Relapser

in vain of the previous "double din" mount thread..




i saw this lastnight...


what do you guys think? this is from a shop called soundman.. that's in a toyota tacoma...

but to get real for one minute, you'd have:
GPS
web
movies
navigator
games

...and music
all in the ONE "unit"

...if you did this, that is...


plus being a slip in / slip out ipad... you have a "detachable face" which isn't common with modern double DIN touch units...


so - how would YOU do it???

my personal thoughts are, mounting wise:

it's hard to mount it neatly in a soarer / sc dash because of the positioning of the cruise control screen, plus the dash is relatively small in our cars... so it might look ridickerlous.

plus there's the logistics of the audio.. you can plug the audio into a processor / head unit obviously - but if you plug it in via ipad cable - but would that not limit the

...wait never mind it would be fine connected via USB



so anyway - what would YOU do to mount one of these / install / logistics one of these?

LeeSC300

iTrader: (1)

TBH id much rather use an ipod touch with the gps unit... in the SC/soarer that is...

1JZPWRD

iTrader: (59)

I dont know about that. There has been some custom built radio trim in the SC's before. Some of them are quite nice. It prolly can be done with the right tools and patience.

Kira X

iTrader: (24)

If I were to do it, I'd make it flip out of the top of the dash. It'd block your view of the road, but it's not like anyone actually pays attention to the road anyway...

Relapser

one dude in japan (i THINK it was japan) mounted his cruise screen into his centre console and had some nutso sized TV screen in it's place..

LeeSC300 - what makes you say that???

reason i like the iPad idea is because... to be honest i think that THIS interface:



looks much better than:



plus obvioulsy the ipad can be taken out so you don't get robbed

not to mention all the other cool crud that the ipad can do, like internet radio stations streaming via web connection while you drive...

..no more crummy commercial radio - just stream whole albums off pandora...

plus stream videos off youtube..

i think it's a great idea ...

initial startup woud be expensive to do...
but

it'd work out cheaper than buying:
double din receiver unit with decent touch screen
ipod (for music storage)
GPS receiver
satellite radio receiver
gaming machine (?)
etc etc

Relapser

HAHAHAHA at first i was like

but then i was like

Li Ls4

iTrader: (12)

i like the idea a lot but i think the ipad is to big to fit in the dash of the sc and make it look right, imo i think the samsung tablet would be better suited for it

Relapser

^^^^

interesting... i don't know what their audio output / player is like that IS a good idea...


do they have the internet???

(sorry to ask but here in australia we have "3GS connection" for our internet

does samsung run on android?

Li Ls4

iTrader: (12)

yep it runs on android, its out for verison so ud have 3g service everywhere and be able to anything, surf the web, google maps gps, youtube...

damn wish i was a baller and could just buy this with the data plan and put it in my sc

Relapser

don't worry man... you already are a baller!


ballin' doesn't come from the wallet... it comes from....


...in, here.... *places the palm of my hand gently on your chest*


hahahahahhaha

wow man thanks HEAPS for the idea!!!! im from australia so we don't get verizon etc, but im going to the shops right now to go price em up n see if i can do this!!!!

Li Ls4

iTrader: (12)

Haha thanks man

I think I just figured out how one could go about this without buying a data package just so u can use it for ur car, I just need to somehow get my hands on that samsung tablet without having to to buy a data package for it

Anyone have a hook up at venison? Haha

nivek5sfe

ive bee dabbling with this idea for a long time. when i do start digging into the audio of my car im most likely going to be fabbing up a tablet pc to fit. you can get a 7" android tablet for 200 or less. like you stated previously you have all the necessities..radio, gps, stream music, hook into your collection on home computer, movies, web, ultra lightweight os and interface, no boot times/clunkiness like with a car pc. if you have unlimited data with youre cell provider youre set with just tethering the unit to your phone.

nitroboss

For an ipad I would have this on an adapted moveable stand of some kind that could sit close to my hand on the armrest... and then moved out the way for more subtle use or for the passenger or whatever.

E.g. this bendy stand



I wouldn't want to lose my headunit as there would be times when I wouldn't want to take the ipad with me or carry when out of the car.

samc

hmm didn't even think of that...

Relapser

I'm still in two minds about doing this... Visually the samsung tab looks great and it's virtually double din sized..

Plus makes iPad sound pathetic by comparison

Lucky for us in aust the galaxy tab is 299$ outright as of today!

But yeah video and media and navi wise... This is a go go

But.. As far as audio output goes... I dunno..

I mean mp3 are always different volumes and bitrates etc so I might still just go the alpine double din for it's audio capabilities cos at end of day it's music I use mostly...

I'll probably still get tablet though cos after playing with one today I kind of realized I need one in my life

Only problem with giving me the power of the internet... Is I will get no work done at all. Ever.