Electronic peeps out there

SR_Micra_Boy

Ex. Club Member
Anyone know how easy it will be to get a pc screen/laptop screen to work in a car boot install and accept the dvd and playstation?

Cheers

neil
 

mike

I love Ed!!!!
Moderator
A DVD player will be really easy as you can use one from a pc, while the playstation would need the use of a good graphics card to accept external input device.

Mike
 
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SR_Micra_Boy

SR_Micra_Boy

Ex. Club Member
Cheers for the reply tho mike.

I have a dvd player and a ps2 in the car. Can I get a laptop or a pc screen to power up in the car, and accept a signal from either of those. Ie can it be coverted over.

What do you mean by needing a graphics card?
 

mike

I love Ed!!!!
Moderator
Forget what i said before. Been thinking about it and have just realised that the best way is to get a standard car screen with a switch box.

Mike
 

NeX

You're after my robot bee
Club Member
your not gonna get anywhere with a laptop screen because they have a unique input to their model.

it's impossible without spending loads of cash....

but a TFT screen for a PC is fine. you can get a 12v one or a 240v one with and use and inverter.

but u'll need a PC to run the DVD.

best to use a TFT TV and an inverter. then you can plug in any DVD player you want.
 

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kneival

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You can get a computer screen to work with a PS2 etc etc.

You just need a lil box! :-]

Power shouldnt be too much of a problem depending on the screen (mine takes 12v dc) But some take mains and drop it down internally which could be a little more problematic.

http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?category=&products_id=3235&
 
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kneival

Guest
Personally im not too keen on them as they sometimes cause interference (mains hum etc) to 12v systems.

But its a cheap solution to the problem! :-D
 

Retepetsir

King of Subsonic
Get a 8" Touchscreen (unless you just want a screen?) from ebay....

They usually offer 2 or more seperate inputs and can automatically switch between the two.
 

DoomPixie

Ex. Club Member
how much roughly are they on ebay? i bought one from a site specialising in mini itx stuff a while ago and it arrived today. :D the link is lost with the old forum though unfortunatley. cant even remember what it cost me, i will have a look and see if i can dig out the link. :)
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