digital pc dash,

fallingbear · 07-14-2008, 10:43 AM

hey you all,
might be a silly question??
but, can i put a pc monitor, connected to a car pc, and have it as a dash?,eg speedo, tacho,temp, volts, amps?
and am i ble to get all the digital senders?
and if so, how do i do it??
be gentle with me, noobie to all the tech talk,
thanks heaps
fbear

Tidder · 07-14-2008, 10:45 AM

Holy ****... how about searching first... then maybe how about posting a more specific question with more specific information eh? Good lord bud, there's a LOT of info on this very thing all over this forum... you've gotta do your part and search for it.

fallingbear · 07-14-2008, 01:47 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Tidder

Holy ****... how about searching first... then maybe how about posting a more specific question with more specific information eh? Good lord bud, there's a LOT of info on this very thing all over this forum... you've gotta do your part and search for it.

well tidder,
i have now spent 2 hours reading, and am up too post number 126,,,but dont you worry bout that ole buddy,, i should find something about digital dashes, and car pc,s in the next half a million posts,
hey i got a great idea!! why dont we have a place where people can ask questions?
and get asistance to find the imfomation??
we could call it,,hhhmmm???
oh i know,, "a forum"",,
but dont you worry ole bud,
one day someone will create one!
cheers
fbear

Custommx3 · 07-14-2008, 02:38 PM

Lmao!

Tidder · 07-14-2008, 02:46 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by fallingbear

well tidder,
i have now spent 2 hours reading, and am up too post number 126,,,but dont you worry bout that ole buddy,, i should find something about digital dashes, and car pc,s in the next half a million posts,
hey i got a great idea!! why dont we have a place where people can ask questions?
and get asistance to find the imfomation??
we could call it,,hhhmmm???
oh i know,, "a forum"",,
but dont you worry ole bud,
one day someone will create one!
cheers
fbear

Sweet sarcasm batman! Well at least now I've seen effort.

Strange how a 15 second search on the forum here turned up this link... http://www.chetcodigital.com/vGauge/vDash.htm Now it's not QUITE what you asked for, but just an example of the info being there... go find, and if you can't, come back and ask more questions.

Serious bud... be nice. It's a question that's been asked a thousand times. So rather than reiterate the same thing 1000 times... people are told to search first. Once you search, effort is shown, I'll spoon-feed a bit. I just hate to show people up with my mad zearch skillz.

Tidder · 07-14-2008, 02:54 PM

And then a more in-depth 7 minute search turned up this: http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/lcd-...t-cluster.html

Hmm...

And now... your knowledge of what's out there is now on par with mine.

Look into the fusion brain. More than likely that'd be the easiest way to go.

EDIT: And you need to realize, sometimes the right answer isn't the answer you're looking for. In this case it's that it's still in development, there isn't a stand-alone solution out there yet that works 100% satisfactory.

Tidder · 07-14-2008, 03:02 PM

Nothin like joining a forum full of computer guys huh... those d!cks.

rijk · 07-14-2008, 03:19 PM

its in german, but the pictures tell it all

http://www.mr2forum.de/thread.php?th...tuser=0&page=1

EQNish · 07-15-2008, 04:09 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by rijk

its in german, but the pictures tell it all

http://www.mr2forum.de/thread.php?th...tuser=0&page=1

here it is Translated, it's out there but plan ona lot of work or cash

skuller · 07-15-2008, 04:20 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by fallingbear

we could call it,,hhhmmm???
oh i know,, "a forum"",,
fbear

it's not a forum anymore when the same question being asked 1000 times.
stop using the bandwidth for something that has been covered.

Tidder · 07-15-2008, 06:40 PM

True, at that point it just becomes n00ber bash central. Where we take noobs out behind the barn and show them the goats.

Tidder · 07-15-2008, 07:39 PM

Oooh found another: http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/engi...-projects.html

fallingbear · 07-16-2008, 06:54 AM

well shiver me timbers!!
i have found a few posts on the subject,,have read the fusion brain site, have looked up dakota digital dashes, saw how they do it,,
have still not found out at all, how it is done, how much it costs, where to get all the parts, whether they are all compatible,
now ladies and gentlemen, thanks for your replies, especially the helpful ones,
i will keep trawling thru bucketloads of posts,
but not being a comp nerd, geek,, and not having spent my life being one, it is quite a catchup process,!
furthermore!! i am in aus,, the comp stores are being informed by me, as to how to put a computer in a car!!! frightening!!
4 computer tech blokes, from biggish computer suppliers,, did not even know there as a dc>dc psu, that connects to a computer! i am having to train half the computer industry in aus, about where they should be heading!!
catching up too all you fella,s
so settle down, you lot, relax, go easy,
and lets get the rest of the world up to speed on carpc,s
cheers
fbear

fallingbear · 07-16-2008, 07:01 AM

oh,, by the by,
thanks tidder,, the links are helpful, and will keep reading,
probably all too hard, though,, for me, might go the dakota route,
but we will see,
cheers
fbear

2k1Toaster · 07-16-2008, 07:21 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by fallingbear

well shiver me timbers!!
i have found a few posts on the subject,,have read the fusion brain site, have looked up dakota digital dashes, saw how they do it,,
have still not found out at all, how it is done, how much it costs, where to get all the parts, whether they are all compatible,
now ladies and gentlemen, thanks for your replies, especially the helpful ones,
i will keep trawling thru bucketloads of posts,
but not being a comp nerd, geek,, and not having spent my life being one, it is quite a catchup process,!
furthermore!! i am in aus,, the comp stores are being informed by me, as to how to put a computer in a car!!! frightening!!
4 computer tech blokes, from biggish computer suppliers,, did not even know there as a dc>dc psu, that connects to a computer! i am having to train half the computer industry in aus, about where they should be heading!!
catching up too all you fella,s
so settle down, you lot, relax, go easy,
and lets get the rest of the world up to speed on carpc,s
cheers
fbear

We ship to Australia and lots of other places do too. Actually I think we have someone down there doing resells for us, but he hast got his website up yet. Might save on import/shipping costs.

And nobody around here knows about a CarPC really. Nobody at the major stores knows. I had Circuit City (Big-ish Electronics store in the states) install my amp and run VGA/USB/Extra Power cables and they were all very confused as to why. Couldnt grasp the concept. But they will run the wires if you ask them too, they dont have to know what it does. Now I do it myself, but I never openend anything up in my car before this, so it was a "take apart my car and put it back together" first hand lesson since they have an install bay you can be in and pester the people doing it.