You know, I love technology. I'm a computer geek and I maintain fairly sophisticated communications equipment for a living, so if it's got knobs and buttons, I'm usually all over it. I don't, however, feel the need to have a computer stuck in my dashboard.
What I WOULD like to see in my vehicle is an LCD screen that would give me real-time diagnostic information so I could see what the heck the OBDII and CAN systems are doing. Would that be too much to ask?
As far as it goes, it has a slicker interface, but it's not that far beyond what I already have, and mine is single-DIN. The big difference is that this will surf the internet, and I could quite easily mount a Mac Mini in my car, use one of the auxiliary inputs, and do something similar. I give it a one-MEH rating.
@Deartháir and his eight little drained beers: Who designed your car, Dearthair? Many of the switches are hidden behind the 'wheel rim, and one fan setting was deleted, and replaced with a demister. (?!)
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Several problems: 1) do we really need something else to distract drivers from texting / applying makeup / shaving / changing clothes / (unlikely) driving?
2) how many cars still have DIN slots - most cars I've seen have 'integrated' systems that won't play nice with 'standards'.
3) In many jurisdictions, video playback visible by the driver is a no-go.
These have been around for a while (example here).
The nerd in me wants to replace my OEM head unit with a double din touchscreen and remote PC for tunes, nav, etc. using either my own cobbled-together software or something like Streetdeck.
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What I WOULD like to see in my vehicle is an LCD screen that would give me real-time diagnostic information so I could see what the heck the OBDII and CAN systems are doing. Would that be too much to ask?
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This, seems like the best way to go: [tunertricks.com]
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As far as it goes, it has a slicker interface, but it's not that far beyond what I already have, and mine is single-DIN. The big difference is that this will surf the internet, and I could quite easily mount a Mac Mini in my car, use one of the auxiliary inputs, and do something similar. I give it a one-MEH rating.
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1) do we really need something else to distract drivers from texting / applying makeup / shaving / changing clothes / (unlikely) driving?
2) how many cars still have DIN slots - most cars I've seen have 'integrated' systems that won't play nice with 'standards'.
3) In many jurisdictions, video playback visible by the driver is a no-go.
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The nerd in me wants to replace my OEM head unit with a double din touchscreen and remote PC for tunes, nav, etc. using either my own cobbled-together software or something like Streetdeck.
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Men at work and Jewel? Good heavens.
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