Thread: Touchscreen?

Originally Posted by Cybergeek

I just wanted to know if it is possible for a touchscreen to work if I hook it up in my car pc running centrafuse with the video connection instead of the VGA because the screen I get does not have VGA.

yes, it is possible, but the text will look "fuzzy" as a component video input does not have the fine resolution that a VGA input would.

Just FYI, the touchscreen panel is independant of what's displayed underneath it. the compute doesn't "see" the LCD when you touch it, it just sees your input on the touchscreen overlay and interprets where you are "clicking" on the screen. That's not hte best explaination, but I can't seem to think of a better way to put it right now.....

Originally Posted by Cybergeek

I was at the local sight&sound store today and one of the installers told me that running a computer on your touch screen is absolutly impossible, which I did not beliveve.

I wouldn't talk to this idiot ever again if I were you..............unless he was talking about trying to output your computer desktop on one of the aftermarket navigation unit intended to work on thier own. Like a pinoneer anvic or soem other type of unit (alpine, etc)

Originally Posted by Cybergeek

So I just want to know if this is possible and how some of you pro have your screens hooked up.

Mine is VGA.

Originally Posted by Cybergeek

I just wanted to know if it is possible for a touchscreen to work if I hook it up in my car pc running centrafuse with the video connection instead of the VGA because the screen I get does not have VGA.

Their answer is correct, but their logic behind it is not.

Is it possible? Yes.
Is it worth it? No.
Could your local shop pull it off? Probably not, but the vast majority of us here couldn't, either.

In order to make it work, you would have to crack open the headunit, reverse-engineer the touchscreen, rewire it to a USB or serial connection, and possibly write drivers to make it work.
Be aware that if it works, the touchscreen will only control the PC when all is said & done.

I was at the local sight&sound store today and one of the installers told me that running a computer on your touch screen is absolutly impossible, which I did not beliveve. So I just want to know if this is possible and how some of you pro have your screens hooked up.

It's possible.
Someone did it with a Kenwood unit and posted a how-to on these forums.

If you think you can pull it off and are qilling to risk your pricey headunit, be my guest!
Be sure to post pics of your adventure!

Yes, we're talking about the same thing.

You can get video on that screen, but NOT touchscreen control of the PC.
At least that's what I interpreted from your post.
If I misunderstood, then I apologize.

And thanks for the compliment. Much appreciated!

Let's clarify something here that seems to be causing confucion:

Is your touch screen just a touch screen (lilliput, xenarc, lintx, etx) or is it one of the aftermarket head ubits with a touch screen built into it (pioneer, alpine, etc)?

If the former, the install guy is out to lunch.

If the later, darque is pretty much correct.

Cheers

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What kind of screen?

Ummm, a touchscreen maybe?

Kind of answered your own question there bud............