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Originally Posted by mantianak
There's some other posts about the bezzel facia.
http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...read.php?t=508
I think some people are chipping in to buy bulk as they are really expensive. There's a picture of one I've custom made (mark 1).
What kind of display do you have?
Audio and picture wont be a problem for me as my monitor has serveral inputs for both. I'm sure most displays do.
Audio jack from carputer -> display unit -> amp in boot -> speakers
Video RVA output form motherboard -> display RCA input (phono)
Hope this helps.
I'm away for a few days so look forward to reading peoples thoughts on this when I get back. |
I was thinking more in the lines of using a pure display rather than a full-fledged double-DIN HU. Something like this:
http://www.cartft.com/catalog/il/44
The advantages of this approach would be:
* VGA input (or DVI if I get a DVI equipped Mac/PC instead of the old iBook), rendering better image quality. Having a higher resolution desktop scaled and processed to composite or S-video PAL usually results in a noticeable degradation in quality.
* Pointing device input. I don't believe a can get mouse/digitizer information passed on from the HU to the computer or can I?
* Complexity. If possible I would like the computer to handle all aspects of the operation of the system. Adding a full HU would add a management layer on top of the computer interface.
The disadvantages are of course obvious as well.
* I do need to come up with an amplifier solution. Something like this might do the trick?
http://www.electronickits.com/kit/co.../ampl/k143.htm
* I need to implement the FM receiver.
* If there is a working bezel for double DIN available I don't need to put a lot of effort into a custom one for the display.