cdm Member 886 Member For: 22y 1m 16d Posted 10/12/03 01:24 AM Share Posted 10/12/03 01:24 AM Oh boy....when this thread started the first thing that came to my mind was modded Xbox in the boot....it can do virtually everything. games, movies and Mp3. I have an idea that may be a long shot...but could work....maybe... The four contoller ports on the front of the xbox can be made to run USB. A modded xbox can dump a complete program to the HD...in that case....would it be possible to get the software available to people who use GPS on their laptops...install that and the maps to the xbox HD, then run an external GPS antenna such as (THIS) and have satnav running from the xbox? The only thing would be how to enter the destinations etc.... I am currently opperating a modded xbox with 200gig and it has a program to switch between NTSC and PAL output.... Having said all this I would be happy to pay for a ready made interface kit for the car...hmmmmm....the potential... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronmihe Upstanding Member Member 759 Member For: 21y 2m 24d Location: Canberra - ACT Posted 10/12/03 03:05 AM Share Posted 10/12/03 03:05 AM Except for there being no 'software' except for Media and gaming to run on the X-Box unless you switch to X-Linux etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saleen Big Gun Donating Members 4,170 Member For: 22y 1m 17d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 10/12/03 08:53 AM Share Posted 10/12/03 08:53 AM Just wondering, would an X-Box skip when driving over bumps, or can the mechanism be modded to eliminate this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronmihe Upstanding Member Member 759 Member For: 21y 2m 24d Location: Canberra - ACT Posted 10/12/03 09:04 AM Share Posted 10/12/03 09:04 AM Ways and means my friend Up the buffer size Use good mountings, use notebook style drives...A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchy_G Umm... Member 176 Member For: 21y 6m 2d Location: North Lake Macquarie NSW Posted 10/12/03 09:43 AM Share Posted 10/12/03 09:43 AM (edited) Yes Aaron I have been researching Xbox's for a while now, its quite hard to know what to do when I dont even have one, but there is plenty of stuff to read up on.Ill get the system first and play around.Are standard Xbox able to convert between Pal and NTSC by themselves, I was looking up those external converters and they are CRAZY prices.How much does SCART cables go for?I dont know too much about SCART but it sounds like the way to go. Cant wait for the cable!Thanks Aaron Edited 10/12/03 09:49 AM by Mitchy_G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchy_G Umm... Member 176 Member For: 21y 6m 2d Location: North Lake Macquarie NSW Posted 10/12/03 09:43 AM Share Posted 10/12/03 09:43 AM (edited) Oh yeah, I thought I would have needed a inverter to run an Xbox or the like? Edited 10/12/03 09:44 AM by Mitchy_G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saleen Big Gun Donating Members 4,170 Member For: 22y 1m 17d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 10/12/03 10:04 AM Share Posted 10/12/03 10:04 AM Geez. I have an xbox but I never realised just how many mods and stuff were available. Check this XBOX Media Player out....very impressive....you can watch the video on it also.http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/modtips...3423271,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronmihe Upstanding Member Member 759 Member For: 21y 2m 24d Location: Canberra - ACT Posted 10/12/03 09:18 PM Share Posted 10/12/03 09:18 PM Saleen1, You need to pop past and visit Kitty and I next time you're in the area... *grins* Once you have a modded X-box the world is your oyster.. See it in action.Mitchy_G...An X-box is a heavily cusomtised PC, as such it uses a pretty much stock standard ATX type power supply. You can buy/build ATX power supplies that run from 12v DC... The Car-PC/MP3-CAR guys have long gotten over the silly invertors and are just using the 12V supplies.A X-box (assuming its modded to run un-signed code) can be 'flipped' between NTSC and PAL in software.A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sash Love the Ride.... Member 236 Member For: 21y 8m 22d Location: Roleystone, WA Posted 10/12/03 10:26 PM Share Posted 10/12/03 10:26 PM Just incase there are any drivers out there that want to know what there premium setup can do, check out this web address,http://www.blaupunkt.com.au/download/BA_Mu...dia_Release.pdfDVD, TV Tuner, reverse looking camera, additional displays, its all possible. There is a contact number there for the Blaupunkt Team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronmihe Upstanding Member Member 759 Member For: 21y 2m 24d Location: Canberra - ACT Posted 16/12/03 04:12 AM Share Posted 16/12/03 04:12 AM OK - After doubly confirming things:Blaupunkt will NOT sell the interface cable stand alone. Why? Well after discovering the only way for me to get the unit is to buy it bundled with another pice of Blaupunkt hardware for a total cost of $750rrp. That doesn't include Navigation or DVD.So talking about the Blaupunkt interface as a 'ceahp' solution is a bit like saying the best way to get a XR8 bonnet is though buying a whole XR8.The home brew solution to do more stuff BETTER than the Blau lead would cost about $400-$500, it would also give you PAL video capability thatt he Blau unit does not. That's 4 Inputs, audio and video, switched via a IR remote. Completely clean install. However that's to do what they do... In reality if you don't want to go to that extreme a modular solution can be found that costs much much less. A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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