How many of us have DIY CarPc in India? - Team-BHP

monty9991 · 26th May 2009, 14:39

well i started a count in some thread. so i'd like it to continue as there are so many threads for car pc on team-bhp.
may be one day we can have a carpc meet... !!
i have few members on the list and rest please edit the list and put your name.

1. monty9991 - Ludhiana - Alto.
2. sys_whiz - Oiginally Hyderabad, now in Boston - Baleno
3. spadival - Pune - Baleno
4. Gigy - Mumbai - Baleno
5. Abhi182 - Chennai - Corsa
6. netarchie - Mumbai - Fusion
7. Ankur - New Delhi - Innova
8. shldn - Mumbai - Indigo
9. shreyasma - Bangalore - Santro
10. diezel - Pune -Ford Ikon
11. monty9991's friend - Ludhiana- Swift.

nisarg86 · 26th May 2009, 16:39

12. nisarg86 - Ahmedabad - Swift.

Rehaan · 26th May 2009, 17:16

Monty9991 and others,

It would also be great if you could include a link to each persons thread (if they have one) along with the above details.

Thanks,
R

leadf00t · 26th May 2009, 17:28

Ibm_jennifer - chennai - Safari.

sdh · 26th May 2009, 19:35

hey, you missed mine. it is installed in Swift and I am working on one for i10 now.

monty9991 · 26th May 2009, 21:18

1. monty9991 - Ludhiana - Alto.
2. sys_whiz - Oiginally Hyderabad, now in Boston - Baleno
3. spadival - Pune - Baleno
4. Gigy - Mumbai - Baleno
5. Abhi182 - Chennai - Corsa
6. netarchie - Mumbai - Fusion
7. Ankur - New Delhi - Innova
8. shldn - Mumbai - Indigo
9. shreyasma - Bangalore - Santro
10. diezel - Pune -Ford Ikon
11. monty9991's friend - Ludhiana- Swift
12. nisarg86 - Ahmedabad - Swift.
13. Ibm_jennifer - chennai - Safari
14. sdh - .....- swift.

abhinav.gupta88 · 26th May 2009, 21:27

1. monty9991 - Ludhiana - Alto.
2. sys_whiz - Oiginally Hyderabad, now in Boston - Baleno
3. spadival - Pune - Baleno
4. Gigy - Mumbai - Baleno
5. Abhi182 - Chennai - Corsa
6. netarchie - Mumbai - Fusion
7. Ankur - New Delhi - Innova
8. shldn - Mumbai - Indigo
9. shreyasma - Bangalore - Santro
10. diezel - Pune -Ford Ikon
11. monty9991's friend - Ludhiana- Swift
12. nisarg86 - Ahmedabad - Swift.
13. Ibm_jennifer - chennai - Safari
14. sdh - .....- swift.
15. Smokin - Delhi - Santro

monty9991 · 26th May 2009, 21:58

spadival · 30th May 2009, 18:50

Wow.. Nice to see so many people with carpc's on the forum.BTW, Mine isn't exactly DIY. I just bought an off the shelf product and got it installed at an ICE shop.

abhijitaparadh · 30th May 2009, 19:06

Pardon my ignorance,
but can someone explain to me how a car PC is different in functioning than a laptop with car charger? What benefit does a car PC have over a regular laptop with car charger?

DerAlte · 31st May 2009, 01:26

Other than possibly the quality of the sound section, possibly none at all.

However, a laptop is a PC which is portable, in case you have not noticed - where as a car PC goes wherever the car goes, but you can't take it out of the car. In other words, you can drive out to the forest, take out the laptop and peacefully compute by the side of a flowing river (ignore the risk of mosquitos and wild animals for the time being), but you cannot do the same with a car PC. Unless you have a 4x4 and drive into the river, that is.

spadival · 31st May 2009, 07:30

e tu DerAlte? lol

Laptops inside the car is like an open invitation to steal. That and

* The dc-ac-dc power adopter does not work well. They are noisy (both audible and electro) and generate a lot of heat.
* No touchscreen - either too expensive or requires extensive DIY.

abhijitaparadh · 31st May 2009, 08:36

Ah..got it.
But then the car has to have a go-anywhere wireless internet connection for a PC to be usable inside the car. A PC without internet these days is unimaginable.

Also, what are typical usages of a car PC?
Driver cant use it. So is it used for anything else than an entertainment system? Sorry, but I cant imagine someone opening an excel sheet and doing some important work on a car PC, while being driven around in a chauffeur driven car. A laptop is more suitable for that. Car PC is a good exhibition item, but I still fail to see a good use case for it in real world.

