I built the house pc in to the truck. Tower sits behind the pasanger seat. the council for the monitor is to my right obviously. I have the top of the box that holds the monitor at about dashboard level.
I run Delorme and Co-pilot.
The good thing with this set up over a laptop or standard GPS unit is I can add shippers, recievers, new roads, etc etc.
Second, using a standard Flat Panel monitor enables me to do two things.. First, I can turn the Brightness and contrast down on the monitor much farther then you can on a laptop. Second, The monitor has a power button. So, I set up the route on the gps, and hit the power button on the monitor.. The PC is still running which means everything is functioning normal you just can't "SEE" it and it's not blinding you at night or making a glare on the windhshield. The speakers still work so you can hear the GPS talk to you. It warns you of a turn comming up in x amount of time or x amount of miles. if you would like to see what your in for you just hit the power button on the monitor, take a peak, hit it again and it's off again..
I've got years and years into computers before I started pushing trucks.. This is the best setup I can think of in a truck..
The pete 387 gives me TONS of room between the seats to have this setup, but with a smaller cab'd truck like the 379 or most of the kw's this would be impossable for room.. however you could use a similer setup with a flatpanel mounting bracket.
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Just my Two Cents's. I used to use a laptop, I'll never go back.. I still cary the laptop so I can take it in TS's and play poker or sit on the net while I eat. but thats it.
Oh yeah and I have the laptop and the pc in the truck networked as well so I can swap information between them at will.
ok I got carried away... anyways, in the window can't possably be safe, however according to IN DOT it's legal provided it only blocks the view to the pasanger side of the windshield..
Nendail