Finally finished my car PC

[Designer]

Originally Posted by Lamilia what purpose would a car computer serve? I find it cool but I'm a bit confused. Is it supposed to be like a laptop only you don't need to charge it?

well, imagine the cost of a decent MP3 player but hard drive based and capable of holding about half a years worth of a music, a DVD player which can also play DVD's from hard drive so no changing the discs, GPS, engine management integration etc. etc.

That lot separately would cost you something in thye region of £1k for a decent sound system capable of that and the other bist and pieces, well a PC can do all htose jobs and costs a little under £600 so advantages are:

1. a little over half the price
2. everything all bundled into one package so no separate equipment to install
3. can be upgraded just like a desktop pc (within reason)

Drawbacks

none

[neochivers]

y not put a little selight on your car and sing up to setight internet and have internet on the road .... this reminds me of james bond:goldfinger where james' car as a little comp in it wich is used to track goldfigers car, meby you could put a ejctor seat in your car and machinggun headlights (lol)

[Lamilia]

Originally Posted by Designer well, imagine the cost of a decent MP3 player but hard drive based and capable of holding about half a years worth of a music, a DVD player which can also play DVD's from hard drive so no changing the discs, GPS, engine management integration etc. etc. That lot separately would cost you something in thye region of £1k for a decent sound system capable of that and the other bist and pieces, well a PC can do all htose jobs and costs a little under £600 so advantages are: 1. a little over half the price 2. everything all bundled into one package so no separate equipment to install 3. can be upgraded just like a desktop pc (within reason) Drawbacks none

whoa thanks for the info if I were big into cars and I was old enough to have a car I would totally get that.

[Designer]

Originally Posted by neochivers meby you could put a ejctor seat in your car and machinggun headlights (lol)

I'll just stick to a sports exhaust, uprated emgine management and stuff like that, although for my next project...........

[neochivers]

that movie was on last night to (ITV 1)

[Jaggannath]

Originally Posted by Designer well, imagine the cost of a decent MP3 player but hard drive based and capable of holding about half a years worth of a music, a DVD player which can also play DVD's from hard drive so no changing the discs, GPS, engine management integration etc. etc. That lot separately would cost you something in thye region of £1k for a decent sound system capable of that and the other bist and pieces, well a PC can do all htose jobs and costs a little under £600 so advantages are: 1. a little over half the price 2. everything all bundled into one package so no separate equipment to install 3. can be upgraded just like a desktop pc (within reason) Drawbacks none

Incorrect on the drawbacks mon frere.... one major drawback is the fact I'll want to nick it, and I imagine I won't be the only one

[Designer]

Well, i'm not too worried because i have a good car alarm , plus the base of the case is bolted in so you'd have to take the hard drive, DVD drive, and motherboard out before you can remove the case from the car. And for the screen it's bolted in through a piece of 1" thick MDF i put as a batten across the centre console, so removing that is no easy task either

[neochivers]

clever

[neochivers]

can u post a pic of the computer working?

[Designer]

Will do as soon as i've made a new monitor cable and finished the audio installation

Slow going, lost of MMDF and perspex to cut and shedloads of wiring to do, neaten and hide

[neochivers]

well best a luck gettin it fitted