Sorry if I hurt someone, but I am just trying to gain some knowledge about car PC.

ghpk · 31st May 2009, 09:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by abhijitaparadh

Ah..got it.
But then the car has to have a go-anywhere wireless internet connection for a PC to be usable inside the car. A PC without internet these days is unimaginable.

Also, what are typical usages of a car PC?

MP3Car.com - Your source for mobile computing solutions! - Car Computing 101

I had this bookmarked, there may be similar post here too.

nisarg86 · 31st May 2009, 10:17

@ ghpk. you are on right track buddy. Like you signature. Lots of ppl use same siggy on mp3car.

26th May 2009, 14:39	#1 (permalink)
monty9991 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ludhiana Posts: 429 View My Garage	How many of us have DIY CarPc in India? well i started a count in some thread. so i'd like it to continue as there are so many threads for car pc on team-bhp. may be one day we can have a carpc meet... !! i have few members on the list and rest please edit the list and put your name. 1. monty9991 - Ludhiana - Alto. 2. sys_whiz - Oiginally Hyderabad, now in Boston - Baleno 3. spadival - Pune - Baleno 4. Gigy - Mumbai - Baleno 5. Abhi182 - Chennai - Corsa 6. netarchie - Mumbai - Fusion 7. Ankur - New Delhi - Innova 8. shldn - Mumbai - Indigo 9. shreyasma - Bangalore - Santro 10. diezel - Pune -Ford Ikon 11. monty9991's friend - Ludhiana- Swift. __________________ *NEVER GIVE UP, JUST DO IT !!!!*

26th May 2009, 17:16	#3 (permalink)
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 10,355	Monty9991 and others, It would also be great if you could include a link to each persons thread (if they have one) along with the above details. Thanks, R __________________ The memory of you will ride by our side forever.

26th May 2009, 17:28	#4 (permalink)
leadf00t BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Thane Posts: 318 View My Garage	Ibm_jennifer - chennai - Safari. __________________ 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer GLi - 94K 2002 Bajaj Caliber UG - 18K 1991 Bajaj Chetak 12V - 85K

26th May 2009, 21:18	#6 (permalink)
monty9991 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ludhiana Posts: 429 View My Garage	1. monty9991 - Ludhiana - Alto. 2. sys_whiz - Oiginally Hyderabad, now in Boston - Baleno 3. spadival - Pune - Baleno 4. Gigy - Mumbai - Baleno 5. Abhi182 - Chennai - Corsa 6. netarchie - Mumbai - Fusion 7. Ankur - New Delhi - Innova 8. shldn - Mumbai - Indigo 9. shreyasma - Bangalore - Santro 10. diezel - Pune -Ford Ikon 11. monty9991's friend - Ludhiana- Swift 12. nisarg86 - Ahmedabad - Swift. 13. Ibm_jennifer - chennai - Safari 14. sdh - .....- swift. __________________ *NEVER GIVE UP, JUST DO IT !!!!*

26th May 2009, 21:27	#7 (permalink)
abhinav.gupta88 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi ; Surrey, United Kingdom Posts: 3,814 View My Garage	1. monty9991 - Ludhiana - Alto. 2. sys_whiz - Oiginally Hyderabad, now in Boston - Baleno 3. spadival - Pune - Baleno 4. Gigy - Mumbai - Baleno 5. Abhi182 - Chennai - Corsa 6. netarchie - Mumbai - Fusion 7. Ankur - New Delhi - Innova 8. shldn - Mumbai - Indigo 9. shreyasma - Bangalore - Santro 10. diezel - Pune -Ford Ikon 11. monty9991's friend - Ludhiana- Swift 12. nisarg86 - Ahmedabad - Swift. 13. Ibm_jennifer - chennai - Safari 14. sdh - .....- swift. 15. Smokin - Delhi - Santro __________________ *vRs(q)® \| ECLIPSE CD7200 MKII \| Illusion Carbon ND-6 \| Harman/Kardon CA470 \| Harman/Kardon CA1500M \| Stereo Integrity MAG D2 V4* Last edited by abhinav.gupta88 : 26th May 2009 at 21:29.

26th May 2009, 16:39	#2 (permalink)
nisarg86 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 247	12. nisarg86 - Ahmedabad - Swift.

26th May 2009, 19:35	#5 (permalink)
sdh BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 106	hey, you missed mine. it is installed in Swift and I am working on one for i10 now.

