Hello Everyone,
I know that you can use the ArcadeGFX in a Carputer to drive your ICC Color LCD, as the PC outputs VGA (31khz) and the screen needs CGA(15khz) video signal.
Now, I have managed to assemble a very decent Carputer, then decided to go another route with a ArcadeVGA GFX card, driving the standard Ford ICC Color LCD directly, as can be seen in
My Project Log
Now, last week I spent in Bangkok, and stumbled upon a very decent Apple Mac-mini setup, Core Duo (Yonah) processor, 1.86gig dual-core goodness, small, very small indeed, very powerful - and you can use bootcamp to install WinXP, so you can dualboot with Mac OS X.
Only problem is that you have standard VGA output (via DVI+A), but....maybe there is a solution:
VGA-CGA Converter to drive the Ford Falcon's color lcd directly....
Should work very well, exactly what we need, and the unit is quite small. Hardware converter, no software needed. And ability to adjust screensize/position etc......
So, I will order one tonight, and test on my Mac-mini, and let you know how it goes.
Should be a decent solution to a big problem.
Djmicky/Long.1 - should be helpful to your cause
Now you need to find space for a small Mac-mini, instead of a much larger normal carputer setup.
Guys, I am aware I have posted this same info in my log, but quite few people never venture there, that is why I share it here too.
Hope it may come in handy to someone, especially those guys who plan on using their std in-vehicle lcd's, as they are more often than not CGA, not std VGA - possibly to support std format of in-car navigation systems
Br,
MrBean.
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