iPad in Z?

coaxial · 04-22-2010, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CBRich

You forgot the most important part.

Apple UI: Smooth as Ice
HP UI: Total and Complete Garbage

It's been proven that having an easy to use interface is mandatory in a tablet or touchscreen phone. Period.

Exactly what I said in two lines lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjlazer

To all you non tech savy people: You can't just compare MegaHertz ratings. It means nothing. Different CPU's/chipsets/GPU's and optimized OS/Drivers (Think Mac OS X vs M$ Bloatware 95) makes all the difference.

Try running Windows Vista on a PC, then wipe the HD, and install Ubuntu Linux on it. Guess which machine will seem faster? At the same MHz speed...

I own the iPad and I will tell you it is way FASTER than my old PC laptop running a 1.2GHz PIII Mobile CPU and Windows 7.

Totally! Comparing GHz is like comparing megapixels. Numbers really do not matter. Its the features that the CPU takes advantage of. Hyperthreading, turbo boosting, multi cores, size of the die, and how efficient. The whole package is what matters not the speed of the processor.

coaxial · 04-22-2010, 10:35 PM

Anyways back to what you can actually do to integrate the ipad into the car.

1) How wide is the center console in the Z? Is there any point where the width of the plastic is a little more than 9.56" and stays consistent for about 7.47 inches.
If the space is there how would you go about finding someone to make holder to fit the ipad with a dock connector similar to fish mans setup so you can remove it?
The space would probably need to be ventilated to some extent for cooling.
It would be awesome if a company like metra did this..

2) The dock connector would need to charge and provide audio output. The charging may be more difficult to find now since the iPad charger is 10watt vs ipod/phones 5v. With a typical head unit you have separate channel pre-amp outputs. You can run the RCA out to a pre-amp equalizer and that would do the hi/low pass. However I would rather run it through a pre-amp that did not have a eq because you can do a lot of those adjustments on the amplifier right?

I think that is all you would need. What else would you recommend? Some guys talked about onkyo's dock that provides fiber out. However I have not tested it but Im pretty sure the ipad only supports stereo out.

Anyways...

Ima search for some products and let you guys know what I come up with...

Anyone know of anyone that is good with making dash kits?

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04-22-2010, 10:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
coaxial Base Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Santa Barbara Posts: 53 Drives: 07-675 Daytona-Red Rep Power: 18	Anyways back to what you can actually do to integrate the ipad into the car. 1) How wide is the center console in the Z? Is there any point where the width of the plastic is a little more than 9.56" and stays consistent for about 7.47 inches. If the space is there how would you go about finding someone to make holder to fit the ipad with a dock connector similar to fish mans setup so you can remove it? The space would probably need to be ventilated to some extent for cooling. It would be awesome if a company like metra did this.. 2) The dock connector would need to charge and provide audio output. The charging may be more difficult to find now since the iPad charger is 10watt vs ipod/phones 5v. With a typical head unit you have separate channel pre-amp outputs. You can run the RCA out to a pre-amp equalizer and that would do the hi/low pass. However I would rather run it through a pre-amp that did not have a eq because you can do a lot of those adjustments on the amplifier right? I think that is all you would need. What else would you recommend? Some guys talked about onkyo's dock that provides fiber out. However I have not tested it but Im pretty sure the ipad only supports stereo out. Anyways... Ima search for some products and let you guys know what I come up with... Anyone know of anyone that is good with making dash kits?