26th May 2009, 21:58	#8 (permalink)
monty9991 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ludhiana Posts: 429 View My Garage	1. monty9991 - Ludhiana - Alto. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/diy-do...-stage-14.html (My First Car PC Install - Research and Planning Stage) 2. sys_whiz - Oiginally Hyderabad, now in Boston - Baleno http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/diy-do...ing-stage.html (My First Car PC Install - Research and Planning Stage) 3. spadival - Pune - Baleno http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/diy-do...c-install.html 4. Gigy - Mumbai - Baleno http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/diy-do...r-project.html5. Abhi182 - Chennai - Corsa http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/diy-do...er-car-pc.html (Not Another Car PC :)) 6. netarchie - Mumbai - Fusion 7. Ankur - New Delhi - Innova http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/diy-do...brication.html (Car PC setup, install and some fabrication) 8. shldn - Mumbai - Indigo http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/diy-do...brication.html (Indigo Center Console Touchscreen LCD Fabrication) 9. shreyasma - Bangalore - Santro 10. diezel - Pune -Ford Ikon 11. monty9991's friend - Ludhiana- Swift http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/diy-do...-stage-15.html (My First Car PC Install - Research and Planning Stage) 12. nisarg86 - Ahmedabad - Swift. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/diy-do...ion-swift.html (Carputer and ICE Installation : Swift) 13. Ibm_jennifer - chennai - Safari http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/sound-...ta-safari.html (My $5000 car PC in TATA SAFARI) 14. sdh - banglore- swift. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/diy-do...tallation.html (My Car Computer installation) 15. Smokin - Delhi - Santro http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/diy-do...my-car-pc.html (My Car Pc!) 16. deizel -pune - ikon http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/diy-do...-stage-13.html (My First Car PC Install - Research and Planning Stage) 17. badboyscad - TN- scorpio http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/diy-do...er-thread.html (The Scorputer thread) 18. nc1bad - panjim - safari http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/diy-do...pc-safari.html (Car pc for Safari) 19. sreejeshmp- banglore- lancer http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/diy-do...ore-india.html (2004 Mitsubishi Lancer LE Car pc Installed Bangalore India) please update anything you like on this list (only yours.. lol) __________________ *NEVER GIVE UP, JUST DO IT !!!!*

30th May 2009, 18:50	#9 (permalink)
spadival Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,741 View My Garage	Wow.. Nice to see so many people with carpc's on the forum.BTW, Mine isn't exactly DIY. I just bought an off the shelf product and got it installed at an ICE shop. __________________ "No power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come" - Victor Hugo

30th May 2009, 19:06	#10 (permalink)
abhijitaparadh BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pune & New York City Posts: 179	Pardon my ignorance, but can someone explain to me how a car PC is different in functioning than a laptop with car charger? What benefit does a car PC have over a regular laptop with car charger?

31st May 2009, 01:26	#11 (permalink)
DerAlte Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,912	Other than possibly the quality of the sound section, possibly none at all. However, a laptop is a PC which is portable, in case you have not noticed - where as a car PC goes wherever the car goes, but you can't take it out of the car. In other words, you can drive out to the forest, take out the laptop and peacefully compute by the side of a flowing river (ignore the risk of mosquitos and wild animals for the time being), but you cannot do the same with a car PC. Unless you have a 4x4 and drive into the river, that is. __________________ Never believe it cannot be done - it's only that you haven't found out how!!!

31st May 2009, 07:30	#12 (permalink)
spadival Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,741 View My Garage	e tu DerAlte? lol Laptops inside the car is like an open invitation to steal. That and * The dc-ac-dc power adopter does not work well. They are noisy (both audible and electro) and generate a lot of heat. * No touchscreen - either too expensive or requires extensive DIY. __________________ "No power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come" - Victor Hugo

31st May 2009, 08:36	#13 (permalink)
abhijitaparadh BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pune & New York City Posts: 179	Ah..got it. But then the car has to have a go-anywhere wireless internet connection for a PC to be usable inside the car. A PC without internet these days is unimaginable. Also, what are typical usages of a car PC? Driver cant use it. So is it used for anything else than an entertainment system? Sorry, but I cant imagine someone opening an excel sheet and doing some important work on a car PC, while being driven around in a chauffeur driven car. A laptop is more suitable for that. Car PC is a good exhibition item, but I still fail to see a good use case for it in real world. Sorry if I hurt someone, but I am just trying to gain some knowledge about car PC.

31st May 2009, 10:17	#15 (permalink)
nisarg86 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 247	@ ghpk. you are on right track buddy. Like you signature. Lots of ppl use same siggy on mp3car.

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