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    Whats best for me....... HELP!!!

    Newbie here just registered.Whats up guys/gals. Need some help picking my setup.So please chime in. Oh, and Ive done some searching for about a week. And let nme say first that I know very little about computers and even less about carputers.

    SO this is my dream setup ( what i want to be able to do)

    Mediacar
    2- 7" zenarc tsv or lilliputs whatever one is better quality
    rear view camera with a 7" lcd in place of mirror
    Want to completely eliminate head unit.( not essential)
    Control- bass , treble , subs, amps, and radio, etc...
    Opus power supply
    obd-II dataloging
    on-screen guages, speedo, tach , boost etc.........
    play cds, dvd,radio,mp3's , stored files etc.....
    Gps navigation
    Hands free call phone
    Play tuochscreen games

    These are the 2 systems Ive been looking at

    1. logic system,

    With all of the best options $900 without screen
    (here is link to specs and options)

    C134 System Features:


    • Power Solutions:
    60 Watt Morex Car Power Kit with lighter adapter and AC adapter or

    60 or 80 Watt Morex Power Supply with ITPS and AC adapter (ITPS NOT installed)

    • VIA EPIA M Series Mainboards:

    1 Ghz VIA C3 Processor

    VIA CLE266 Northbridge, VT8235 Southbridge Chipset

    1 DDR 266 DIMM memory socket

    1 10/100 Base-T Ethernet onboard LAN

    Integrated VIA Unichrome AGP graphics with MPEG-2 accelerator

    TV-out and S-video/SPDIF

    VIA VT1616 6 channel AC'97 Codec audio

    • Front Access USB and Firewire 1394

    • Slim type Slotloading or Trayloading CD/DVD drives

    • Slim (notebook 2.5”) Hard Drives

    • Ultra Low Profile Memory

    • Case Dimensions: 7" x 2" x 10"

    All mini-ITX systems are built to order and tested for 24 hours. Allow 3 to 5 working days before shipping.

    Available Options:
    Power Supply: Morex 60 Watt CAR Power (12V) and AC Adapter (110V)Morex 60 Watt with ITPS and AC Adapter (+$10.00)Morex 80 Watt CAR Power (12V) and AC Adapter (110V) (+$19.00)Morex 80 Watt with ITPS and AC Adapter (+$29.00)
    Operating System: -Windows XP Home - English (+$115.00)
    Motherboard: EPIA M10000 1GHz (+$26.00)
    Monitor: -Lilliput 619GL-70NP 7" VGA TFT Wide Screen Display (+$269.00)
    Memory: 512MB Ultra Low Profile PC2100 RAM (+$111.75)
    Hard Disk: 2.5" 80GB Hitachi 4200rpm (+$113.00)
    Color: Black
    CD / DVD Drive: TEAC DW-224E-93 Slimline CD-RW / DVD Combo (+$120.00)
    Build and test: -Build and test this system (+$35.00)

    http://www.***********.com/product_...products_id/198



    2. xenarc p4

    $1400 with no screen

    Product ID: MP-FL8 Category: Car PC
    MP-FL8 Mini P4-Class Fanless PC w/ 6-Channel Surround
    Description: Small Footprint: 5.8"x9.8"x2.79"; Fanless Operation; Built-in Audio & Video, 6-Channel Surround sound, 10/100base-T Ethernet, 3-USB 2.0, 1 Fire-Wire, 1 SPDIF, 1 TV-Out, 1 Mic-in, 1 Headphone out, 1 Line-out, 2 PS2, 1 Serial, 12V DC power input.
    Price: $799.00
    1. Processor Intel Celeron 2.0GHz
    2. Memory (Low Profile) 1GB PC3200 DDR (add $330.00)
    3. Hard Drive (2.5-Inch) 80GB 4200RPM HDD (add $196.00)
    4. Modular CD/DVD Drive DVD/CD-RW Combo (add $135.00)
    5. Operating System Windows Xp home (add $119.00)

    here is link

    http://www.xenarcdirect.com/search_...en=ALL&iLevel=1

    And now for the questions , will either of these systems give me what Iam looking for with out much other stuff ?
    If i still need to add stuff on what system is better for what I want to do ? What do you think is best deal for the money ? Obviously there is a big difference in price but is the zenarc that much better than the logic ? Are Zenarc's lcd's also much better than Lilliput ?, Cuse its like $150- 200 more .????

    Anyway hope you can help.I have to make a deciesion soon.
    Thanks for space ,
    steve

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    Anyone ? No One 28 views and no one has anything to say or help me out on? C'mon guys.........

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    Power:
    If you're going for a mini-itx motherboard/case, get a case with the Morex 60W power supply inside, and get a Carnetix CNX-P1260.
    If you're not getting Mini-ITX stuff and are using more high powered stuff, get yourself an Opus. The ITPS (in my experience) isn't good enough for trouble-free carputering.

    Screen:
    The Xenarc is better quality than the Lilliput. My mate has a Lilliput but is now getting a Xenarc after seeing mine and being blown away by the difference in quality.


    I personally would get all the components yourself and build it, it's not that difficult.

    However, if you don't know much about computers, then you will be in for a rough, frustrating time. I have been working with computers for 6 years, and I still sometimes get frustrated with things (well, I did before I got my Opus, and before my dad got his Carnetix)


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    I'd recommend not totally replacing the rear-view mirror... the glare on any touchscreen LCD can be terrible...

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    I would never replace the rear view mirror, what happens if the carputer gateses on you, then you have no mirror at all!
    Carputer currently 'ghettoed' into car!!!

    EPIA MII-12000
    Ampie Case with rigged extra USB
    Hitachi 60GB
    Holux GPS mouse with iGuidance 2.0
    Lilliput 7" touchscreen
    Netgear WG121 USB WiFi
    Carnetix P1260

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    anyone one else can help me out ????

    SO this is my dream setup ( what i want to be able to do)

    Mediacar
    2- 7" zenarc tsv or lilliputs whatever one is better quality
    rear view camera with a 7" lcd in place of mirror
    Want to completely eliminate head unit.( not essential)
    Control- bass , treble , subs, amps, and radio, etc...
    Opus power supply
    obd-II dataloging
    on-screen guages, speedo, tach , boost etc.........
    play cds, dvd,radio,mp3's , stored files etc.....
    Gps navigation
    Hands free call phone
    Play tuochscreen games

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    Sounds like you have it figured out to me. What do you want help with? There is plenty of information on all of those topics you have listed. Learn to search.
    AMD XP 2600+/512MB RAM/120GB hard drive
    Opus 150W/DVD/GPS/7" Lilliput TS/802.11g/Bluetooth
    Installed.


    -GPSSecure- - GPS Tracking
    -AltTabber2.2.2- - Handy touchscreen utility.

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