Monitors Small sized Touch Screen LCDs- Are they available?
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czar,
try contacting these guys. It may help
7" Stand Headrest LCD Monitor with VGA Touchscreen | iRide Technologies.
iRide Technologies. CarPC based Vehicle Infotainment Systems
btw, planning for a mac-mini music server ??
Boyz need Toys: Apple Mac Mini as Music-server with Touchscreen
try contacting these guys. It may help
7" Stand Headrest LCD Monitor with VGA Touchscreen | iRide Technologies.
iRide Technologies. CarPC based Vehicle Infotainment Systems
btw, planning for a mac-mini music server ??
Boyz need Toys: Apple Mac Mini as Music-server with Touchscreen
superczar
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they can be had for fairly cheap, but they aren't touchscreens
Anyway, I'll spill the beans here...I am planning to setup a small PC in my Corsa with the screen mounted to the dash...needless to say it has to be a touchscreen coz I can't (obviously) use a mouse while driving....
At this point, it is just an idea but the more i think about it, the more interesting it seems..
I guess i"ll create a fresh thread on it, but before I do that, i need to make sure i can source a touchscreen...
I spoke to the iride guys, and they seem to be fairly knowledgeable..the screen that they recommended is basically a Liliput 629GL whichthey source from the OEM in Taiwan...
The US price for the screen is ~$280 while they quoted 11300 with 1 yr warranty so buying it here probably makes more sense...
any other options that I have?
That actually sounds like a good deal.
What OS are you planning on running on that carputer? There are some good linux customised distros, or MCE. XP/other windoze is basically useless you run an application on top that does everything and has large enough buttons and textures to be seen on a 7" screen.
Nice project, let us know how it goes.
The other interface possibility is tablets, the biggest problem with a car PC is that you will *have* to look at the screen, even if it is a touchscreen. And that is a recipe for an accident. It is not tactile in nature, you can't feel your way around the face without looking at it, and hope to hit the right button.
A small USB keyboard or MCE with a remote might be nice, and it's large enough to double as a weapon to use during those moments of road rage.
What OS are you planning on running on that carputer? There are some good linux customised distros, or MCE. XP/other windoze is basically useless you run an application on top that does everything and has large enough buttons and textures to be seen on a 7" screen.
Nice project, let us know how it goes.
The other interface possibility is tablets, the biggest problem with a car PC is that you will *have* to look at the screen, even if it is a touchscreen. And that is a recipe for an accident. It is not tactile in nature, you can't feel your way around the face without looking at it, and hope to hit the right button.
A small USB keyboard or MCE with a remote might be nice, and it's large enough to double as a weapon to use during those moments of road rage.
superczar
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too early to comment, but am planning to using a leaned up version of XP..basicallyi'll remove all that i don't need using nlite....
I can always run a wrapper with a nice GUI on top of that...again, this is something i need to research....
As of now, the big qstns I have are:
- LCD: the iride deal looks good
- PSU: Need to research this...I can look at the iride options, or run a DC- AC inverter (i already have a 150W setup) and feed it back to a regular SMPS...inefficient though...else i can look at the PSUs from Opus which I can get from the US
- Proccy & mobo The big question...I don't have a space constraint, so I don't need to necessarily stick to Mini ITX...I am not very confident that the silly Via Nehemiah/C3 will give me snappy performance...
Having said that, I also need to locate a proccy/mobo combo that is low on power needs, am planning to open up a separate thread on this
True, but where do i mount a small Keyboard
Run MCE and Use MCE remote . I guess you'll be using it mostly for listening to music and other stuff...
That remote i believe isn't infrared based...So you need not point it in the direction either...
Or you can wait for the Vista MCE and get one of those Vista Mce remotes with a mini display. Judging by how much you spend for such stuff, I guess the computer will be powerful enough to handle it...
. I guess you'll be using it mostly for listening to music and other stuff...That remote i believe isn't infrared based...So you need not point it in the direction either...
Or you can wait for the Vista MCE and get one of those Vista Mce remotes with a mini display. Judging by how much you spend for such stuff, I guess the computer will be powerful enough to handle it
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