can anybody recomend a motorised in dash touch screen for a car pc? got one in mine at the the mo which is a older model but has decided to stop working today, and smells of burnt components so guessing it's dead so looking for ideas

 

cheers guys

Why a motorised one? Is that so you can still have radio and the normal stereo stuff?

yes mat i run my audio through the aux in on the normal stereo so i have control over the sub etc, could be a manual in dash one but single din either way

I really want to fit mine up but I haven't got a clue where to start. I might in in Gloucester at the end of the month though if you fancy doing it haha.... Got to try

i may be wrong, but can't you just wire the car amp to the pc sound card if you're doing that sort of install? most monitors provided they have a pc hookup port should fit in no problem too, and with the right software, you'd have far greater control of the sound settings than your head unit

 

if you're really clever, i guess you could wire up a laptop touchpad too or buy one of these; http://www.reghardware.com/2009/04/20/smarttrack_neo/

Edited August 22, 201213 yr by qrious

I really want to fit mine up but I haven't got a clue where to start. I might in in Gloucester at the end of the month though if you fancy doing it haha.... Got to try

Nice Try lol it's pretty easy to do, i dropped lucky with the pc i'm using i picked up a artigo a100 off ebay for £65 ideal for car pc and small (it fits in the palm of your hand) so takes up no space. i then bought a intelligent power supply (auto switch on/off) it's been running fine until of course the screen decided to burn out yesterday i bought it used and it seems new ones arn't cheap and very few around

Edited August 22, 201213 yr by Black-zed

i may be wrong, but can't you just wire the car amp to the pc sound card if you're doing that sort of install? most monitors provided they have a pc hookup port should fit in no problem too, and with the right software, you'd have far greater control of the sound settings than your head unit

 

if you're really clever, i guess you could wire up a laptop touchpad too or buy one of these; http://www.reghardware.com/2009/04/20/smarttrack_neo/

 

you can but i only have one output on the pc, which means crossover/ pre amp etc and you have to look at the screen to turn volume up/down so i opted to keep normal stereo in as i have 3 sets of pre outs (front/rear/sub) so i can easily adjust anything on the move, also using the output direct from the pc does not give you full volume you need a pre amp in the line to boost the signal

Nice Try lol it's pretty easy to do, i dropped lucky with the pc i'm using i picked up a artigo a100 off ebay for £65 ideal for car pc and small (it fits in the palm of your hand) so takes up no space. i then bought a intelligent power supply (auto switch on/off) it's been running fine until of course the screen decided to burn out yesterday i bought it used and it seems new ones arn't cheap and very few around

 

I have everything there to do it, just don't have a clue where to start or anything :(

 

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Nice Try lol it's pretty easy to do, i dropped lucky with the pc i'm using i picked up a artigo a100 off ebay for £65 ideal for car pc and small (it fits in the palm of your hand) so takes up no space. i then bought a intelligent power supply (auto switch on/off) it's been running fine until of course the screen decided to burn out yesterday i bought it used and it seems new ones arn't cheap and very few around

 

I have everything there to do it, just don't have a clue where to start or anything :(

it's quite straight forward when you get into it, i'm now thinking about loosing the std stereo and building a touch screen into the din slot but as car goes off the road end of sept going to wait till then and do as a winter project lol

I know you wana do mine really. It's the whole amp thing I don't understand

I know you wana do mine really. It's the whole amp thing I don't understand

 

Pop round to mine, I'll give you a run through!

Pop round to mine, I'll give you a run through!

 

Are you near Gloucester like mate?

 

Thanks mark lol

 

Are you near Gloucester like mate?

 

 

Absolutely not!

You coming to jae mate? Do you prefer the carpc thing to a normal stereo