Team-BHP - View Single Post - Car PC setup, install and some fabrication

ankur · 7th November 2007, 08:26

Wow someone is still reading this thread

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Having used the system for a while now i have to say it is actually a usable system and not just eye candy. It is quite stable (NO CRASHES YET) and thats not surprising as the PC is being used for a very simple task and not too many software apps on it. No issues with heat whatsoever and i never got any overheating warnings.

I do have OBD installed but it doesnt really work, it seems that Toyota has a locked implementation on the Innova and i havent really gotten into the details yet. So its installed and connects but doesnt really get any info.

The stuff that does work and works well is obviously the Audio/Video, GPS , Phone connectivity and Internet Access.

The GPS is the killer app, the way it always shows correct mapping and the display is great. The road names etc need some work but thats the mapping company's job, i am using the NCR map from SatNav (in fact i should ask them about upgrades). The routing though is not that accurate, the addresses are not easy to find as it looks for street addresses ala USA but in India we mostly dont have street addresses.

All in all i love it

. There are a number of upgrades planned both with the PC and other stuff in the car and i will put updates here once i do them.

cheers.

7th November 2007, 08:26	#173 (permalink)
ankur BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 156	Wow someone is still reading this thread . Having used the system for a while now i have to say it is actually a usable system and not just eye candy. It is quite stable (NO CRASHES YET) and thats not surprising as the PC is being used for a very simple task and not too many software apps on it. No issues with heat whatsoever and i never got any overheating warnings. I do have OBD installed but it doesnt really work, it seems that Toyota has a locked implementation on the Innova and i havent really gotten into the details yet. So its installed and connects but doesnt really get any info. The stuff that does work and works well is obviously the Audio/Video, GPS , Phone connectivity and Internet Access. The GPS is the killer app, the way it always shows correct mapping and the display is great. The road names etc need some work but thats the mapping company's job, i am using the NCR map from SatNav (in fact i should ask them about upgrades). The routing though is not that accurate, the addresses are not easy to find as it looks for street addresses ala USA but in India we mostly dont have street addresses. All in all i love it . There are a number of upgrades planned both with the PC and other stuff in the car and i will put updates here once i do them. cheers.