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bigaudiofanat

Cool, just do not see it being worth it now a days, with head units able to do most things pc's an do and than there is tablets as well.

Either way man very cool hope it works out for you.

DIG, unless you are going to do a insanely nice setup with amps and speakers running a DAC out of usb for audio would be like hooking up a 900 dollar set of headphones up to a headphone jack of a cheap dollar store mp3 player. Also make sure your audio is all in FLAC or you will hear all the errors compressed music has.

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It doesn't require an insanely nice setup. It's not just about quality, but it's the convenience of not needing to rely on the sub-par onboard audio device, analog out of a discrete sound card, or even justify for an expensive audio processor. There are two choices: SPDIF or USB. Not many portable devices or computers have SPDIF output, so USB is the easiest and cheapest way to go.

The $10 plug-in is just a visual interface for the Analog Devices DSP, which probably has better EQ adjustment (Paremetric EQ, actually) than whatever the sound card drivers has to offer. The settings are stored on the board.

So with USB, I can plug into whatever device that has a USB port and supports the USB audio device standard. The only drawback is that this board has 2V pre-outs.

Easy connection:
PC or Tablet via single USB Cable -> USB Streamer Board & miniDSP -> Amps

jayl

very cool... I used to have a PC in my old car (corolla)... still have the 7 in fabricated screen from it and the DC-DC OPUS power supply that did proper shutdown's when ignition was killed...

check out mp3car.com if you havent yet..

BTW if you want a DC-DC OPUS PS let me know i can sell mine since I dont use it anymore...

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ZeN

Check this link for a direct fit with our Metra Dash kit. I'm planning on a Car PC as well as we don't have the luxury like US here in Malaysia.

Direct Fit LCD Combos

DIGItonium

Oh sweet. I checked their site for the double-din case with display, but I didn't know they had Nissan retrofits. My biggest gripe is the lack of symmetry. It just looks awkward. They're not using a low profile DB-15 connector either, which is probably one of the reasons the display is shifted so far to the left.

[EDIT]
Here are a couple of fun sites I ran into for browsing boards of various sizes (mini, nano, and pico itx)
http://www.idotpc.com/TheStore/pc/vi...p?idCategory=2
http://axiomtek.com/products/ListPro...202&ptype2=205

CarPCs definitely lean towards the pricey range. I'd love to build an Atom or AMD Fusion system.