Re: ARM/Linux based car stereo?
Thinking out of the box, pardon the pun...
What if you just put a bluetooth speaker system in your car, and drive
it with your phone or other device?
b.g.
On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Ivan Jager <aij+debian@mrph.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm in the market for a new car stereo, and was wondering if yinz
> would know of an ARM based one that can run Debian. Something
> similar to the empeg but about a decade newer would be nice.
>
> I've searched the internets and find a lot of x86 based
> carpc's/carputers and even articles about running linux on them,
> but they all seem to be too power-hungry to run off battery.
>
> I've considered using my Netgear WGT634u with a USB hub, USB
> audio adapter, thumbdrive and bluetooth dongle, but my current
> car stereo doesn't have an aux input, and it's dying, so I need a
> new one anyway. (In case you're not familiar, the wgt634u is an
> ARM based wireless router with a 200MHz CPU and USB 2.0. I
> haven't actually tested whether it's fast enough to play MP3s,
> but it seems like it should be able to. It comes with a 5V 1A
> power supply, so it can't use more than 5W at most.)
>
> I now have a spare android phone, which would probably do a
> better job, but I'd prefer something less stealable, and I'm
> thinking of giving the phone to my brother anyway.
>
> So, anyone know of a good linux-based carputer? I'd like it to
> have 802.11 and be able to run off battery for at least a week or
> two. (I often leave my car parked for a week at a time, and I'd
> like the ability to copy music from my house.)
>
> Please CC me as I'm not on this list.
>
> Thanks,
> Ivan
>
>
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