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CarPC people General question that I hope doesnt come off sounding dumb but, how do you hook up a hu reciever and the car speakers to a mother board? Ive always wondered about this. orrr does the CarPC act as an aux unit to the hu and everything plays off of the hu? or do you guys even have a hu? 
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well you can do it one of two ways. you can keep your head unit and have the CarPC input to the aux like you said. or you can have the PC output to amps which will power the speakers. I plan on doing the latter because i dont want a head unit anymore
even those without RCA outputs you can just use the mini jack and get an adapter from radio shack , I have been doing that from my computers to my stereo for years (although sometimes you get a ground loop buzz)
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I don't really need a head unit anymore because:
1- I don't use CD's (I upload MP3's from my home computer to the 250Gb drive in the car using a thumb drive.
2- Don't need FM radio (Hated the 80% commercials-20% music, and have XM now)
3- Most all integrated sound on newer motherboards is quite good, If you're really picky about sound quality, get an Audigy PCI sound card.
1- I don't use CD's (I upload MP3's from my home computer to the 250Gb drive in the car using a thumb drive.
2- Don't need FM radio (Hated the 80% commercials-20% music, and have XM now)
3- Most all integrated sound on newer motherboards is quite good, If you're really picky about sound quality, get an Audigy PCI sound card.
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Originally Posted by kraaazymike
I honestly considered doing this 100% until I found out you have to relocate the HVAC to the glovebox I'm adjusting that thing every 30 feet, im finicky. Ive been sitting here thinking where else to move it to, but its terribly limited...
I'm adjusting that thing every 30 feet, im finicky. Ive been sitting here thinking where else to move it to, but its terribly limited...
Originally Posted by Snootch
You only have to relocate them if you are using an 8" screen. use a 7" and it will barely fit without re-locating the controls.
wait a minute, if you refer to my other thread about satellite recievers (here) we talk about shutting down computers. would you have to shut down the computer manually before turning off the car or does it not matter? 
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Originally Posted by kraaazymike
really? thats very interesting news to me wait a minute, if you refer to my other thread about satellite recievers (here) we talk about shutting down computers. would you have to shut down the computer manually before turning off the car or does it not matter?
wait a minute, if you refer to my other thread about satellite recievers (here) we talk about shutting down computers. would you have to shut down the computer manually before turning off the car or does it not matter?
I have been getting more and more interested in this idea by the day. I keep seeing threads on it and reading up. Now I have somewhere else to gain knowledge before I build my project. Thanks fellas
scotty using the monsoon in a carpc isn't a very good option. could be done but i wouldn't recommend it.
honda I only heard of one company offering a complete set up but it was very very expensive. the guy's doing this set up are designing and building them themself. as suggested you should look at mp3 site.
I know most of you guys arn't using fm anymore but I was wondering have any of you guy's tried a fm tuner card yet in your system's. I'm building one right now that I'm adding a card into it just to see how it will turn out. didn't cost me much to add so it's not a lost to me if it doesn't work well.
honda I only heard of one company offering a complete set up but it was very very expensive. the guy's doing this set up are designing and building them themself. as suggested you should look at mp3 site.
I know most of you guys arn't using fm anymore but I was wondering have any of you guy's tried a fm tuner card yet in your system's. I'm building one right now that I'm adding a card into it just to see how it will turn out. didn't cost me much to add so it's not a lost to me if it doesn't work well.
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Originally Posted by dogger
scotty using the monsoon in a carpc isn't a very good option. could be done but i wouldn't recommend it.
honda I only heard of one company offering a complete set up but it was very very expensive. the guy's doing this set up are designing and building them themself. as suggested you should look at mp3 site.
I know most of you guys arn't using fm anymore but I was wondering have any of you guy's tried a fm tuner card yet in your system's. I'm building one right now that I'm adding a card into it just to see how it will turn out. didn't cost me much to add so it's not a lost to me if it doesn't work well.
honda I only heard of one company offering a complete set up but it was very very expensive. the guy's doing this set up are designing and building them themself. as suggested you should look at mp3 site.
I know most of you guys arn't using fm anymore but I was wondering have any of you guy's tried a fm tuner card yet in your system's. I'm building one right now that I'm adding a card into it just to see how it will turn out. didn't cost me much to add so it's not a lost to me if it doesn't work well.
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From: Showing Italians the power of LS1
Originally Posted by Honda Hunter
Does anyone sell a complete kit with EVERYTHING needed?
