Alpine screen interface

**HOLEIN1** · 02-22-2008, 03:56 AM

Originally Posted by etsicc

Glad to here you like it. Now to your questions. I looked up the unit and found that this is not the unit we are working on. The 202 is comparible to our 205, which is an intergrated h/u. We are currently interfacing a TME-M740BT, which is a stand alone monitor with some other cool features. With that screen you would control your audio system through your pc and amp setup. Our unit should work with other screens but we have not been able to test. We will be sure to keep you posted.

hmm well i suppose ill have to keep my eye on this thread

main thing i need is AM/FM radio as i listen to it alot for the footy, breakfast radio etc. all of the tuners available for car PC are average, so this would therefore have to be part of the alpine unit

would be excellent if it all works out with the other models, cant wait!

any idea on price yet?

dan

**Startingline13** · 02-26-2008, 08:16 PM

Looks great fellas, sign me up!

I'm excited for this, I've been looking for this exact thing for months, keep it up!

**highplainsdrift** · 02-26-2008, 09:04 PM

Thank you guys for the support!

progress report: still at the same point as last. testing on different computers and vid cards with good results.

**pikie** · 02-27-2008, 03:45 AM

Hi all, I think I am a little confused.
Is this product going to modify or plug into an alpine TouchScreen Monitor TME-M740BT allowing it to work as an 2 din High Quality interface to a car PC?

If that is the case what functions will the TME-M740BT retain?
Direct Bluetooth phone hands free
System volume control
AV-Input
AV- Output
Reverse camera input

Until reading this thread I didn’t even realize this type of system components existed
Will the proposed developing component require a VPA-B222 style hub to have other inputs such as Audio, ipod and radio control?

this is particular interesting to me as my 2 din media system died around 2 months ago and I have had my ipod plugged straight into the amp holding me off until I could find a system the would fit 2 din and be expandable to a car pc in the future.

any info would greatly appreciated

**elrom** · 02-27-2008, 11:17 AM

Seems like the video side of things is very close to completion, whereas the touchscreen part is still under heavy development.

I was wondering if it would be possible to pay for the whole unit, receive the video part, and then receive the touchscreen interface whenever you guys are finished with that. This would also serve as a good estimate for demand.

-Dave

**etsicc** · 02-28-2008, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by pikie

Hi all, I think I am a little confused.
Is this product going to modify or plug into an alpine TouchScreen Monitor TME-M740BT allowing it to work as an 2 din High Quality interface to a car PC?

If that is the case what functions will the TME-M740BT retain?
Direct Bluetooth phone hands free
System volume control
AV-Input
AV- Output
Reverse camera input

Until reading this thread I didn’t even realize this type of system components existed
Will the proposed developing component require a VPA-B222 style hub to have other inputs such as Audio, ipod and radio control?

this is particular interesting to me as my 2 din media system died around 2 months ago and I have had my ipod plugged straight into the amp holding me off until I could find a system the would fit 2 din and be expandable to a car pc in the future.

any info would greatly appreciated

Our interface will retain all of Alpines features. You can build your whole Alpine system then add our interface. This unit is only been fully(video) tested on the 740bt.

Elrom, we are not ready to release our final product yet. If you really need Alpine video interface we can get you a video only piece that is functional with powerstrip. This would only be our video beta piece. You would have to get a whole new adapter when we get the touchscreen interfaced. We may offer it as a stand alone piece but we do not know yet.

**elrom** · 02-28-2008, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by etsicc

Elrom, we are not ready to release our final product yet. If you really need Alpine video interface we can get you a video only piece that is functional with powerstrip. This would only be our video beta piece. You would have to get a whole new adapter when we get the touchscreen interfaced. We may offer it as a stand alone piece but we do not know yet.

I had assumed the touchscreen and video would be totally separate pieces (sold together?) So I thought it would be cool to purchase both in advance, and receive each as they were completed... I also assumed the video was pretty much completed...
-Dave

**etsicc** · 02-28-2008, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by elrom

I had assumed the touchscreen and video would be totally separate pieces (sold together?) So I thought it would be cool to purchase both in advance, and receive each as they were completed... I also assumed the video was pretty much completed...
-Dave

The final interface will more than likley be one piece. Video is pretty much done. However we are adding more adjustability to the circuit, after we are done with modification we are going to have to do some pretty intensive testing. After all we dont want to release anything we are not happy with.

**bummer760** · 02-29-2008, 09:15 PM

ETSICC !!! I WANT ONE OF THOSE INTERFACE FOR SURE ASAP. ONCE YOU ARE DONE PLEASE EMAIL ME AT SC.ELITEMOTORS@GMAIL.COM OR LET ME KNOW HOT TO GET A HOLD OF YOU ,GUYS GREAT JOB!!!YOU ACTUALLY FIXING THE ALPINE'S FU*KUPS ..THEY SHOULD NOT MISLEAD PEOPLE WITH TITLE VGA TOUCHSCREEN MONITOR.