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10-19-2006, 02:58 AM | #19 |
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I think, Yaris is so small ... and I got no problem driving
backward or parking . . . so I don't think Yaris need one :) |
10-19-2006, 04:10 AM | #20 |
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Yeah but I suck at parking
plus it's mainly just for the cool factor... Or I could put the camera in the front with an IR illuminator, and get night-vision, mercedes-style! |
10-19-2006, 07:10 AM | #21 | |
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10-19-2006, 07:16 AM | #22 |
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most likely, yes, if you want any kind of useable range.... But that was just an hypothetical idea, the possibilities are really quite limitless!
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10-23-2006, 11:37 PM | #23 | |
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10-24-2006, 12:06 AM | #24 | |
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If you had it setup right, you could have your car sync with your home network+desktop every time you parked your car in the garage/in front (via wireless network and some mid level winxp/mac/linux knowledge). So that you have the latest movies/mp3s on your carputer. If you had a bluetooth laptop/carputer + bluetooth cellphone you could configure the carputer to get weather updates and traffic updates at a set time/time period....
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10-24-2006, 12:33 AM | #25 |
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yeah, I do have Wifi at home and I think the signal should reach the front....
And internet over cellular, possible too, though over there the rates are pretty darn high... And there's no traffic information, or accurate weather information available anyhow! Anyway, this project is kind of taking a back seat, as much fun as it would be, I do not think I will go the carputer route, probably stick to a Pioneer dual DIN headunit with all the bells and whistles, and add on a bluetooth adapter and ipod cable, rear camera module can also be attached and possibly also one of those vehicle dynamics processors. But that will be after adding a few horsies under the hood, I vowed myself not to have a "all show, no go" car, and that's basically what's sitting outside right now! |
10-24-2006, 12:48 PM | #26 |
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If its available to you, you can get one of those broadband pcmcia cards, I've used them before and they work pretty well with good speed. I had an idea that might be easier to do without really needing a carputer. You can buy wireless routers that have a usb plug for an external hard-drive. I believe they're called media storage routers, linksys has one for about $99.00. That way you'd only have to power the router and an external hard drive. I haven't been able to find a tiny device that will plug into an external hard drive and play its contents though. I think I might have a serious obsession with technology.
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10-24-2006, 04:06 PM | #27 |
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I've been reading up on mp3car.com, and there is a lot that goes into the install. By far the hardest part in a Yaris is... well, where the fuck do you mount a computer? Haha, I'm thinking driver side top glove box... has anyone had the dash off and is aware of what is back there? The airbag is in the steering wheel, so if theres about an inch or two of dead space behind the glove box I may be in business.
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01-20-2007, 07:57 PM | #28 |
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may sombody with the cam installed rear in a liftback add pics? just to watch hoy you did it?
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01-20-2007, 08:02 PM | #29 |
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eTiMaGo... you have vehicle dynamics on your head unit, right? Your head unit can run a reverse cam plug and play :) Pioneer makes the cam kit that plugs right in and plays no worries
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01-21-2007, 02:45 PM | #30 |
ive seen car computer mentioned from panasonic and multi other types of system listed in other threads. just came accross this in the latest issue of PASMag from Drivesoft.
its an all in one in dash car computer coming out from Drivesoft. dont know the pricing but you ought to read the review in the mag. internet, car cam, blue tooth, car security control etc etc. link for the system http://www.drivesoft.net/dfs_hardware.html link for performance auto and sound mag. http://www.pasmag.com
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01-21-2007, 05:00 PM | #31 |
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Drivesoft products are both notoriously sweet and notoriously expensive. Their first carputer offering was a fortune.
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01-21-2007, 08:36 PM | #32 | |
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Mind you, it's not the pioneer cam itself, just a standard one, this is not recommended as you have to manually select the video source when you wanna use it. (so, it's rarely used, I might even relocate it as a front bumper cam) If it's the pioneer cam ($++), it'll switch on automatically when you put the car in reverse.
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