Thoughts on in car computer?
 

So I was thinking of grabbing a Raspberry Pi and plugging it into my car via the VGA outlets. I wanted to use a bluetooth keyboard+track pad combo w/ a wifi dongle. Any thoughts or suggestions on this? I want it so I can have a clean library of my music & store videos (to be played while waiting in the parked position of course). I would be running XBMC onto it.

Has anyone done something similar to this? I want to do Raspberry Pi soley for its compact design & lack of heat generated. Suggestions? criticism?


SideNote:
I'll have to bypass my Video so it can be on while driving (solely for music purposes).

yo i've got a carputer running in my car....


http://www.the370z.com/audio-video/55209-carputer.html

Thats awesome! lol thanks for the heads up :tup:

If I knew this while I was talking to you on the phone I would've bent your eat more, lol

How come? I don't think it really changes anything I just view it as an aftermarket stereo

PM me if you have any questions about it

Will do man. Just gotta put my coils on first :D then Ill start on that computer as my next project :tup:

Lol, because it's legit as fùck to have a computer in your car, lol
Maybe when I come up to Calgary I'll pay you a visit

With the advances in aftermarket radios and tablets, I do not see the benefit myself in using a full fledged computer in a car.

Cause people like me can't go after market... Stupid Infiniti...

That's where a tablet would come in handy ;)

no where to mount it to keep the clean oem look too.

http://www.motorstown.com/images/infiniti-g37-06.jpg

my office is at work and i dont see the need to have a computer or tablet in my car.

do you guys work out of your car? if so, then i suppose it *could* make sense...but since HU's provide most of the entertainment and email/voice from my smartphone, i see less and less of a reason why one would need a computer in a car.

if i had to compose something on my computer, i'd stop the car, hop to a coffeeshop with my notebook and work on it there. :icon17:

I think the app radio has a lot of potential, but they have to work on a couple of things IMO. Like wireless connectivity for the apps for starters lol

i remember back in the early 2000's some dumbarse at work put a full blown pc in his car just to play mp3's, dvd's, and some games. :facepalm: was so sad. :icon17:

do people even hook up their playstations to their HU's these days? lol...