Hello all,
I recently fitted an Android car radio in my car. I bought an OBD2 bluetooth adapter and use Torque to get OBD data like speed, revs, turbo pressure, etc. As it is in the center console, I have to take my eyes of the road to see the realtime data and that bothers me, so I thought of something and want to have your opinions and knowledge to achieve this if possible and not expensive.
Idea: transparent lcd/oled display in front of the windscreen, with a dimmed backlight (around the sides or on the bottom), so it will also be visable at night.
The display can have video input from a phone or Android mini pc, controlled with another phone or with a mini bluetooth keyboard and trackingpad or (even better but more expensive I think) have a touchscreen. The display will be about 7 inch, so multiple graphs and gauges can be placed in the Torque app, without getting too big. My phone has a 6 inch display and it's a tiny bit too small for a speed, revs, turbo pressure and coolant gauge on the same page.
What would be the easiest, cheapest and safest way to achieve this? Any ideas? For non touch screen, I would guess a transparent 7 inch display, an HDMI input board and a transparent stand to mount it on. For the night backlight I would think to mount an LED strip on the bottom of the stand shining towards the display, shielding it from the outside view, so it won't distract other drivers, at least not too much.
Do you think it is achievable, especially at low cost? If yes, I can't find a place where I can buy LCD displays with input board, but without backlight panel.
I hope to have some input, thanks in advance.
I recently fitted an Android car radio in my car. I bought an OBD2 bluetooth adapter and use Torque to get OBD data like speed, revs, turbo pressure, etc. As it is in the center console, I have to take my eyes of the road to see the realtime data and that bothers me, so I thought of something and want to have your opinions and knowledge to achieve this if possible and not expensive.
Idea: transparent lcd/oled display in front of the windscreen, with a dimmed backlight (around the sides or on the bottom), so it will also be visable at night.
The display can have video input from a phone or Android mini pc, controlled with another phone or with a mini bluetooth keyboard and trackingpad or (even better but more expensive I think) have a touchscreen. The display will be about 7 inch, so multiple graphs and gauges can be placed in the Torque app, without getting too big. My phone has a 6 inch display and it's a tiny bit too small for a speed, revs, turbo pressure and coolant gauge on the same page.
What would be the easiest, cheapest and safest way to achieve this? Any ideas? For non touch screen, I would guess a transparent 7 inch display, an HDMI input board and a transparent stand to mount it on. For the night backlight I would think to mount an LED strip on the bottom of the stand shining towards the display, shielding it from the outside view, so it won't distract other drivers, at least not too much.
Do you think it is achievable, especially at low cost? If yes, I can't find a place where I can buy LCD displays with input board, but without backlight panel.
I hope to have some input, thanks in advance.
