I was looking at those yesterday dreaming about how nice it would be to have in the car, lol.

 

that is amazing... the shape of the amp and a computer inside it and everything... how much did it cost to make that maetrix?

 

carpc.com
sells it.
wanna buy it? :p
its in my closet.
look at my post above :p

/threadjack

 

lol i saw... so if i bought it from you i would have to buy the touch screen monitor and it should be all plug n play right?

 

indeed
im sure the screen will come with a cd with drivers though

 

interesting... and how long does it take to boot and all... like if i got in the car started it and drove off how long before i could play music

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JLLoSYf97I
check that out
thats maetrix

 

drivin home i will get on in 30

 

Yeah, I forgot that I had posted that.

That's a good indication of what it can do.

Plus alot more, the battery on my camcorder was going dead, LOL

 

that is sweet... loads in like 1-1.5 min

also how much more power does it use? would i need to get a new batt?

 

just 12 volts.
when the car is running it just takes it from alt.
i had a volt gauge in my car.
even when the screen wasn't working the pc was always on.
could tell from the little blue usb light under the seat.

but anyways, my volt meter was always at like 13 v

 

Nah, boots in like 25 seconds.

Yeah, the computer has an output (that I wired into the power supply inside the case) that outputs a pretty solid 12v. Use that output to power the monitor, it'll last longer, and you won't have to keep turning it on and off, the pc will do it with the key.

 

windows 7 is going to have a kick ass touch interface, much better than other touch interfaces so far. so that would be **** to install win 7 on a carputer!

 

hmm interesting... i am definitely interested in puttin this in my car instead of the AVH-P4100DVD that i was thinkin of puttin in...

 

if people are really concerned about weight they need to go on a diet. seriously its not like ur adding as much weight as me

 

Are you saying you need to go on a diet?

 

To the OP check out the atlas cpc 1000, that will solve all your problems

Edit: Here is the linky http://www.azentek.com/index.php?opt...=41&Itemid=146

 

at a whopping 122 i think I'm good. I'm talking about the guys that are 200+ buying carbon fiber to save 5lb.

 

122 ??
Man that's huge !!

Just kidding, but I know what you mean, and I like Carbon Fiber for the look, but your talking to the guy who had to put coil overs in to compensate for the sag that my ass end had due to so much stereo equipment in the trunk, with just my Eibach springs the rear was 1/2-3/4 inch lower than the front, look funny for a while, switched to BC coil overs and fixed everything right up, so I think I am the last person that cares about weight, well in the car at least.

 

exactly man. i understand carbon for looks **** i have it too. but lets not lie to ourselves and say its for weight savings when we know a few salads will do more then a 200 dollar hood

a guy at the shop sold his 2 SX 15s and MDF box to buy a DD 9515 and birch box. I 100% agree for the swap but he says he did it for weight savings. It was lighter but not much. Sounded hella better thou... oh he is pretty husky too btw

 

so you guys with carputers how are you running the power for the carputer? like i know a regular computer doesn't like being shut down with the car. so i was wondering how are you guys getting around this. the boot up is an easy part. but the shut down, to me having to go in to start menu and go into standby is a bit much don't ya think?

 

They make special power supplies for car PC's that take care of that
http://www.mini-box.com/M2-ATX-160w-...8&category=101

 

hmm interesting. i've never seen that before. i put my carputer project on hold for a while and now i'm back at it getting info again. so essentially i could hook that up to a regular mobo and all that stuff and save some cash from buying the compact mobo correct

 

true.
if you watch the video, mine already has that power off/standy thing built in.
it comes with a little harness that you plug into a 12v source, into a remote source, and then ground and thats it. its also got a connection to hook up the amp and all that other stuff if you wanna remote that too.

 

i've read every post in this thread and didn't see a video link. if i missed it i'm sorry but could you post it?