Using the computer for sound management and processing runs circles around the BOSE.
The Mac Mini has bluetooth.
You could use any computer/laptop/tablet for the source (display only), I just used the Mini Mac cuz I got it cheap, although they are pretty powerful.
Using the computer for sound management and processing runs circles around the BOSE.
The Mac Mini has bluetooth.
You could use any computer/laptop/tablet for the source (display only), I just used the Mini Mac cuz I got it cheap, although they are pretty powerful.
So (I'm completely clueless and you clearly know what you're doing), could the Mac Mini be used to take calls from my phone and send the caller ID to the display?
It's a Mac, so clearly it's iPod-friendly, but I'll bet on a Mac, you'd just use iTunes. I wonder how well that'd work--you wouldn't want to see the whole iTunes screen (it probably wouldn't fit anyway). What are you doing for iPod input (if anything)?
I bet a Raspberry Pi would work...and they're tiny.
Hi guys, its me... Reed/CTSVETT... Its been a while. Ive been busy and involved in real work, motorcycles, houses, girls, etc. Still driving my V and loving every minute of it. Sorry I haven't updated the FAQ recently, if anyone has anything to add, shoot me an email at ctsvett@verizon.net and I can update things.
Ok, so I saw this live and had to post here about it...Its freaking cool. This is what I wanted forever ago when I first got the car.
What this now means (computer or no computer aside) is that you can now change the LCD display and hook up another other sources (ipad, iphone, computer, etc) WITHOUT losing the stock data or the stock radio... THIS is freakin cool!
I will probably not do a full computer like heavy, but I will do a VGA port in my center console (with the minijack audio input mod already on the forum) so I can hook up my ipad to the display for google maps while driving, videos, music, etc... AND then with no problem be able to see the stock data... If I had kids and videos in the headrests, I would do a video out to those as well... this is what GM should have done from the beginning
I don't want to sound like a philistine, but the OEM Bose stuff sounds okay to me. I don't think I have very discriminating ears.
But if this thing can solve the iPod and Bluetooth issues (make navigating around in the iPod easier and display caller info. on the screen), I'd pay $800 for it. Yeah, that's steep-ish, but I can't imagine what it took Heavy to work this out. And the hardware has to cost something.
If it results in better audio quality as well, so much the better. Maybe passengers will appreciate it.
I also have no beef with the OEM nav...primarily because I never need nav in town, and when I do I use my phone. But it'd be cool to get Google Maps on the screen. And I guess if I ever want screens in the headrests on a long trip, this thing seems like it would do that. That's neat.
I dunno, I really have no perceived need for this beyond the BT and iPod issues, and I'm not 100% sure that this will fix those. But I'm still beyond impressed that Heavy has it working at all. I think the walking dog analogy is a good one.
I'm sort of waiting to hear how he integrates the audio. I figure once that's done, iPod and BT is just a matter of finding the software to make a pretty display to the screen and getting the computer to accept inputs from the car's knobs. If Heavy can do what he's done so far, I'll bet those things are trivial by comparison.
I don't want to sound like a philistine, but the OEM Bose stuff sounds okay to me. I don't think I have very discriminating ears.
But if this thing can solve the iPod and Bluetooth issues (make navigating around in the iPod easier and display caller info. on the screen), I'd pay $800 for it. Yeah, that's steep-ish, but I can't imagine what it took Heavy to work this out. And the hardware has to cost something.
If it results in better audio quality as well, so much the better. Maybe passengers will appreciate it.
I also have no beef with the OEM nav...primarily because I never need nav in town, and when I do I use my phone. But it'd be cool to get Google Maps on the screen. And I guess if I ever want screens in the headrests on a long trip, this thing seems like it would do that. That's neat.
I dunno, I really have no perceived need for this beyond the BT and iPod issues, and I'm not 100% sure that this will fix those. But I'm still beyond impressed that Heavy has it working at all. I think the walking dog analogy is a good one.
I'm sort of waiting to hear how he integrates the audio. I figure one that's done, iPod and BT is just a matter of finding the software to make a pretty display to the screen and getting the computer to accept inputs from the car's knobs. If Heavy can do what he's done so far, I'll bet those things are trivial by comparison.
I still can't believe I lasted 5 1/2 years with the stock stereo on the '04. At least my '09 sounds 100 times better. Which is to say, just enough for me not to change it.
But, the V2 does have excellent placement and sizes for aftermarket. Space for 9" woofers in the doors. And a 10" in the rear deck makes for nice potential...
The reason for the display size makes perfect sense to me... I dont want a big wart on my console. I want to be able to use the standard buttons to control the stock radio and stock personalization features (T/C, info, radio, etc)... If I wanted a big high res display, I would make a ipad mount and put it over the entire radio- but then I would have is an Ipad mounted in my car- how elegant is that if someone can do that in a 73 pinto?
With Heavy's solution here, I get to keep the stock radio/ stock interface (with buttons) AND have an external input for a computer, ipad (to be put under a seat), and backup camera. This is integrated and elegant and seems put together... you COULD get into a V and would think it was stock, when we all know it would not be.
As for the HDMI vs VGA- I understand the limitations, but most everything I would want to plug into this has an option for both. VGA can handle resolutions FAR higher than I would want to put on the screen. You guys talk about cost, but then expect this to be over engineered... HAHA Cant have it both ways..
Careful, you're starting to look like my install. That bigger screen is addictive. After a year with my 10.4", I could never go back to anything smaller.
Whoa that is really sweet. I would love to do that to my car... I could hook a laptop in and run HP tuners streaming data on the car while its running. Sweet
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