Double din with slide out screen and slot DVD

**deepgrey** · 03-18-2008, 12:35 AM

Hi Everybody,

I have had a car pc in my car for a few years now and have been very happy with it.

But I wanted something a bit fancier and more sturdy than what I currently have - so I am currently working on a double din unit that will be made of plastic and some kind of metal for the casing. It will have a slide out screen with the DVD drive behind it - just like the commercial units.

I am still in the designing stage and will update this thread as I make progress.

**deepgrey** · 03-18-2008, 12:37 AM

Here is where it is currently at - I hope to get a prototype happening in the next few weeks

**2k1Toaster** · 03-18-2008, 12:40 AM

How are you dealing with the fact that a 7" bare lcd is larger than double din standards?

**deepgrey** · 03-18-2008, 12:43 AM

Here is an expanded view for those interested

**deepgrey** · 03-18-2008, 12:48 AM

The LCD that I am using is within standards.

The ISO standard is 182mm x 106mm

The panel size is 166mm x 103mm

Nobody actually uses the ISO standard anyway - and quite alot of head units are higher than the 106mm - but I plan to make mine fit within the 106mm for the metal frame and have the bezel stick out a bit (ISO standard says the bezel can be 120mm high)

There are a few 7" commercial units that do the same kind of thing.

**2k1Toaster** · 03-18-2008, 12:55 AM

Originally Posted by deepgrey

The LCD that I am using is within standards.

The ISO standard is 182mm x 106mm

The panel size is 166mm x 103mm

Nobody actually uses the ISO standard anyway - and quite alot of head units are higher than the 106mm - but I plan to make mine fit within the 106mm for the metal frame and have the bezel stick out a bit (ISO standard says the bezel can be 120mm high)

There are a few 7" commercial units that do the same kind of thing.

Is this the widescreen 7" like the EBY701?

Its a very tight fit, but if you can do it, good luck!

**deepgrey** · 03-18-2008, 12:59 AM

It's a widescreen 7" yes - The bezel being 120mm should give me plenty of room to play with.

it can be very close to the top and leave a little bit of room at the bottom for buttons.

The image only has one button - but I plan to have a few on there - mainly just a power button - an open button and then 2 volume buttons.

**deepgrey** · 03-18-2008, 06:35 PM

I am going into the plastic tooling place in the next week or so to finalize everything and get a rapid prototype done up.
Then I can test it out and see if everything works.
I have plans for using a stepper motor to open and close the unit.

I might even get a few done up if anybody is interested - but obviously I will post some photos of my prototype first.

Anybody got any recommendations on the design etc?

**deepgrey** · 03-18-2008, 11:43 PM

I have added a clip on frame for it:

**Machinehead** · 03-19-2008, 08:48 AM

I like what you've got so far, keep up the good work. I'm very interested in seeing your prototype. If it works out and you feel like making some more, I may be interested in one depending on price and if my existing screen would fit in it.