Very nice! How is the power consumption on that Atom? What kind of webcams are you using and how do you rate the quality? Do you record them or just have them setup for viewing? Appreciate any infoim trying to put together a similar project.

 

to answer previous questions:
www.jdmparts.com for the 2din bezel. the suede wrapped adapter plate was home made. had to be creative to mount it all to the bezel.

No webcams are involved, however im using av wide angle backup camer going directly to the monitor. this way i dont have to wait for the pc to boot to back my car out of driveway. recording could be a possibility if i use a webcam or capture device.

the atom has low power consumption. the m2atx handles it all nicely. if anyone is pondering copying my setup, you may want to consider a netbook with vga output like hp mini1000 or asus eepc. they are affordable and have similiar specs.

 

Have you considered integrating the computer with an Alarm system? I was thinking of setting something up so that if the alarm went of it would wake the computer and begin a recording process. My project is still in the conceptual stages. Thanks for the reply

 

man that setup is SEX!! how much the car pc run you>?

 

Looks great,
how about more pics of the setup. Like the computer install etc.
Brian-

 

looks awesome! very clean!

 

I think I managed to stay under 800 dollars or so. Most expensive part is the screen.

 

Nice mod....you have FINISHING skills

 

Crap dude... I feel sorry for your eyes.

I'm planning on doing the same thing very soon... please, please tell me more about how you got those edges so smooth! Also, where did you find the climate stickers? I'm thinking about going with this screen because the LCD is a Samsung. (Found in this thread [mp3car.com] ) Did you purchase your Lilliput already mounted for two-DIN or did you have to fab a bit?

The consensus so far seems to be that it's ill-advised for one to use their computer itself to record because frankly the computer's the most likely thing to be stolen, and then the recording is gone too. Check out the discussions here and here [mp3car.com] for some low-cost ideas. Several people have been using small battery-backed up DVRs to record multiple cameras, and at least one person even used it to get out of a speeding ticket! (Or at least, got it lowered to a more minor offense.)

 

great job, i need something like this