Hi Guys, Thought you might want to see the finished result, I have had the Nav Tv upgrade done and had the 2 x 6.5 inch sony screens installed with a 6 disk DVD player and wireless headphones, the sound also now can come out of the car audio sytem if chose using the nav tv module, I have 2 extra inputs waing for an xbox and a DVB tuner.

i will take pictures today and post here soon

Thanks Neil 2010 RRS TDV8 Overfinch GTS

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Excellent NeillR, I look forward to the pics & some technical details on how it all works and what was involved etc. Costs would be nice if you dont mind & what are they saying it will cost for the addition of DVB ( freeview ) in the car ?

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Cost was £1500 installed, as for the DVB i am told about £400 installed but I am tempted to try a ebay DVB in car tuner at £80 first

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again let us all know how you get on.... and hurry up with the pics  
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Just an after thought on the portable DVB ( freeview ) tuners that you can now buy ... ie. USB style for your computer or for the car. What about TV LICENCE..... if I were to buy one of these and plug into my PC at work surely I would need to be Licecnced at the office ? 
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MDP wrote:

Just an after thought on the portable DVB ( freeview ) tuners that you can now buy ... ie. USB style for your computer or for the car. What about TV LICENCE..... if I were to buy one of these and plug into my PC at work surely I would need to be Licecnced at the office ?

As long as you have a TV licence for home this covers one for the car. remember all those litttle Sony TV's that we had, they were covered the same way. 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
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MDP wrote:

Just an after thought on the portable DVB ( freeview ) tuners that you can now buy ... ie. USB style for your computer or for the car. What about TV LICENCE..... if I were to buy one of these and plug into my PC at work surely I would need to be Licecnced at the office ?

Also - let them try and catch you in their white van!  2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
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Actually those USB ones are great. They download the listings automatically too. I had one in my previous job, but I didn't have a chance to steal it before the gadget vultures descended on my desk when I left!  

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Actually those USB ones are great. They download the listings automatically too. I had one in my previous job, but I didn't have a chance to steal it before the gadget vultures descended on my desk when I left!

I've heard about these USB TV's great for a computer (Unfortunately I have macs) but could you fit them to a car? You would need some sort of HD wouldn't you? 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
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You're right, you wouldn't be able to fit the USB ones into a car unless you also had a dashboard mounting kit for your laptop but it's only a piece of technology at the end of the day and it can evidently be miniaturised, so I expect it's only a matter of time before the likes of Nav-TV come out with such a thing for cars that already have suitable screens in them for whatever purpose. 

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Do you know you can buy in-car PCs? Ideal for mounting under the seat and then using a wireless (or wired) keyboard with built-in trackerball.
See:
http://www.karputer.co.uk/karputer.php?page=icepac
http://www.nextgencarpc.co.uk/in_car_pc.html
http://www.cappuccinopc.com/solutions/12vpc.asp and many more. Matt
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mpwox11 wrote:

Do you know you can buy in-car PCs? Ideal for mounting under the seat and then using a wireless (or wired) keyboard with built-in trackerball.
See:
http://www.karputer.co.uk/karputer.php?page=icepac
http://www.nextgencarpc.co.uk/in_car_pc.html
http://www.cappuccinopc.com/solutions/12vpc.asp and many more.

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Also great for sat nav, MP3 dukebox, downloading camera pics, emails & internet, remote working etc etc.
I've been thinking about putting one in my van, as it is easier than using a laptop. I'm just waiting for 3G coverage to improve and then I'll get one. It would be great to have internet on the move, which will allow me to work from the van. Also it would be great for finding sat nav locations by accessing the proper addresses from websites. Matt
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mpwox11 wrote:

Do you know you can buy in-car PCs? Ideal for mounting under the seat and then using a wireless (or wired) keyboard with built-in trackerball.
See:
http://www.karputer.co.uk/karputer.php?page=icepac
http://www.nextgencarpc.co.uk/in_car_pc.html
http://www.cappuccinopc.com/solutions/12vpc.asp and many more.

Certainly not seen these before. But they're shockingly expensive for the spec. You could buy an equivalent spec laptop for less than half the price and it seems all you're getting for your extra money is the ability to mount it in your car. If you're going to wait for 3G coverage in your area so a data card will work, why not just get a standard laptop and you'll be able to take it with you when get out of the car too! Sorry but someone will have to go a long way to convince me that this isn't technology for technology's sake.  

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