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10-10-2004, 09:46 PM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: NB,Canada
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What ppl have to say about desktop screens
Hey everyone
Plz let me know why i should NOT put a desktop screen in my car.
Mounting/wiring it has been figured out so that is not a issue.
Things i have to concider, i live in canada so i will have to go thru winter.
I would have the longest extended warranty
Thanks 
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10-10-2004, 09:48 PM
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Whistle Tip
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Metro, TX
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an lcd, or a full out monitor ?
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10-10-2004, 09:50 PM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: NB,Canada
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 LCD of course
i can just imagine a ceiling mounted CRT
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10-10-2004, 09:58 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Toronto, Canada
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Because bigger is not always better.
Quick preview:
No, its not my car.. http://forum.mazda6club.com/index.ph...ic=22658&st=30
Read some comments 
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10-10-2004, 10:01 PM
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Whistle Tip
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Metro, TX
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lol an in car CRT would be hardcore
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10-10-2004, 10:36 PM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: NB,Canada
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oh man, that looks sweeeeeeet !!! bad thing here, it's blocking the entire a/c controls, not a problem in my plan.
Last edited by Nicorolla; 10-10-2004 at 10:39 PM.
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10-10-2004, 11:07 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: tx, USA
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ouch.... thats hideous
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10-10-2004, 11:21 PM
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Self proclaimed spoon feeder
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Colorado
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That is the same monitor I use, MAG 14". I spliced the power cable into power from the DC-DC PS. Mine is not mounted though...
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10-10-2004, 11:30 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Miami, FL
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well sorry you can't ride in the car with me, unless you want to sit on my monitor 
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10-10-2004, 11:38 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: carol stream illinois
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check out how meny NITS the screen output, tried a 14 inch in my van it had about 160 i think. daytime could not see it unless it was pointed strate to me,with sunny day totaly unviewable. a night it would light up the whole inside of my van so i needed to turn off when driving.also check out the viewing angle, dont be cheep buy a screen disigned for outdoor use.
sorry didnt mean to call you cheep, just dont want you to speed time/money on something that probably you will not enjoy.
Last edited by lawrence; 10-10-2004 at 11:40 PM.
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10-11-2004, 12:01 AM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: tx, USA
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yea glare would seemingly be a *****
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10-11-2004, 12:07 AM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Alameda, CA
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Other issues:
They get much hotter than the small screens.
They aren't designed to handle as much vibration. If not mounted properly, it WILL crap out on you. Probably need to be molded into the dash, not on an arm or something.
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10-11-2004, 12:39 AM
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Raw Wave
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: New Mexico, USA
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Quote: Originally Posted by pimpJ
lol an in car CRT would be hardcore
Friend of mine started out this way. 15" CRT in the car. I believe it was a Sentra. Oh my god he cut the **** out of the dash just to get that thing to sit in there right...
A/C controls and everything man, gone...
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10-11-2004, 12:41 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: tx, USA
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tidder
Friend of mine started out this way. 15" CRT in the car. I believe it was a Sentra. Oh my god he cut the **** out of the dash just to get that thing to sit in there right...
A/C controls and everything man, gone...
dear lord,,, who in there right mind....
well,, i guess if its a nice old ripe POS and no point in putting in a screen worth more than the car..
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10-12-2004, 06:43 PM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: NB,Canada
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Quote: Originally Posted by lawrence
check out how meny NITS the screen output, tried a 14 inch in my van it had about 160 i think. daytime could not see it unless it was pointed strate to me,with sunny day totaly unviewable. a night it would light up the whole inside of my van so i needed to turn off when driving.also check out the viewing angle, dont be cheep buy a screen disigned for outdoor use.
sorry didnt mean to call you cheep, just dont want you to speed time/money on something that probably you will not enjoy.
I think that was the best argument on 15", don't mean to flame anyone but heat is not a problem, power consumption is defenetly not a problem, the screen craping out because my subs are shaking the panels off my car is might be a problem but not imidately if i buy a extended warranty for it. If it realy becomes a problem i will take it out and replace it with the elcheapo tiny screens that costs a fortune and break all the time . Glare won't be a problem either cause i will not use the screen while driving (cause it would be right in my face and i won't be able to see where i'm going). My primary use of the carPC is tunes, movies, games, maybe wireless internet. I won't be putting nav. on it cause i realy don't need it.
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