Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 23:32:14 -0500 (EST) From: spork <spork@super-g.com> To: Mark Kobussen <skjellyfetti@iname.com> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, Drew Baxter <netmonger@genesis.ispace.com>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Car Mp3 Player Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9901132330390.13344-100000@super-g.inch.com> In-Reply-To: <369D5ED2.3F7ACDC3@iname.com>
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Just out of curiousity, where are you getting the LCD panel? It seems like that alone for $99 could spur some interesting projects if it takes straight composite NTSC video... Charles --- Charles Sprickman spork@super-g.com --- On Wed, 13 Jan 1999, Mark Kobussen wrote: > > If it's the one I'm thinking of, it only takes NTSC input and requires > > > a (complex, not-supplied) power supply. > > Complex, yes, but I can wire it DIRECTLY from my car battery, and > include microcontrollers which will automatically power it down and > other energy saving non-sense. I'd rather have it wired cleanly from > the battery than have 5 different off-the-shelf convertors strung > together. Not only do I have the services of an electrical engineer (he > lives with me), but I also have free parts galore from DigiKey and > Maxim, so I can tailor all the hardware to my specifications. > > > A *very* poor choice for the job. I'd recommend gutting a Libretto > and > > using that as the core of such a system - it has reasonable audio > > hardware, plenty of CPU, and a nice screen and power supply already. > > Ewww... Laptop hardware. The SBC (Single-Board Computers) I'm looking > into have high-performance industrial hardware (with industry > standardization), all in the footprint of a 5.25" disk drive. Not only > that, but they have embedded SoundBlaster AWE hardware, a must for any > audio application. Besides, I looked at your Libretto - only the L100's > and higher have enough computing power to do linear decoding and > playback of MP3 files - my car will be doing a lot more processing than > just MP3 decoding, I'll be doing engine maintenance, plus a GUI > interface, and GPS. This isn't just an audio system, this is > everything. > > Main reason: It's a hobby, I like to wire stuff together. I get a kick > out of building hardware tailored to MY needs, which I can quickly write > software for. Libretto is a *very* poor choice for me, besides the fact > that all of the parts I'm using are made by OEM's, and are built robust > for harsh-environments, which my car definitely is (I live in Minnesota, > it has been below zero for 2 weeks straight). > > > If someone has an L50 they want to sell cheap... 8) > > Oh, and my embedded PC (with CPU included) costs around $800, plus my > $99 LCD (got it in the mail today, BTW), and other assorted parts, costs > quite a bit less than the L100 which has half the capabilities, and a > quarter of the convenience. > > -- > Mark Kobussen > IS - Honeywell, SGP Division > mkobusse@sgp.honeywell.com > skjellyfetti@iname.com > ICQ#11860734 > > /* '94 Mitsubishi Eclipse NT 1.8L */ > /* Fender Stratocaster: Tex-Mex, 3-Tone Sunburst */ > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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