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jaz
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 12:15 am: | 
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I know most of u wouldn't dream of doing this, but for the few that has already done it, i have a few questions
where have u put the screen? what parts did u buy? where did u put the dvd player? what model did u buy? how did u hook it up to the main radio?
much appreciated.. |
William Turner (Wturner)
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 12:43 am: |
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You drive a Rover, you should only go with the best.
Pioneer AVX-P7300DVD
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/Pioneer/CDA/CarProducts/CarProductDetails/0,1429,2234,00.html
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William Turner (Wturner)
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 12:44 am: |
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DVD, CD all in one. No need for two head units. It does include a unit that would fit fine under the passenger or driver seat for the sound decoding. |
William Turner (Wturner)
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 12:45 am: |
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Falcon electronics in Houston, TX for about $1600 |
Zinhead
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 09:44 am: |
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I thought he was talking about the in-vehicle DVD player that LR has coming out for the Disco II. It fits in the headliner above the front seats so the little tykes can watch powerpuff girls all day long. |
bryan
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 10:19 am: |
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I bought a portable Toshiba "wide screen" DVD from Best Buy (around $1000). I mount it on cubby box when we travel, also purchased a power inverter so I don't have to rely on the battery life. |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 11:39 am: |
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Alpine makes pretty sweet indash Monitor which can connect up to anything using their hide-away brain.. |
Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 11:58 am: |
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Wturner,
If I had that set-up; I would never go inside the house.
Paul |
ken knebusch (Charlotterover)
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 12:16 pm: |
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i have seen where they are putting the monitors in the back of the driver and passenger headrests.
that would be nice! |
bryan
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 02:18 pm: |
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The problem with having an permanent/installed system (at least where I live in the frigid pacific northwest) is that the LCD screens can freeze. I've been told by repair folks that it costs around $100/square inch of screen to repair a frozen screen that was turned on before it thawed out (hence my desire to have a protable/removable system, not to mention it's great on the plane and is great for my son when we're at a motel.
just my .02 though |
John Lee
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 03:09 pm: |
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BJ,
"You drive a Rover, you should only go with the best. Pioneer AVX-P7300DVD"
Man, now don't tell me you got this DVD action instead of some good tires and good shocks. |
Dee Cantrell (Disco_Dad)
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 05:09 pm: |
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Hey John,
Dweb need to press the Moab viedo to DVD. If you cant go out and wheel in your LR at least you can watch someone wheeling, Sort of like the fireplace viedo at Christmas.. |
RVR OVR (Tom)
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 05:27 pm: |
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I say screw all the DVD units out there. Buy a laptop w/a DVD player and mount it up with the cassette tape adapter or some other external speakers for sound. Or, get some splitters and hand out headphones to the folks in back.
Much more versatile setup.
Tom |
William Turner (Wturner)
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 06:12 pm: |
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Nope, I just have factory for now with a REAL SHITTY FM modulated pioneer. I will get that DVD and new tires and shocks when my Enron stock that I just bought gets bought out and goes up!
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herky
| | Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2002 - 12:37 am: |
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The Pioneer is a piece of sh!t, I have had to replace 2 in the past 5 months at work. Screen retraction design is poor, you can buy decent screens separate at local car audio shops for fairly cheap, my Dvd is under my passenger seat, and yes I have already done springs/shocks/bumper/roofrack/lights/Ct hood. The laptop idea is nice but if you can afford it buy one you can install in the vehicle. |
RVR OVR (Tom)
| | Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2002 - 01:05 pm: |
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you can find a basic laptop for $300-$400 bucks with a DVD player. then it becomes a movie watcher, street atlas(even better connected to GPS - you now have something better than a $1000 lexus gps system), game machine, etc. all great for being on the road with back seat passengers who need entertaining.
tom |
OLYMPIC KID
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 06:28 pm: |
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I HAD AN ADIOVOX DROP DOWN LCD INSTALLED OVERHEAD COMBINED WITH PANASONIC MOUNTED IN THE BACK OF THE CENTER CONSOLE. TOWNE AND COUNTRY IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH DID IT AND IT LOOKS COMPETELY FACTORY. THEY EVEN MATCHED THE HEADLINER.....WORKS GREAT,AND MORE IMPORTANTLY IT DOESNT LOOK JURY RIGGED. |
Chris Welch (Asigiam)
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 09:14 am: |
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Has anyone seen www.dashpc.com? I am working on a Windows Embedded system also with the same type hardware. |
Tommy Dougherty (Skydiver)
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 02:20 pm: |
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I'm in the process of installing one for my kids enjoyment right now. I had purchased a Jenson overhead mount tv for my wifes van, but it wouldn't fit... so I rigged up an 'arm' for it and made it into a floor mount. I'm mounting the arm to the back of the center console with the TV positioned a few inches above the center console (just the right height for the kids!).
I'll take some photos when I'm done. I love to rig stuff. Total cost will be maybe $400 + whatever time it's taken me to rig stuff.
-Tommy |
Tommy Dougherty (Skydiver)
| | Posted on Sunday, March 10, 2002 - 07:42 am: |
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Here are some photos as promised. I've still got to clean up a few wires, but you'll at least see how I rigged it up.
Here's a photo taken from the cargo area. The TV is mounted to a 'goose neck' arm so it's bendable. The TV also swivels back/forth/left/right. You can see that the VCR (for now) is mounted under the passenger seat... DVD player will be added soon.
Here's a view from the rear seat, drivers side.
Here's a closup on how I mounted the gooseneck to the center console. I drilled holes in the black plastic cover, then placed plywood behind it so that screws could have something to bite into.
-Tommy |
Tommy Dougherty (Skydiver)
| | Posted on Sunday, March 10, 2002 - 07:45 am: |
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Argh!!! Images didn't load... one more time!
Front View
Side View
Mount Closeup
-Tommy |
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