touchscreen

Well I finally have the last piece of the system, the touchscreen - after a week of failed snipes I finally set my bid price to be just over 180 dollars and won the damn thing. Hopefully this will be a panasonic screen like what the famed Xenarcs use and this will still have been a good deal. Here is the ebay listing

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5792935395

The start of the project...

So I figured that since I'm spending a good deal of time and money on this project that I might want to document it for the ages. My current project is to basically put a computer into my crappy car for the purpose of navigation, internet and entertainment.

I basically see this as a four phase project:

Phase I: buy the hardware

• - GPS USB mouse (done)
• - ITX case (done)
• - epia motherboard, memory, harddrive (done)
• - car pc itx power supply (done)
• - 7-8" touch screen
• - amp wiring kit (for power lines, RCA cables, and fuse box)
• - 4 RCA couplers
• - 2 RCA to mini plug adapters
• - Wireless USB G (done)
• - Wireless Keyboard (done - could get a sexier one)

Phase II: basic install - this means hook up all of the hardware in phase I

• - get the PC up and running with audio and gps software
• - run the audio from the PC into the AUX of my headunit
• - touchscreen is on dash or some other non-factory looking configuration

Phase III: advanced install

• - replace headunit with the new computer system, this will require adding a small car amp
• - new amp will require more wiring
• - install the screen into the dash (read: dremel, fiberglass)

Phase IV: add on more crap (may or may not do this stuff)

• - reverse camera with video switching for the screen
• - USB Radio w/ mod to original car antenna
• - DVD decoder board in PC
• - Xbox / Wireless controllers
• - Sirius Radio?
• OBDII Scanner and software integration (neon is an ISO type)
  

So that is the plan for now, more to come....