Exactly. No need for 3G or data plans for the radio.

And if you have a phone that can be turned into a hotspot, there's your internet "on screen", and much cheaper than any carputer i've seen around... I guess I could be doing this and just get a used one once they go down in the 400-500 range.

 

I use my iPad in the car with a MyFi wireless hotspot on Verizon... works great. Plus it's available wi-fi for other devices. The Slingbox iPhone app streams live TV and allows access to my DVR. The only downside is that the non-3G iPad doesn't have GPS. The Maps app does a pretty good job using cell signal to track, but it's far from perfect. I do have in-dash GPS in my vehicles, plus a Droid with turn-by-turn, so no GPS in the iPad isn't an issue here.

With all the streaming radio available, I'm seriously considering dropping the satellite radio subscriptions.

 

dang man we need more pics of your installation process and all! nice!

 

where did you relocate the upper dash controls (info center, hazard, TCS)?

 

I moved them to the glove box.

 

Do you think we could get some more details as far as the install, parts needed etc etc... I love this idea, listening to pandora and checking email from the comfort of my SWEET *** Mustang, NICE!!!!

 

My carPC cost around $450. The simplicity of wiring the ipad compared to most other solutions is worth the option to some. This is a great build though and looks great.

 

Not everyone is able to put together a carPC for that price. Getting a good non-glare touchscreen it's about $500, so it's not as easy to pull those prices. I'm thinking that in a year or so, iPads should be around that price or less, which like you said, with how simple the wiring is, makes this a worthy option.

 

What kind of fabrication went into doing up the dash???

 

Subscribed! Very interested in the details. If you could share as much info/pics as possible that would be awesome!

 

nothing a dremel couldn't handle during my install

 

Very interesting, thanks for sharing.