Uraijit

Screw it. I went ahead and ordered two.

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Zynester

Can anyone with the 8" unit please provide the dimensions with and w/o the housing???

Uraijit

Since it seems to be too much damn trouble for everybody else, I'll get the measurements as soon as they arrive. I ordered two on Friday. I'll measure them as soon as I get 'em.

freshgear

Hi I went ahead and bought the 8" one. Originally I was going to use a gooseneck to mount the monitor but now I want to put it in my dash. I have enough room to mount the monitor but I won't be able to see the whole screen since the monitor is 4:3 and my mounting area is 16:9 and it's really bugging me. Is there a way to shrink the viewable area using a third party program or can I do anything from windows display setting at all. I really love the monitor and I would really appreciate any suggestions I could get at all. Thank you.

fcastle

Apparently, the 8inch screen I got was DOA. I hooked up my PC to a regular power supply using the how-to I found. Great pics btw. I couldn't even get the screen to power up. I bought the replacement plan so I will be calling them in the AM to see how to get another, I think I'm just going to get the 10 inch if I can. Also, my screen had most of the inputs on the side, which was not like the pictures and kinda sucked for my install. I'll update w/what customer service says.

Uraijit

Edited:

I was all ****ed off because I hadn't gotten any response to my e-mails and it's been 10 days since I placed the order without any action being taken.

I went ahead and called them, and pressed 1 to talk to a sales guy (even though it says not to for inquiries). They said that the Zip was wrong on my billing address, and that was why it hadn't shipped. I was a bit annoyed that they hadn't just called and confirmed it with me, and I guess they could tell. Then he tells me that they've run out of the 8" screen since my order was placed, and that they won't be getting any more for at least a week. He offered to upgrade me to two 10" screens for free, and so I took it! He said they'll be here in 3-4 business days.

Kick-***!

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paulriccardi

I bought an 8' one to run off my backup camera and Mac. It connects and works fine on the Mac although I haven't got the touch kit drivers to work yet.

The back up camera is a different story. it has a yellow male RCA plug output. I know I can convert it to a VGA plug but then how do I run my computer at the same time?

Does anyone have any idea what the small male plug that splits off from the VGA plug is for? Is that where I want to connect my camera and if so what kind of a converter would I use for connecting it it?

Thanks in advance!

PGR

fcastle

From what I gathered on the camera (I ordered one also) the screen switches over to the camera (i.e. video1,video2) when there is a signal from your vehicle saying you are in reverse. I believe you are supposed to power the camera from the wires going to your taillights since that is the closet source that would be activated in reverse (your backup lights). As far as the yellow connector. I thought you would just extend it to where ever your screen is and plug it in. Once you go into reverse, there will be a video signal (turning on the camera and your screen will jump over to that signal and then back when it's off.

Anyone please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

Uraijit

Why don't you just plug the camera into the RCA input on the screen? I don't know if this screen has an "auto-switching" feature or not. If it does, you could wire your camera to turn on when you put your car in reverse.

If it's possible, I plan on using a splitter, and splitting the RCA signal from my backup cam. I'll run one input directly to the screen so that it will switch to it immediately when backing up. Then, once the computer boots up, the second cable will go into the RCA input on my computer, which will then record and keep the last hour or so cached on the harddrive. Could be usefull if it recorded an accident or something. I plan on putting a windshield cam in, and doing the same for the front.

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paulriccardi

I would love to but the monitor doesn't have any RCA inputs, just a female VGA plug with this little male plug attached and no directions, of course.

PGR

freshgear

Can someone help me out with my problem please.....I would really appreciate all the suggestions I could get.

"Hi I went ahead and bought the 8" one. Originally I was going to use a gooseneck to mount the monitor but now I want to put it in my dash. I have enough room to mount the monitor but I won't be able to see the whole screen since the monitor is 4:3 and my mounting area is 16:9 and it's really bugging me. Is there a way to shrink the viewable area using a third party program or can I do anything from windows display setting at all."

ding0

Which camera did you purchase? Got a link or part number?

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paulriccardi

I got my camera off ebay. It is wired and comes with a white and a yellow RCA male plug on the end of the cable (for audio & video) but my 8" monitor only has a VGA plug hanging off it plus a usb type receptacle on the side that is marked A/V. I have no idea what kind of converter or cable to connect into this usb type plug!

pgr

Uraijit

Weird. I notice that the USB port on the side says "A/V". EDIT: You just said that. Was there an adapter that might have the RCA inputs on it? Is there another USB port for the touchscreen, or is that it?

Sorry, I can't help with figuring this out until my screens arrive. Hopefully I'll get them tomorrow. But then again, I'm getting the 10" ones, so they might be completely different.

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paulriccardi

No adaptors, unfortunately. There is a usb cable that comes out for the touchscreen, however.

pgr

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