3 din / verticle monitor

**ceBlaze** · 02-09-2006, 01:29 PM

I have been searching the web for a 3 din monitor. Does such a thing exist?

I am just starting to get into the carputer thing, but I feel confident I could move or use some other control device for my climate control (I would love the computer to eventually do it, I think I've seen some people pull that off).

So the desired effect would be a portrait-oriented monitor that looks like it had to be stuffed into my dash. I would like it to be a touch monitor, too, but that's secondary to the size. Everything I see seems to be meant to fit landscape-wise, and the sizes jump from 8" to 10.4" to 14". Am I the only one that thinks mounting a monitor vertically would be AWSOME?

-Blaze

**Freelander** · 02-09-2006, 01:47 PM

read this
alpine, mcintosh & chopped up liquid cooled dell++

**dmcdlrn** · 02-09-2006, 03:39 PM

although not completely perfect 3 din... the 8" or 8.4 I think fits almost perfectly in a 3 din opening... I am hoping to do this with my 8.4 that I'm building right now with the backlight upgrade... there is a guy that did this...

and ended up with this...

You can check him out here...

2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse with 8" LCD, Relocated Stereo & AC Controls

**ceBlaze** · 02-09-2006, 03:55 PM

SWEET! thanks! so now comes the inevitable question, can it be done as a touch screen? If I remember correctly, the tablet PCs are specifically designed to take input only from the stylus. Are there touch adapters for any size screen including widescreen laptops like that one?

-Blaze

**evandude** · 02-09-2006, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by ceBlaze

SWEET! thanks! so now comes the inevitable question, can it be done as a touch screen?

The screen in the pictures dmcdlrn posted is a touchscreen monitor.... he says it's a Lilliput 809GL in the thread.
(if you are referring to freelander's link then disregard this)

**dmcdlrn** · 02-09-2006, 04:09 PM

second that... its a touch screen... so is my 8.4. You can do a touch screen for just about anything without any more space really... touch panels themselves are only about an 1/8" thick and are supposed to be the same size as the screen size... then you have a small controller board and ribbon cable...

**ceBlaze** · 02-09-2006, 04:26 PM

yeah, actually i was referring to freelander's link. I may end up using an 8" because I don't want to modify much more than the hard plastic din slots, certaily not as drasticly as that mini-van, but I love how the screen in that one has almost no bezel around it. I really want it to look like it's the biggest thing i could possibly cram in.

**ceBlaze** · 02-09-2006, 04:35 PM

also, i heard once that building up a laptop isn't all that much harder than building up a desktop. anyone have any good links?

**dmcdlrn** · 02-09-2006, 04:44 PM

I run a laptop. I don't know which is easier... laptop is much more compact though..

I am revamping and using a docking station this year so I can use the laptop's internal sound card... the docking station has a pci slot plus space under it to stick my fm tuner... and usb is all I need for devices... Normally you can buy a stock dc to dc for your machine thats designed to work... also designed to create less heat and consume less power.. plus it has a battery allready built in so it will last a crank...

downside is they are more expensive and less available typically, also less versitile normally cause of no pci slots.

But, you have to read and make up your own mind... I chose laptop and I think it was the right choice for ME... good luck!