installing xbox 360 in car

[Trayner]

And remember when yah go over bumps or what ever the disc with get cut up in the 360 console unlike ps2's and so on

 

[danja]

^^ Yep, 360 chews discs if the console moves while the disc is spinning.

Also 360's get very hot, you'll need very good ventilation for it, otherwise it won't last long.

 

[holdenboy]

Output DC 203W
12V @ 16.5A
5V @ 1A

Dosent this mean you could just modify the power input wiring to supply the 12v @ 16.5A (just something like 10awg power/earth cable connected to the battery via a high current switch) and then buy a 12v-5v @ 1A converter / reducer to supply the 5v...also ran off the 10awg power cable so when you turn on the 12v power the converter turns on too and then you have the required power to run a 360??

I know abit off topic but just going off the specs on the "brick"......it sounds possible.

Edit - Maybe not as the 360 might not like the 12v source ranging from 12-14.5v when you start the car

 

[02DUBH]

change of plans, a nintendo 64 or super nintendo will be installed instead of the360.

the wiring for this will all be the same wont it?

 

[danja]

SNES FTW!

Have you considered a Carputer? Will do GPS/TV/music/movies etc and should have no trouble running a SNES emulator - you'd be able to keep hundreds of ROMs on it too, save carrying round a boot load of cartridges.

 

[02DUBH]

I don't know what a carputer is :S

any chance you can explain this for me in simplest terms

 

[danja]

It's basically a PC installed in your car, usually with a touchscreen interface. They can do anything a PC can do. There are off-the-shelf products, or you can build them yourself.

Carputer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Google "car pc" or "carputer". I think MP3Car forums are good for that stuff.

 

[02DUBH]

that looks pretty cool. something to definately look at in the future, but for the moment the super nintendo will have to do, something i haven't seen done before either