Flip up screen

[EvilEric]

Good plan! you think there will be room to put the commado 64 brains in your glovebox too??

HA! we could play PONG!

[JPAV8S4U]

HA! we could play PONG!

Hell yeah! congo bongo... frogger.... all kinds on games I miss! Hook it up Eric! If you let Ami(S.F.W) play it, it would make for yet another great kodak moment! LOL

[swales]

It's not that it won't work... it's that you won't get the best image quality. With a carputer you'll be outputting in RGB and getting a perfect image.

Well I installed the Garmin unit in my car, and the image quality is perfect ;-)

[Wild Weasel]

Well I installed the Garmin unit in my car, and the image quality is perfect ;-)

That's exactly the sort of thing I like to hear!!

[Skarbro]

That's awesome. But the ~$1,500 cost kinda turns me off. I'm cheap these days.

[Devin98]

That's awesome. But the ~$1,500 cost kinda turns me off. I'm cheap these days.

You can do it for under $1500

Monitor - $830CDN
Garmin - $400 new ($300 used)

Total around - $1200

And you can do much more with the screen then just the GPS :p

-Devin

[Wild Weasel]

Sweet. I thought the Garmin unit was more expensive than that.

[Skarbro]

Cool. I wonder if I can expense one through work.

[Wild Weasel]

Cool. I wonder if I can expense one through work.

Well you've got two cars... so it would only make sense to get two of them...

[swales]

Sweet. I thought the Garmin unit was more expensive than that.

Ya you can get the Garmin unit for a lot cheaper then the MSRP price listed on the Garmin site

[JPAV8S4U]

Ya you can get the Garmin unit for a lot cheaper then the MSRP price listed on the Garmin site

QUestion to Swales....... how do you control the garmin system without the touchscreen?

[MPS]

stop post whoring

QUestion to Swales....... how do you control the garmin system without the touchscreen?

[JPAV8S4U]

stop post whoring

and what do you call that??

[MPS]

post whoring

[Wild Weasel]

To answer the question... the Garmin is controlled by a little remote control that comes with it.

[JPAV8S4U]

To answer the question... the Garmin is controlled by a little remote control that comes with it.

Would love to see this remote that controls the Garmin. I have the same set-up controlled via touchscreen and cant imagine using a remote to do all the programing with it..... what does this remote look like? unless it is a key pad... I wouldnt want it. I do however love the set-up!

[Wild Weasel]

This is exactly why I'm curious to see how he likes it a few months from now.

If it's still all good... then I'm next in line.

[swales]

Would love to see this remote that controls the Garmin. I have the same set-up controlled via touchscreen and cant imagine using a remote to do all the programing with it..... what does this remote look like? unless it is a key pad... I wouldnt want it. I do however love the set-up!

I'll post up a pic for you. I was worried about using the remote but it's super easy and can be used without even looking at it and since the screen is at eye level it's really easy to use while still driving.

[jdigu57]

Would love to see this remote that controls the Garmin. I have the same set-up controlled via touchscreen and cant imagine using a remote to do all the programing with it..... what does this remote look like? unless it is a key pad... I wouldnt want it. I do however love the set-up!

do u have the same head unit or a different one ....

and yea i would like to see the setup too with the remote ...

[JPAV8S4U]

do u have the same head unit or a different one ....

and yea i would like to see the setup too with the remote ...

Im running mine off of the kenwood XXV-05V 7" flip out touchscreen. Have a look if ya like!

http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/sh...ad.php?t=15987

[Broli]

+ 1 to see the remote, but . . . totally for curiosity

[jdigu57]

do we have any pics up with the remote ...