<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by PARAGON:
Has anyone toyed with putting a computer in their H2 (a more integrated permanent mounting). <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I have built three different AutoPCs, though the most recent is the only professional one.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by PARAGON:
My idea is around this: taking a notebook and permanently mounting it hidden somewhere. Utilize a wireless keyboard and mouse and utilize the monitor output to send the monitor signal to a video switcher. One could run a gps and nav software on the computer and have a DVD-radio installed in the dash for the multimedia. I was thinking of a LCD monitor to hook up to a hitch-cam, I think the hitch-cam allows for another video input and will autoswitch. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
The keyboard and mouse I prefer is the Gyration wireless keyboard and mouse set. Both are RF, not infrared, providing up to 100' of range, depending on the model. The mouse is gyroscopic, allowing you to use it in the air, not requiring a mousing surface.
Using a GPS receiver mounted to the roof, I was able to use navigation software on the PC to provide driving locations and maps.
And of course, the PC plays MP3s, DVDs, etc. (I went with a Xenarc touchscreen display. They were just starting development of their own AutoPC at that time.)
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by PARAGON:
You could also use the computer to "hook" into the vehicle to get the real time data out using software. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
There are several pieces of software that allow you to connect PCs to your vehicle for diagnostics and vehicle data. Most connect to the serial port but some use USB. Regardless, this would be easy to do once the PC is in place.