just a wild idea...
any of u haf PC inbuilt in the car?
it would rock, if go wireless and stuff
loads of music and movies for passengers

watch pimp my ride...
xzibit sumtime will load pc in the car with high speed internet... ..

"pimp my ride" in MTV channel...i love their customization ...it was cool

Where do they get the high speed internet from huh?

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Added on February 1, 2007, 8:43 am

Need to spend alot of money on high end batteries, need probably at least 3 huge batteries.

Pimp My Ride, they over-doing it lare. Bumper also got LCD screen, gila sial.

Pimp my ride chun ler. I like the episode put in MTX JackHammer. That is really great.

If can put in a PC in our car, it will be very great. But, In Malaysia, better don't. Sound system in car also can get stole and what if inside the car have a pc? Hehe. And last time i saw a thread in automotive garage sales that a forummer selling a mini computer for car. But the thread i dunno go where liao.

yealah....always kena steal one,...

Unless you are some Datuk, tint all windows 100% black. Nobody can see you.

There is this BMW always appear around my area damn ganas all windows 100% tinted black, with 3 plates infront, 1 of it is PDRM plate. Some big shot fella.

it can be done... but prepare a huge load of cash for your car charging system and PC's maintanance...

cheers...

Haha. But, those plate easily can get at Taman Melati. Hehe.. But, to have pc in car wat is the purpose? For listen song or watch dvd, in market already have selling dvd player. Unless, you wan play game while driving. Haha.

done before....do a search in zerotohundred.com and you can find a few....

someone was selling his setup about 2 months ago in automotive garage...

if i am not mistaken its coldfusiontech

http://www.coldfusiontech.com/carpc.html

he is one great DIY guy......




charging system does not cost that much.....a good one will set you back about rm150......

www.mp3car.com
click on forum
there is a whole forum dedicated towards pc in cars..

aiya those americans r crazy ma.$$$ is nothing 4 them.ever imagine 8800GTX 2 them is like buying peanuts only.here we r change 100% tax on any item n 300% 4 cars.

pc in the car?? remind me of our malaysia police waja!! sony VAIO!!!

I still have no idea how those Pimp My Ride guys earn money, modifying others ride for FREE.

To Pimp one car also damn bloody expensive.

Ever heard of sponsorship? As long they promote a particular item on the show, vendors will pay... a lot!

PC in car?
i thinking on Knight Rider movie... love tat car a lot when i still young...
highly believe if the car fully computerized, not 1 will able to steal tat car if the computer smart enough

in that case.....thiefs will just resort to car jacking.....even worse for the owner....

some thiefs will just come to you holding a parang to your neck asking you NICEly to disarm the car and give the keys to him......happen to a lot of those mercedes with electronic keys.....

pimp my ride don't use normal pc, either they use a notebook, or a special one for cars.....
see before the toyota supra(if not mistaken)
put macbook inside and 2TB inside

i used to have one but gave up due to lack of maintenance and safety....its better if u use chipsets which have built in processors like the via eden because it does not emit much heat and consumes less power...secondly, most of the parts are quite difficult to get in malaysia especially the mini itx power supply and u need a good person to do some good wiring job....unless u are prepare to have wires coming out of your cigarette lighters then its a different story....

I've build my self a pc for my car last year, this was my 1st DIY work...i still have it still working fine..and not much cash was spent on it.... the only thing that cost me at that time was the in dash TFT lcd...got it from Brothers, using the tv out on the GC. The case was made from an acrylic left overs from a signboard i had lying around...it is running on a P4 2.6, MSI micro ATX mainboard, HDD from a WD notebook HDD. Have 1 120mm vizo uv and 80mm vizo uv fan for cooling. In day time the temp will get as high as 49c, well i'm using the stock Intel fans...haven't change to any aftermarket ones, ram is a DDR 512 from Kingston and the psu i have to mod it a bit. No keyboard is attached to my cpu..only using a logitech wireless mouse. As logn as it can play MP3 and any movie file format...i'm good

mind putting a pic?

Hi all, I've stumbled upon this thread.

I was in the midst of building one myself. Due to lack of funds, it's temporarily halted.

Now the parts is for sale.

I have an imported 7" VGA touchscreen and the power supply for sale. PM me if interested.

Cheers!

you PM me asking to post the pix of my car pc..sorry for the delays... keep on forgetting to take pix...so here it is.. not much..coz i D.I.Y the enclosure... might be ugly..

Here's my Power/Reset button and Led's for HDD and Power


I integrated my usb ports on my center console.


This is my mouse to navigate through windows..ehehe..cute ain't it?


