Recent content by playafly187

Everyone likes a tight fit!

Correct, the PC is manually turned on / off upon entering / exiting the vehicle. I don't really even consider it a hassle. Press one button, wait a minute... then upon exit, click Start, Shut Down and you are done :)

Yes, it took roughly two days of on and off working on it.

Thanks for the positive comment! It's rare on message boards these days lol

Like I said, it's not the most desirable ride but it fits my needs and I paid cash. You couldn't pay me to take out a car loan on a new vehicle. People buy things they don't need with money they don't have to impress people they don't like - not me.

indeed lol

Total out of pocket, around $170 which includes the new stereo, wiring harness, dash kit, wiring for the audio, USB hub and power extension cable... and the $1 for spray paint lol. I already had the PC, keyboard and mouse. The SSD was provided as well and a friend gave me the inverter (he no...

Additionally, the system runs Windows 7, not XP. And I only have roughly 30GB of MP3s, so the 50GB SSD works fine. The cables hanging down in the photo were only to show how the power strip can be used with a device like the BlacX. Under normal conditions, youd' just plug in a flash drive and...

Hey everyone, thanks for the comments thus far, both positive and negative. To answer some questions thus far: The build works for what I was after. I don't drive so there would be no sense in putting a screen in the dash. I ride in the middle / back of the van where the old TV / VCR was...

Hey everyone, I have some old Sony Hi8 tapes that I would like to pull the video from and put on my PC. The problem is, I sold the camcorder many years ago. Aside from buying a used camera just to transfer over a few tapes, do I have any other viable options? I thought about trying a...

voted. best of luck sir!

bump

one 2GB stick, max it will support.

well, i found a workaround! got to thinking... if i complete just the first part of windows install in another notebook, then when the PC reboots to complete installation, I shut it down and put the SSD in the netbook, maybe that would work... and it did!

I have no tried that yet, but I will shortly. I have seen multiple others online running 7 with the same system, however. I'll reply back in a bit once I test it.