justinwebb Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 depending on system specs and if you buy some parts used or new around 300-500 i put together my first one i built just with spare PC parts and only had to buy the screen. Most geeks these days have lots of parts laying around that would work great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinHawk1647545499 Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 centerfuse sucks. they have apps for ODB can pop in a flash drive for music as well as keep in on the tablet apps for HD and satellite radio. tablet can be instant on. i dont see your potatoes. if you want to do a bulk complex build then so be it, most people pull there hair out getting the Car pcs to work right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC66Bronco Posted May 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Ok here is what I would like it to do I know how to assemble and format i just dont know jack about picking the components. I am a huge audiophile and movie buff so storage is a must must have amazing sound! touch screen steering wheel controls navigation use hptuners from it diagnostics internet email AM/FM Radio... HD? Sat? Bluetooth Data logging Back up camera? able to use keyboard and mouse would be nice. Idiot proof is a plus. If you can think of any other useful fetures I am missing I would be all ears. I wanted it all to be self contained in one unit but Justin brought up a good point about if my car gets broken into all they might snag is the touch screen. Another benifit is if the pc is removable I could take it in at night and have a HTPC. Thanks Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinm001 Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 Been thinking about car pc (im a PC engineer). I can tell you pc beats iphone/tablets in every category. Also my pc boots faster than any tablet. SATA3 with SSD destroys anything in a tablet. laptop/pc's cold boot in under 5 seconds. Resume in less than .01 Also windows8 is very touch friendly, using now and is great. Dumb question, can you get hd audio from a tablet? I know androids have HDMI but can with their integrated cpu/gpu can it output DTSHD/Dolby HD? I'd love to be able to run 7.1 in my car. Also, I run my whole home with computers and media center. Nothings better than $6 a month for Time Warner cable card and having all 1000+ channels with unlimited DVR and 3 channel HD recording anywhere in the home. Also with Girder, or other Home Automation, you could easily open your garage door automatically when you hit wifi and close when you leave wifi. options are endless and no restrictions like with tablets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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