a REAL install.......

**jparks27** · 02-11-2006, 05:11 PM

......After that i think that what started all this noise is much more due to the word "real" suggesting that other's work is not real.

ok... well let me clarify then....

you'll notice in my posts previous, that I said some of you guys did a damn good job keeping it OEM looking.....

my "real" install, was more of the radio/lighting equipment, than it was of an "OEM looking carputer".....

of course, this is a "carputer" site, so, I didnt state myself as clearly as I could have.....

I dont know what would constitute a "carputer" MORE, than a product, used in hundreds of thousands of cars, that is used on a daily basis,in a pretty rough environment, for tracking suspect information, running registration/want/warrant information, writing reports,etc.....

I just expanded mine, to include voice based GPS NAV,phone support, internet,etc.....

for a rice burner... excuse me, I mean.. for an import car, the OEM look is "the way to go"....

but for a full sized RWD sedan, a "police car" to boot, having a 6" touchscreen in the dash just AINT gonna work.....however, a 12.1" will...

a 12" touchscreen would probably look totally out of place in an accord, or a scion......hell..even in a tahoe it might look kinda funny... but in a vic...it fits right in.....

touch screen keyboards work well when surfing, and screwing around, but "real" work cant be done fast enough on a touch screen keyboard....

it'd take 4x as long to compose this post on an on screen keyboard than it would be on a real keyboard......

a "throw it under the seat" keyboard would not work either..... for OBVIOUS reasons........

everyone has their "needs" for their "carputer".....

mine has to actually be used for something OTHER than listening to music or watching DVD's.....

**alti** · 02-11-2006, 05:44 PM

I happen to have a very nice 10.4 inch screen in my 'rice burner' that looks like it belongs there.

**Jammer** · 02-12-2006, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by jparks27

1.I never stated I was a "cop"
2.I never stated it was my equipment
3.I never stated it was a state issued car
4.I never stated it was a "cop car"
5.I never stated it was maintained by "fleet" or FMD (Fleet Maintenance Division)
6.I never gave "civilians advice on how to hack the police band"

Looks like your stole those pictures from the internet.

**BrianRaker** · 02-12-2006, 02:57 PM

Have you seen his vehicle? How can you say that he took these pictures from the Internet? Do you think that somebody that produced soooo many pictures of a vehicle could have taken *all* of them from some poor bloke's website? As a fellow forum member with him on other forums, I can say without a shadow of doubt that this is his vehicle.

I can say what jparks27 has said (i.e. the 6-point list) and it would also apply to me and my vehicle. Do you think that the picture of the car in my signature is also someone elses?

What if someone went around and found any / all the pictures of your installation and ride and said "Oh, look, this guy's a fake, this is somebody else's car"? How would you feel?

**DiNASTY** · 02-12-2006, 08:01 PM

LOL Freelander bro, you crack me up

**jparks27** · 02-13-2006, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by Jammer

Looks like your stole those pictures from the internet.

really? got a URL? I'd love to see them again.....

**Freelander** · 02-13-2006, 12:37 PM

brianraker,

congratulations on being the vice president of the "I wish I was a cop" club.

**tj!2k4** · 02-13-2006, 02:34 PM

I hope to be the treasurer one day.

**ccx** · 02-13-2006, 04:45 PM

This guy that is posting posted on another site called radioreference.com. They are police scanner fans who sit around and listen to it day in and day out. I have a couple as it a hobby since a kid but its not a big thing on this forum. Its a Car PC forum.