4runner Donating Members 215 Member For: 20y 4m 6d Location: Sydney Posted 01/08/06 05:09 AM Share Posted 01/08/06 05:09 AM I have just finished installing a new DVD/STB unit into my car. I picked up the unit from Ebay Skymaster STB200DVDThe unit is menu configurable for NTSC and RGB output. To complete the install, I utilsed ideas from the Teac STB install.The IR signal from the ICC was patched into the Skymaster cct board and a auto switching cct was used. The unit and a 150W inverter have been Velcro mounted to the back of the rear seat and sit nearly vertical in the boot. I will have pictures at a later date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veczar Gold Platinum Member Member 1,081 Member For: 20y 5m 1d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 01/08/06 05:40 AM Share Posted 01/08/06 05:40 AM Awsome I might do this...What did you buy apart from the inverter and that skymaster unit...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4runner Donating Members 215 Member For: 20y 4m 6d Location: Sydney Posted 01/08/06 06:17 AM Author Share Posted 01/08/06 06:17 AM I already had a Teac STB with a diversity antenna and the associated Scart connector, cabling etc that is explained in Cutsnake's "Ford ICC Dig TV Proof of Concept" thread.Total cost would have been about $200. Skymaster unit $100, Inverter $49, Diversity antenna, Scart connector, Cabling, components for the auto-switching cct etc approx $50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRSICKT Member 1,032 Member For: 21y 7m 13d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 01/08/06 10:17 AM Share Posted 01/08/06 10:17 AM Cool, can't wait to see the pics, I want to see everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4runner Donating Members 215 Member For: 20y 4m 6d Location: Sydney Posted 02/08/06 07:08 AM Author Share Posted 02/08/06 07:08 AM Unit and inverter mounted on the back of the rear seat in the boot. Screen whilst DVD loading. One of the STB menu screens + remote control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraggle Yes I am too tall for my hair Member 261 Member For: 20y 1m 27d Location: Launceston Tasmania. Posted 02/08/06 09:46 AM Share Posted 02/08/06 09:46 AM Awsome I need one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4runner Donating Members 215 Member For: 20y 4m 6d Location: Sydney Posted 15/08/06 09:28 PM Author Share Posted 15/08/06 09:28 PM Update:I had to mount the unit the other way up. Reason: The DVD disk falls out of the carrier when it is being ejected. The new mounting allows it to be sitting flat when the seat is folded down and the disks play fine when the the seat is upright. Sorry about the quality of the piccy but you should get the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordak Member 1,226 Member For: 20y 5m 18d Posted 15/08/06 11:17 PM Share Posted 15/08/06 11:17 PM Hows reception, is the new unit better than the Teac? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeighD Donating Members 255 Member For: 20y 3m 12d Location: Perth Posted 15/08/06 11:40 PM Share Posted 15/08/06 11:40 PM Can you please explain a little more about how you connected the ICC IR to the set top box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4runner Donating Members 215 Member For: 20y 4m 6d Location: Sydney Posted 16/08/06 01:50 AM Author Share Posted 16/08/06 01:50 AM Hows reception, is the new unit better than the Teac?←The reception seems to be about the same as the Teac. ie In a good signal area it will occasionally drop out. When it does drop out it goes blank and displays "no signal". The Teac however would just display the last frame that it had.The Skymaster is a lot quicker at scanning and adding channels to its list though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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