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Q1 in my Corvette
So I have been running a Samsung Q1 in my Electron Blue Corvette for close to a year. CPU Power is not an issue. All noraml software runs great (iGuidance, MS Streets and Trips, media player, etc.) I am a fan of Media Engine (and run it on my other car computer in the red vette) but it does not run correctly on this tablet becuase of the mutiple resolutions that are soft selectable and Media Engine has problems in that area on my machine.
I wrote my own Audio player in TCL to have large button controls on the touch screen.
With no optical drive, there is no DVD playing as such. You can rip and convert DVD as you would to view them on the iPod or iPhone and play them on the Q1 using iTunes or Qucik time (or purchase movies from iTunes store).
The problem with using the Q1 in the car is mounting, managing power and the cables. I made up my own bracket, purchased a LEND DC to DC power supply and fabbed a relay control, and added a Peripheral’s AUX2CAR unit with the PXHGM4 adapter cable to pipe audio input directly into the head unit.
Anyway, in my opinion the Q1 is an amazing piece of engineering (a complete computer with touch screen, with Bluetooth and 10/100 Ethernet ports, USB2 ports, etc in a nice small package). And yes you can cruise the internet from your car in cities that muni-wifi while you are driving.
Neil
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