69clark said:
Ram000- I have wanted to look into something like this also. I am at work and don't have time right now to check the links but how much have you figure an incar computer setup to cost.
well, depends if you want to build the system yourself (which'll cost a little less) or buy one that's already built. another thing to consider is moutning--whether you want it in a case in your truck, or hidding behind/in your glovebox, etc.
check this forum out:
http://mp3car.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=25
that'll give you an idea of how people mount/install their set-ups.
out of the calculations i've made, expect to pay anywhere from 500 to 1500 bones... the most expensive components are the monitor because they're 1) generally vga (using a composite monitor will result in horrible picture quality) and 2) touchscreen--a lot more practical than a mouse/keyboard. the mobo is another couple hundred, then the hdd, video/sound (on-board will do), ram, and cd/dvd drives.
some of the important features are: gigabytes of mp3's, movies/media, gps, wireless internet (in many cases), games/emulators, anything you can do w/ a computer, basically---the variety of things you can do outweight the cost, imo, especially compared to spending close to $2k on a unit that can only do mp3/dvd/navigation, which is limited to the size of maybe a couple dvd's.
hope that helps.