And this is my 6.5 " indash TFT lcd i bought from brothers.... good enough for me!


Ok now this is the CPU unit....not much but i laminate it with checked plate stickers...so that i doesn't absorb heat that is in the trunk.


ok now this is a view of the internal parts... just the basic parts though!


The coolers...1 unit of 120mm and 80 mm vizo fans.....mount 1 to blow and 1 to suck... the 80mm have the highest rpm so it is better for me to use it to suck all the hot air near the cpu HSF area.. i think it would be cooler that way.


So this idling temp of my CPU....not bad huh? this was taken around 10am in the morning before i leave for work..


this is taken after 45 minutes drive to my office.. i was running on Media Player 11 and the temp rise 3 degress... still ok larrr.. but if i run the visualization on the media player it can reach up to 44 degress..and you can see that the case temp irose quite a lot...which is still ok for me.


and finally this is the night shot of my lcd running the media player visualization.




The End.....

wow, impressive....even tho not new.
Will be much better if it is touch screen

woo..cool. impressive.

how u connect power btw...

Touch screen are expensive dude...especially the Liliput brand... plus its not easy to make touch screen works with pc's... requires special wiring..

@wcliang
I use an inverter to supply the power to the PSU.... The inverter i wired direct to the battery...its not a good idea to use the cigarettes lighter..becoz the fuse can't take it... and the inverter must be 300watss and above...

My inverters will not work if the pc is off..even though the inverter is switched on...i tried leaving the inverter switched on for 3 days without using the car ( that was on CNY holidays) after the 4th day... my car battery didn't die oso... so if incase i forgot to switch of the inverter my batter will not die..

yup...our police waja got built in pc inside...but not sure whether it's sony VAIO....

dude, r u using a kelissa there?
n notice ur using a mouse. not sure if u can find a wireless scroll ball nowadays but if it's possible, scroll ball will b less space consuming..

we build pc in own car, What we can do?
playing music player ? or playing game?

SOme question:
Can i use ipod play in my Car?

i remember in ZTH someone was selling a computer that can fit into 2-din slot

no need la huge battery sampai 3 biji....go to kedai abang....(brothers) then u ask for dc converter...i dunno the brand name...but i saw last saturday they had that thing in kedai abang bt caves,

how to use??from api cigaratte kereta la...just plug and plug again to your laptop...
huhuhhuu same la as PC...built a small cpu and use that converter....

bout highspeed internet..u can use Jaring SOMA or....ada ke high speed internet for malaysian user??TMnut??

harharharharhar

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Added on April 24, 2007, 10:46 am


iPod???can...handphone with mp3 or mp3 player also can play in car today la...how??

harharhar just use FM modulator and plug ur iPod or ur mp3 phone there...then..dun need a expensive player..

harharhahr

You mean something like this?

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f=11&t=242506

Power inverter

But I don't know how a kancil/wira battery is going to tahan with a computer running, even with ps2 i don't think it will be good for long term usage

i dont think ppl in malaysia dare enough to do this..mayebe if malaysian can if we can use double layer LIMO tinted..

a cctv surveilance card and a good infrared cam attached to the windscreen or front bumper can make use of the pc turning it into night vision.
possible rite?

Yup, that's possible. U dun need a CCTV surveilance card as well. Most touchscreen have multiple input (VGA and RCA). Jus hook up your infrared cam to the RCA input available on the screen and you're good to go. Same goes for reverse cam...

google for audiopce.com - this is a local forum on carPC

gps navigation, mp3, dvd movies, maybe games too - many things can do n dun forget the cool factor

i' considering on how to make use of my pda as car entertainment - if i can find a cheap CF card presenter to output to a bigger LCD display??

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a carpc can do anything a normal pc can do.

internet : yes. just use a laptop card or battery powered modem that uses maxis broadband,3g , .. got wireless LAN dongle, go to hotspot or park near shopping complex, walla ! WIFI .. war-driving is not recomended .. hahaha

games : yes. but for passanger only arr .. dont mess around !

music : mp3, wma, wmv, video music, all can . i got 75gb of mp3,video music, series monster garage, a few full movie, favourite series of Pimp My Ride

control : my car uses NaviVoice voice recognation system via a bluetooth headset, keyboard and mouse at the back, 7" VGA LCD Touchscreen, WinLirc remote receiver

power supply : M2ATX DC-DC PSU . it only uses a 12v input. please dont use a inverter. it uses a lot of amperes in a short period and not to mention its dangerous !

theres plenty of things that can be install to a carpc . for example a phidget relay control. press no2 at the remote control and the sportlight turn on . some ppl does integrated alarm to their car. GPS also possible ! just install the software and gps receiver, then there u go ! a GPS system ! maps are available at a few local websites.

