my first mp3/gps car computer -- with pics

just finished this today, let me know what u guys think.. btw, i like the deluo receiver, its $80, connects in 9 seconds and i get atleast 6 satellites.

well it took a while to get it all working, and wires hidden, but i definitely like it.. all in all it took about 15 hours to build, install, hide and setup. cost was up there too :D

stats;
windows xp professional
shuttle ak32
amd xp 1600+
256 megs pc133 sdr
ibm deskstar 40gig hd
deluo usb gps receiver
delorme street atlas 2003 mapping software
creative audigy
micro innovations slimline keypad
ati radeon 64m ddr vivo
mobile authority 5.6" tft screen with tv tuner/av center
diy case, carpeted and sized to match my sub box
300w rms power inverter
250w enermax power supply
hacked up case (cutting aluminum sucks)
belkin powered usb hub
belkin usb extensions
pioneer 740mp still used for volume controls with cdrb10 for aux input.

only thing im missing is a small touch pad for mouse controls, will be here in a few days.

http://web.njit.edu/~cas1383/carpc/PIC00510.jpg
shot of winamp -- loads automaticall with windows . start up is 15seconds, shutdown is 5 seconds.

http://web.njit.edu/~cas1383/carpc/PIC00521.jpg
Shot of screen, with my nice background :D

http://web.njit.edu/~cas1383/carpc/PIC00523.jpg
GPS Software, i dont know why the screen has lines in it, it doesnt look like that in person.
Btw, it talks to you and you can talk to it :D

http://web.njit.edu/~cas1383/carpc/PIC00517.jpg
Slimline keypad for all my winamp controls. over 4000 mp3s on my hd all catagorized.

http://web.njit.edu/~cas1383/carpc/PIC00514.jpg
belkin powered usb hub under passenger seat for extra connections if needed. (mounted)

http://web.njit.edu/~cas1383/carpc/PIC00513.jpg
Deluio gps receiver, mounted right up front in window, barely noticeable, it is about the size of two quarters -- but it has to be in plain view.. even behind tinted windows it wont work.

http://web.njit.edu/~cas1383/carpc/PIC00488.jpg
shot of the mobo when i was building it.. fan is a speeze with aluminum heatsink

http://web.njit.edu/~cas1383/carpc/PIC00487.jpg
this is the case i made for my comp to fit in. i have two fans, one 80mm and a smaller one, moves alot of air and is barely noticable in front of the car.

http://web.njit.edu/~cas1383/carpc/PIC00441.jpg
AV center control for screen, it has four tv anteanns so it always has a decent signal, as well as two AV inputs. this pic was during installation, all wires are hidden now.

http://web.njit.edu/~cas1383/carpc/PIC00438.jpg
this is where i jammed the av center, this is under the HU area.

Looks like a great setup. Im considering making a similar style case, carpeted to match the trunk.

Nice install, just need some of the computer blending into trunk, and sweet 2#%@#% jesus, a deathstar in the carpc? are you mad? :D:D Hopefully its a 120gxp :)

looks nice..
now is the fans you got mounted there both intakes or is one an exhaust?

also where did u get this gps from?

and how much for the monitor... looks like a nice picture it might have on the gps for being that small.

:) thanks

gps unit is from deluo.com

http://deluo.com/

it is $89 and takes 9 seconds to lock onto satellites, usb, and i havent had any problems with it..

screen is a Mobile Authority m56tp (with 2 AV in, 1 av out, 4 TV antennas + remote). retail is like $300 but i got the screen, remote, all wires, and av center unit for $119 on ubid.com. res is 960x234 and looks pretty decent.. composite input only.

both fans are intake (the back end of the case is openned, so it just flows through).

the 80mm fan is kinda loud upclose, but when ur in front of the car its barely noticcable.. add to that equation, going 70mph + car stereo, you cant hear it.

i know mobile authority isnt the best brand, and its prolly the cheapest thing quality wise ive bought for this, but i am impressed with it for such a low price.. a 5.6" screen with TONS of addons with just over $100 is quite a steal.

dizamn..you should add a wireless NIC and antenna for war driving...what kind of job do you have to afford this shiznit?

im a student still, and im broke as *****.. this wasnt very expensive, the AMD xp 1600 is on sale on newegg.com for $50, the mobo was 50, i mdae the case, and the audigy, video card, power supply, memmory i had laying around.. i just had to buy the screen as well and take the time to make it all. if i had to buy everything from scratch it would have cost me about $600 but it was significantly less since i had alot of stuff.

How is the SA 2003 software?

i like sa2003 alot.. its very good, its the only gps software ive used, but the maps are detailed -- one way streets.. it talks to you and you can talk to it.. however, when you get lost, it doesnt auto recalculate the root (or if i does i dont know how to do it).. i was very impressed with what i got for $50 ill tell ya that much.