Member Since: 29 Jul 2008
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Installation of 8" Touchscreen-Monitor
Today i installed a 8" Touchscreen-Monitor for use with my Car PC and as a Monitor for watching DVB-T without switching on the car. In this case the DVB-T receiver and the monitor is powered by my accessory battery.
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Land Rover Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE
21st Jul 2009 5:29 pm
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I like the mounting bar and bracket, is that easily available??
Also what is the screen type? Setup looks very nice, sort of thing I'm after for car laptop.
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21st Jul 2009 6:05 pm
kastone
Member Since: 29 Jul 2008
Location: Karlsruhe
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I used a goose neck from a cash register which i got from eBay for 1 Euro plus Shipping and made the bracket from a small piece of 2,5 mm Alu which i colored in black.
The Monitor is from Faytech (http://www.faytech.de/display8.html). Only 170 Euro. I think its the best product you can get for such less money.
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Land Rover Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE
Looks good, how much vibration do you get with the goose neck mount when off-road?The End
21st Jul 2009 9:30 pm
kastone
Member Since: 29 Jul 2008
Location: Karlsruhe
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I never started the engine since i installed the monitor, which was late afternoon today, so i can't tell you yet. But the goose neck gives a very rugged impression.
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Land Rover Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE
21st Jul 2009 9:45 pm
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You could have aproblem with airbag deploying if you have a passenger.
I like the idea though gooseneck is neat, wonder if it could fit just to the left of the centre console. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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22nd Jul 2009 1:08 am
kastone
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Thanks, i already got a hint about the Airbag. I did not think about that when i installed the monitor. When the Airbag brakes to the dashboard he will also, thanks to the flexible goose neck, push the monitor away. But i will change the bracket a little bit and remove all sharp edges.
I was thinking for a long time how and where i can install the monitor and that was the only place i could find. Maybe there a other options for a smaller monitor, but a 8" is a little bit big. If i had to do this again, i would go for a 7".
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Land Rover Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE
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