if u are a modification guy and u hv a stand alone management system or any piggyback ECU that uses computer to tune, carpc is a great item to hv ! just stop at a gas station and change the setting of ur ECU then enjoy ur new setting !

driving ? somebody called ? ur hp hv bluetooth ? let ur carpc answer ur call. it automaticly reduce the audio and turn on the mic or bluetooth that u uses for the audio recognation system. sms ? just said it out and the carpc do the writing and sending .

satellite radio ? bad news. carpc can easily fit a XM satellite radio but the signal doesnt cover malaysia. but a tv tuner would be a good replacement. ur passanger can watch their favourite show when u balik kampung.

backing sensor ? ahaa . if u uses the Lilliput touchscreen, it has 2 av mode that can be automaticly change when it detected another video input . put a relay to the back-up camera to the reverse light, and when u go to reverse gear, it automaticly turn on the camera and change the AV of the screen .

ipod ? no problem . even a memory card can be read . just put a multi-input connector at the dash.

I also put in one last week. An AMD into my Avanza. With Geek My Avanza on it. I will put it post here once i got my phone back. For a teaser, i run WinXP on USB removeable drive to prevent my OS break down if i am offroading. It got GPS, WiFi and voice recognition.

IMHO, i think touch screen is not very practical since my tempreture in Malaysia is considered 'extreme' lately. :->

I use a 230watt psu and an inverter. Now, i try finding a M2ATX DC-DC PSU in Malaysia

http://www.myjffc.com/viewtopic.php?t=3573

i can help u with that . brand new.

M2-ATX DC-DC PSU 160Watt
Smart Car PC Power Supply
- 160 watts output
- Ideal car Power supply for operating P4, P4-M, Celeron, AMD systems
- ATX, 6-24V wide input range
- Intelligent shutdown controller
- ON/OFF motherboard control
- Survives vehicle engine cranks
- Battery deep discharge prevention
- High efficiency, 160 watts output
- "Anti-Thump" Amplifier remote control
- 15A automotive fuse (mini-blade)
- VIA, P4 and AMD CPU support

spec : http://resources.mini-box.com/online/M2-ATX/specs.pdf

Inside the old KITT

Hi coldfusionpower, how much? Interested.

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Added on August 14, 2007, 7:51 pmI saw car in Discovery Channel about futurecar, one that is speeding on its own via computerised system, look a lot like some in KITT. I miss that show, but i will freak out if a car talk back at me. Imagine this, speeding down road at 100+ and suddenly car say "Oi boss, too fast man, put signal man, stick on one lane man" and worst of all, "Your driving sucks man". Backseater

damn . i love knight rider .. very cool car .. i love knight rider, a-team and airwolf .. they rocks !

jacksonloh .. i pm'ed u edi ..

p/s : my last carpc can talk . but with specific command via voice recognation system .. example if i ask the time or cpu stats .. but what i really hate when i was driving , then suddenly the gps told me to turn sumwhere . terperanjat ! especially when i driving alone ! .. hahaha

Don't forget to check out next year for the upcoming new Knight Rider movie, featuring the new KITT

Old KITT vs New KITT!


Movie Poster:

Yeah, i know how you feel bro. Mine give out lady voice but my wife say it sound like pontianak sound So, i had it change to robotic sound. I also scared some of my passenger. Here how,
Me: Computer, what's the time?
Kawan: Wha? Who do u talking ...
Computer: It's 5 pm, master.
Kawan: Ahhhhh!
Me:

Originally i use Ultra Hal but i change because it sensitive to background noise, suddenly talking nonsense! Now, i use eSpeaking's Voice and Speech Recognition Software interface with in-Car Terminal. You?

pheewiitt ! new KITT rocks !



haha .. i dont like the female sound also . beside .. my car a guy .. got turbocharger to buff him up .. actually , i using a navigation VCS .. and i modified it abit to take other command beside navigation alone. heard of Navi Voice or Bruno VCS ?

I used Bruno once but after it R.I.P. from MP3Car forum, i change to few other and now using iCT free version.

Sweet mother of j35u5!!! Knight is back again. First Transformer now KITT. I better used the poster as desktop. Ha ha don't want to miss that.

OK guys. If i put a PC inside a wooden box without any enclosure made of steel to protect from electrowave, is it harmful? Dun wanna fry my little 'soldier' he he he.

cannn . most of audio installer uses MDF wood maa . or why not try with acrylic ? look cool coz can see inside

anyone know where i can fit a car pc into my car in malaysia?

better self design and customize, if shop, sure its going to cost you a bomb