Car Computers/Dataloggers - price?

[hadvw]

Just wondering if anyone has put together a cheap car computer, for say under $200? If so, what did you use?

 

Here's what I'd like to do, most interesting first..

-log ECU data and display realtime

-in-car GPS/nav (obviously pay extra for GPS + software)

-music/DVDs?

-wireless network?

 

I wouldn't mind running linux and even writing some of the code myself..

 

I've also looked at one of these..

http://www.gp32z.com/gp2xinfo.html Thoughts? For $189 w/ a 3.5" LCD, and plays movies/display pictures, etc..

 

HV

[rallispec]

200 dollars counting the monitor?

 

I have one - it's not installed in my car though. (and i'm debating whether or not i'm actually going to go through with it)

 

anyhow, i'm running on a via epia m10000 board and a 40 gig laptop drive

(link to epia board)

 

i think the entire setup cost maybe $220-ish minus a monitor.

(no NAV, just mp3's and wifi right now (no dvd drive))

 

 

The via board is decent, not the best - but it works great for what it was meant for. (low power usage, rugged, extremely low profile)

[hadvw]

200 dollars counting the monitor?

 

I have one - it's not installed in my car though. (and i'm debating whether or not i'm actually going to go through with it)

 

anyhow, i'm running on a via epia m10000 board and a 40 gig laptop drive

(link to epia board)

 

i think the entire setup cost maybe $220-ish minus a monitor.

(no NAV, just mp3's and wifi right now (no dvd drive))

 

 

The via board is decent, not the best - but it works great for what it was meant for. (low power usage, rugged, extremely low profile)

 

Well, obviously I know the screen isn't cheap.. Just wondering if there ARE any setups out there that would work..

 

It's not that I think I DESERVE a kit that cheap, it's more that that's all I can reasonably expect to spend, given a mortgage, etc.. Housing in California is expensive :-(

 

HV