My carputer in action (youtube high quality)
12-22-2008, 08:57 AM
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My carputer in action (youtube high quality)
Just a quick and dirty little demo of how a computer can be used in a car, with mostly free software....
Late night drive to Wal-Mart to buy Nursing Pads, for the wife :-)
http://www.youtube.com/v/cFn3c0k1LVE
edit : Sw used : Road Runner front end, IGO8 PC GPS, Palmer DashCommand OBD Gauges
Late night drive to Wal-Mart to buy Nursing Pads, for the wife :-)
http://www.youtube.com/v/cFn3c0k1LVE
edit : Sw used : Road Runner front end, IGO8 PC GPS, Palmer DashCommand OBD Gauges
Last edited by PCPETE; 12-22-2008 at 09:04 AM.
12-22-2008, 09:25 AM
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nice.
I have two questions. Does it do anything a GPS deck with a hard drive cant do aside from intrenet access?
How do you get internet access? Thru a cell phone provider or one of those Rogers mobile modems?
I have two questions. Does it do anything a GPS deck with a hard drive cant do aside from intrenet access?
How do you get internet access? Thru a cell phone provider or one of those Rogers mobile modems?
12-22-2008, 09:41 AM
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Haven't used GPS on a deck but I would think it has the same functionality.
It does anounce street names during directions.
The holy grail for me would be live traffic updates and automatic re-routing around traffic.
I think some markets, europe mostly, get live traffic through FM RDS then gets sent to your GPS device (deck, Tom Tom , or OEM satnav) via TMC protocol.
Do any decks here support live traffic rerouting?
As for internet, I've got an HTC Touch cell phone with bell, $7 month unlimited data.
I tether it to my carputer via usb, and have live internet on the go, I can watch my rogers cable via slingbox (when parked for safety) and stream radio and shoutcast streams, etc...
It does anounce street names during directions.
The holy grail for me would be live traffic updates and automatic re-routing around traffic.
I think some markets, europe mostly, get live traffic through FM RDS then gets sent to your GPS device (deck, Tom Tom , or OEM satnav) via TMC protocol.
Do any decks here support live traffic rerouting?
As for internet, I've got an HTC Touch cell phone with bell, $7 month unlimited data.
I tether it to my carputer via usb, and have live internet on the go, I can watch my rogers cable via slingbox (when parked for safety) and stream radio and shoutcast streams, etc...
12-22-2008, 10:41 AM
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12-22-2008, 10:54 AM
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Just did a google on blackberry and tether, looks like this might help...
BlackBerry Application Store - How To - BlackBerry Modem
BlackBerry Application Store - How To - BlackBerry Modem
12-22-2008, 12:18 PM
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The most compelling reason though, would be the advanced EQ's (and PEQ's), output channels (mostely for running active) and advanced T\A and phase tuning one can have access to.
12-22-2008, 01:33 PM
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Yuli, I've got a live OBD connection which I can use for realtime gauges, as well as diags (reading and clearing cel codes).
The on the go internet though opens up so many possibilities....
I've also got alot of flacs that I think decks cant handle...
I also find with the pc, most parts are relatively cheap and available, so I have complete control of upgrading or fixing any part, from the screen to the cpu, hd, audio path etc... flexibility and expandabilty are limitless..
I would not recommend a carputer to someone if they can't build a pc from scratch and install windows and program ini files and small scripts...
