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<blockquote data-quote="backtofront001" data-source="post: 1923499" data-attributes="member: 568124"><p>I did a crazy amount of reasearch into this matter, so I can help u out a lot. OK, so u need a computer that does not consume a lot of power. Basically what most people do is that they go with a mini-itx motherboard (EPIA -- The Via 10000, i think it is, motherboards are very popular). They have built in graphics and audio (but if u want good audio, i recommend using a Creative Soundblaster card). U will need a Mini-Itx case, as well. U need like 256-512Mb RAM, not more than that. Get all the other stuff that u need to (Like wireless card, GPS reciever, and all that, I cant remember right now). For ur touchscreen i recommend using, a Xenarc or Liliput, are very popular and Xenarc's are excellent from what i hear. U need a PSU (a power supply). U need a DC-DC power supply since cars are DC, so I am going to direct u to Opussolutions.com for that. What these power supply's do is that they are connected to the ignition wire and when u turn the car on the computer turns on and when u turn the car off the computer automatically turns off or hibernates or whatever (Very Very Cool and can save u a lot of time from using an invertor and hardwiring a power button into the cabin). I cant think of anything else from the top of my head. I pretty much covered all the important stuff. Also, one more thing, u need a program to run ur GPS, Music, Videos and all that good stuff. People use Roadrunner, or Frodo Player, Free.</p><p></p><p>I abandoned the project because I do not know how to do wiring in a car and knowing the unreliability of computers in general i thought i might have to a lot of troubleshooting. Basically it is a very very big time commitment but when it works, it is amazing.</p><p></p><p>If u need more information just PM me!! Hopefully it works out for u bro.</p><p></p><p>Also check out mp3car.com, they have a tremendous amount of information.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backtofront001, post: 1923499, member: 568124"] I did a crazy amount of reasearch into this matter, so I can help u out a lot. OK, so u need a computer that does not consume a lot of power. Basically what most people do is that they go with a mini-itx motherboard (EPIA -- The Via 10000, i think it is, motherboards are very popular). They have built in graphics and audio (but if u want good audio, i recommend using a Creative Soundblaster card). U will need a Mini-Itx case, as well. U need like 256-512Mb RAM, not more than that. Get all the other stuff that u need to (Like wireless card, GPS reciever, and all that, I cant remember right now). For ur touchscreen i recommend using, a Xenarc or Liliput, are very popular and Xenarc's are excellent from what i hear. U need a PSU (a power supply). U need a DC-DC power supply since cars are DC, so I am going to direct u to Opussolutions.com for that. What these power supply's do is that they are connected to the ignition wire and when u turn the car on the computer turns on and when u turn the car off the computer automatically turns off or hibernates or whatever (Very Very Cool and can save u a lot of time from using an invertor and hardwiring a power button into the cabin). I cant think of anything else from the top of my head. I pretty much covered all the important stuff. Also, one more thing, u need a program to run ur GPS, Music, Videos and all that good stuff. People use Roadrunner, or Frodo Player, Free. I abandoned the project because I do not know how to do wiring in a car and knowing the unreliability of computers in general i thought i might have to a lot of troubleshooting. Basically it is a very very big time commitment but when it works, it is amazing. If u need more information just PM me!! Hopefully it works out for u bro. Also check out mp3car.com, they have a tremendous amount of information. [/QUOTE]
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