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Thanks for posting Andrew. Fascinating.
The Car Stereo you linked to was out of stock.
Is this ebay item a suitable spec?
I could not see any measure of screen brightness.
Are these units generally good for brightness?
Have you experienced any glitches with the car launcher app?
Some of the reviews cited a few issues.
Did you hit any tech issues when creating your setup?
Thanks again.
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Thanks AndrewThat looks the same as the one I got (and cheaper!) The brightness is pretty good I can defiantly see it well enough on a bright day.
They are made for cars so have to contend with bright daylight anyway. The main thing is that you can run them at full brightness without worrying about pulling more power than the charging system can keep up with. This is the big problem with a tablet.
I played with a few launchers and ended up with this one:
AGAMA Car Launcher - Apps on Google Play
No real technical issues.
Took me a couple of attempts to find an FM Ariel that was any good.
I faffed about trying to find a mounting solution. In the end I harvested a camera tripod female thread off a broken camcorder. Then used a butterfly bolt through the shelf and a bit of tufnol you can see in the picture.
If you PM me we could do a Zoom secession and I'll show it to you properly if you like.
Andrew
There are loads of variants of the same thing on Amazon..Lol. The ebay item has sold out. Was that you guys?
Great. Is there any chance that you could upload it to dropbox or similar and then post a link, please?I have the same info in a word document.
What else would you like to know?
Thank you, @Andrew_TrayfootWill do it tonight...
Great. Is there any chance that you could upload it to dropbox or similar and then post a link, please?
Thanks for the compliment...I've a confession to make. I only clicked on this post to sneer at yet another tech idea thats just a clever electronic solution looking for a problem to solve (Raspberry Pi fans, I'm talking about you). 3 pages later I h
ave to admit:
a. Its a proper PBO project. Ingenuity, DIY and determination to save money against having to buy something ridiculously expensive. Chapeau.
b. I want one. I've got the plywood, the wires, the switches, an Ebay account and an ability to slowly and diligently follow instructions. I might have to come back here for help later on though!
Thanks
Great. Is there any chance that you could upload it to dropbox or similar and then post a link, please?
Can anyone. Unless that is, you are standing outside in the rain, in exactly the right position, hanging over the transom with the transistor radio glued to your ear, the note book perched precariously on the gunwhale getting wet and realising that you have left the pencil in the saloon. ?Can you receive LW for the shipping forecast?