have a car pc, love it! Very useful, upgradable. Tablet pc are still Underpowered, expensive and too ungainly in the celica |
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Jun 4, 2012 - 12:51 AM
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Enthusiast Joined May 3, '11 From Ohio Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
QUOTE (palooke @ Jun 1, 2012 - 11:53 PM) QUOTE (ricochet1490 @ May 26, 2012 - 11:00 PM) So who has car pc? What is it like? operating system? trying to figure out if it's anything I want. I have a car pc, love it! Very useful, upgradable. Tablet pc are still Underpowered, expensive and too ungainly in the celica What are your system specs? -------------------- |
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Jun 6, 2012 - 12:53 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 2, '10 From Davenport, Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (palooke @ Jun 1, 2012 - 10:53 PM) I have a car pc, love it! Very useful, upgradable. Tablet pc are still Underpowered, expensive and too ungainly in the celica acer iconia tab was $189, not expensive at all, the tegra 2 dual core is quite powerful using android ics os, and the mounting i chose looks factory. but a car pc definitely has more expand-ability upgrade-ability and power. one day i will probably install an actual pc but the android tablet does it for me just wish i piceked one with usb host connectivity. -------------------- |
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