okay first off i have one of those mini computers lying around for a while which no one uses wid a 20 gb hard drive. so i thought why not connect it to my car. So basically what i thot of was i have the cpu which i can put in the glove compartment (ya its that small) and i can run an AUX wire from my cpu to the head unit. i have a touch pad and a small numberpadless keyboard too. the only problem is the monitor. it is very easy and 20 gigs of music with internet on your car is not bad at all. any suggestions of what i can use for a monitor??? since all ill need for this to buy is a power converter so im not willing to put more than 50 bucks on it so just the monitor anyone have any suggestions i just want a mini like 7 inch monitor. any suggestions at all?

EDIT: Im a newb when it comes to cars but its only an idea i wanna try out

 

You might consider just getting a head unit with a usb port. Plug in your flash drive loaded with mp3s and go. I've been rockin a kenwood wit that option for a about a year and a half. no more cdr's.

You can get flash drives wit 1-2-4 8 etc gigs for pretty cheapo these days and they will only get cheaper and bigger. hold lots of mp3s etc...

or just get one of those laptop mounts like the Coppers have in their cruisers and plug the lappy's audio-line-out into your aux 1/8 port, thats what i'd like to do one day(when i get a laptop).

 

id do that but i dont have a laptop it broke my dumbell fell on it lol dont ask anyways i have this mini cpu just lying around so i thot id just hook it up in da car power converter n all wont even take that long to connect it and den i have that internet usb thing by spirint high speed internet i can just hook that in n i have internet in my car n errything lol idk i wanna do it for some reason

 

come on some one must have an idea wut to use for the screen anyone?

 

how bout a new laptop screen? you c an get a dual core amd or intel lappy at best buy for $500.

any lttle screen is goin to set you back some cash, might as well do it the easy way.

 

ughh when a 75 lb dumbell shatters ur laptop not jst the screen the whole laptops gone the 0nly thing dat survived was the hard drive and like i got errything in already just need somethin to use as a screen if i buy a laptop jst for my car its 500 bux xtra im lookin for someone's old laptop dat i can buy frm them n ill try to figure out how to hook that screen up by the dash

 

okay, well from a professional installers POV, its either the computer is a mac mini or shuttle. the shuttle is too big so i assume its a mac mini or carputer. goto costco, pick up the headreast monitors that are 90 for 2. remember this is the super cheap way to get it done. from the glovebox, plcae the computer with a cooling fan or your goin to over heat it. for monitor you can fiberglass it into an enclosure OR just place it wherever. simple as that. but you need to buy an RGB to rca or svideo.

 

its not a mac n its small enough to fit in the glove box but im gonna put it underneath the seat. and yeah those screens is a nice idea thanks ill get em asap