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Old 09-16-2006, 12:27 PM
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OK so I was thinking about getting a double din touchscrean in my dash and then mounting a smallish laptop on a fabricated mount like under the seat or in the glove box. I figure this way I could have access to my whole media library, microsoft street and trips for gps, and anything else the lap top could do. Can you guys think of any drawbacks, or reasones why this would not work?
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um, its illegal to have a computer/video monitor in the view of the driver?

I know there is a rule (somebody posted earlier this week about receiving a bogus ticket for a data logger) but you're gonna have to fight that in court, and the policeman will probably win.

by a garmin, get some e-manage, call it a day.
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Actually navigation is not illegal.
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Actually navigation is not illegal.
I agree, but your going to have to argue with the policeman, and your probably going to lose.

hence,
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Old 09-16-2006, 02:34 PM
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well only the gps will be in view, it wont be any different than having the pioneer, and I dont need emanage, I just ordered unichip
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anyone?
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http://xenarcdirect.com/home.php
everything you need here...

screw a laptop, they carry specific automotive PCs

do a 7inch touchscreen lcd and call it a day.
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http://xenarcdirect.com/home.php
everything you need here...

screw a laptop, they carry specific automotive PCs

do a 7inch touchscreen lcd and call it a day.
thanks that was a good sight lots of good stuff and at goot prices, I will either do that or the laptop, still leaning towards laptop because I travel alot and then I could just undock it and take it with me
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I have a zenarc 700tsv (7" (2)ntsc (1) vga inputs) in my car. I have seen the liliput and the video quality is slightly less. For my use its just an MP3 player.
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