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post Aug 27, 2005 - 12:25 AM
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I have a spare computer and i'm thinking about putting it into the celi, but I was wondering what kind of screen I should use and how much I can expect to pay for it. Also, what's the most efficient way of hooking up the power? Right now i'm thinking about something like this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?sk...d=1091100745000 but a better one. Please give me any suggestions, thanks.
 
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post Aug 27, 2005 - 11:19 PM
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Thanks for all the suggestions. Here's my idea for a computer in a celica.

I think it would look nice as sh!t and very doable to make a custom case out of plexi-glass that would fit into the hole behind the back seats. I'm talking about the hole you see when you fold the back seats forward, the hole to the trunk. I'm thinking about mounting about 8-12 fans in the case, 4-6 per side of the case. And to make it look cool, get the blue light fans. I want to keep the motherboard, cpu, hard drive (removable), power supply, etc. inside that case. and then keep the power inverter in the glove box. Then hook up a screen into the dash and either mount a laptop touch pad into where the change holder would be or take apart an optical trackball mouse and put it in the same spot. What do you guys think and what can you suggest to make sure everything functions correctly? Also, I would want to get a head unit with auxilary input so I dont have to use my computer all the time. For example, if i'm just driving to get a drink down the street, I dont want to boot up and shut down the computer, so I would just use the head unit instead.

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- wuhukf   LCD screen questions   Aug 27, 2005 - 12:25 AM
- - snadman   If you want to power a car-puter you need 400W.   Aug 27, 2005 - 3:31 AM
- - neo_in_aus   hey dude, i have a car-puter in my celi, i suggest...   Aug 27, 2005 - 7:10 AM
- - wuhukf   Thanks a lot guys, does anyone know of a cheap but...   Aug 27, 2005 - 2:11 PM
|- - blu94gt   QUOTE(wuhukf @ Aug 27, 2005 - 2:11 PM)Thanks ...   Aug 27, 2005 - 3:59 PM
- - neo_in_aus   ok well in general there are two brands of screen ...   Aug 27, 2005 - 7:04 PM
- - bloodrain   to determine how many watts you need, you multiply...   Aug 27, 2005 - 7:43 PM
- - neo_in_aus   on the subject of power supplies, depending on how...   Aug 27, 2005 - 7:50 PM
- - Digndoug   get a lkillput touch screen.. around $300 shi...   Aug 27, 2005 - 8:50 PM
- - wuhukf   Thanks for all the suggestions. Here's my idea...   Aug 27, 2005 - 11:19 PM
- - blu94gt   why so many fans? that's just going to draw e...   Aug 28, 2005 - 12:40 AM
- - neo_in_aus   I have to agree with blu94gt. You shouldnt need t...   Aug 28, 2005 - 12:54 AM
- - wuhukf   Thats true, I was just afraid of the heat from sum...   Aug 28, 2005 - 8:58 AM
|- - blu94gt   QUOTE(wuhukf @ Aug 28, 2005 - 8:58 AM)Thats t...   Aug 28, 2005 - 11:07 AM
|- - neo_in_aus   QUOTE(wuhukf @ Aug 28, 2005 - 6:58 AM)Thats t...   Aug 29, 2005 - 6:51 AM
- - Digndoug   its would be much eaiser to just have a touch scre...   Aug 29, 2005 - 8:39 AM
- - blu94gt   I have a question now that I'm venturing into ...   Sep 3, 2005 - 9:42 AM
- - prpnum1   I personally am going through my headunit i just h...   Sep 3, 2005 - 10:21 AM
- - neo_in_aus   and i have done away with my head unit all togethe...   Sep 3, 2005 - 6:12 PM


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