<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by rodster:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by BLOWNZO6:
The issue is still the software and how well everything meshes together. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
IMO, that's the real value here. Building a carputer is easy and cheap enough but getting it to intergrate with existing onboard systems? That's a fine bit of engineering. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
It is already to the point where someone that knows computers decently could use it without issue, if I was not intending to market this at all and just was going to post a list of things I bought to put it together, it would be good enough. But I want to make sure that was people are getting is worth it.
I have also bought some gadgets today that will run things, really anything external to the computer.. I bought a 4 relay system to start with, not sure what I am going to run, but the possibilities are endless.
You are right, the integration of it all is where the value is.
The DVD player is not quite where I want it either. It is cool though to watch a movie in surround in the truck.
I have chosen components that are easy to buy and high quality. This helps us all with respect to cost. I really don't expect to get rich from this at all, I have really enjoyed the project.