In Dash Computer
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In Dash Computer
Found this online and thought it would make the ultimate in dash control everything unit. Anyone here ever used one as a on the fly tuner? Yes it has an OBD2 connector option.
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Cool idea but frankly an entire Intel based PC in your car is overkill. Using my Pioneer touch screen and my android phone I can control a bunch of stuff in my car including using my OBD interface. Using tasker and the google now launcher I can do everything without touching anything just by saing "Ok Google" and then the command including navigation, playing music, etc. The head unit boots up almost instantly too. Even with a SSD you'll be waiting for it to boot.
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We used to build carputers many years ago, it would have been nice to have it all in one like that, the technology just wasn't there. You had to have a remote pc/mac mini mounted usually in the trunk and then a touchscreen and audio gear up front.
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Gotta have it on the mount though.... Police always have their laptops on mounts...
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Not as stiff as I'd like it to be, but it works for iPads and netbooks...anything bigger and you need to add additional braces. Works great for our SAR work.
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