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difm

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Posted: Sat, 7th Apr 2018 20:26 Post subject:

Stige wrote:

Only problem I have is it's stupid to install a tablet like that when you could just have a 2din android player that does the exact same stuff for a lot less hassle?

This.

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Bob Barnsen

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Posted: Sat, 7th Apr 2018 21:34 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

I just wrote a reason why i chose a tablet. Are people really that daft to read? Or do they enjoy trolling? And it's not a "hassle" if you enjoy doing it that way. Enthoo Evolv ATX TG // Asus Prime x370 // Ryzen 1700 // Gainward GTX 1080 // 16GB DDR4-3200

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Stige

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Posted: Sat, 7th Apr 2018 21:46 Post subject:

Bob Barnsen wrote:

I just wrote a reason why i chose a tablet.

Are people really that daft to read? Or do they enjoy trolling? Confused

And it's not a "hassle" if you enjoy doing it that way.

I read the last few posts you made and couldn't find any reasons for it?

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Janz

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Posted: Sat, 7th Apr 2018 21:48 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

the reason is there is no reason

Bob Barnsen

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Posted: Sat, 7th Apr 2018 21:52 Post subject:

Stige wrote:

Bob Barnsen wrote:

I just wrote a reason why i chose a tablet.

Are people really that daft to read? Or do they enjoy trolling? Confused

And it's not a "hassle" if you enjoy doing it that way.

I read the last few posts you made and couldn't find any reasons for it?

Bob Barnsen wrote:

I chose a tablet because i can use it way more freely than some crappy build in Android-Radio with bad performance, no updates and other crap attached to it.
For example i can just remove the tablet, and take it on a journey or when i need to wait somewhere for a longer time. Also i read that those big and flashy 2din units attract funny thieves.

A good Android unit would also have costed much more than the tablet. I got it for like 129€. Excellent performance and bright display. Even better than my Galaxy Note 4. Laughing

Trust me, i was interested in those 2din Android devices at first. But the more i read about them in reviews, the more i wanted a real tablet.

Also in the future when i get a new car, i might re-use the tablet as part of my Smarthome central.

Enthoo Evolv ATX TG // Asus Prime x370 // Ryzen 1700 // Gainward GTX 1080 // 16GB DDR4-3200

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Breezer_

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Posted: Sat, 7th Apr 2018 22:45 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Pretty much all 2din players are overpriced garbage, unresponsive crap, tablet is much better and cheaper option. Nice stuff bob, ignore stige, what you could expect from a guy who drives american pick up truck, only thing what you install to those is shotgun and rebel flag.

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Bob Barnsen

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Posted: Sun, 8th Apr 2018 07:36 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

@Breezer_ Enthoo Evolv ATX TG // Asus Prime x370 // Ryzen 1700 // Gainward GTX 1080 // 16GB DDR4-3200

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Stige

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Posted: Sun, 8th Apr 2018 09:35 Post subject:

Breezer_ wrote:

Pretty much all 2din players are overpriced garbage, unresponsive crap, tablet is much better and cheaper option. Nice stuff bob, ignore stige, what you could expect from a guy who drives american pick up truck, only thing what you install to those is shotgun and rebel flag.

Gimme dat pickup first! Owait I drove one just yesterday.
And a dually too, like the manliest man version of pickups.

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Mister_s

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Posted: Sun, 8th Apr 2018 12:19 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

@Bob Barnsen: how connected is that tablet to your car? Can you use some functions of the car from that tablet?

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Bob Barnsen

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Posted: Sun, 8th Apr 2018 12:22 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

@Mister_s It's connected via BT. I can control everything media related via my steering wheel controls. And i want to use the car to control the tablet, not the other way around. I doubt it's even possible. Or you mean driving the car like some drone? Enthoo Evolv ATX TG // Asus Prime x370 // Ryzen 1700 // Gainward GTX 1080 // 16GB DDR4-3200

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Danyutz

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Posted: Mon, 9th Apr 2018 18:22 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

I think he means soft-functions as a diagnose utility. I like cars

Bob Barnsen

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Posted: Mon, 9th Apr 2018 20:36 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

I bought a ODB2 connector for that. But as i wrote earlier, i wasn't really able to read out the more interesting stuff like fault codes. Though i haven't had the time and mood yet, to try it out again with the cracked Pro version of the app Torque. Enthoo Evolv ATX TG // Asus Prime x370 // Ryzen 1700 // Gainward GTX 1080 // 16GB DDR4-3200

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Stige

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Posted: Mon, 9th Apr 2018 21:37 Post subject:

Bob Barnsen wrote:

I bought a ODB2 connector for that. But as i wrote earlier, i wasn't really able to read out the more interesting stuff like fault codes.

Though i haven't had the time and mood yet, to try it out again with the cracked Pro version of the app Torque.

It won't do anything more really, you want a much better OBD dongle and app to actually get stuff out of your car. The cheap adapters are really hit and miss most of the time, you can buy 5 "same" adapters and 2 of them might work on one car and 4 on another etc.

BlueDriver is probably one of the best cheap~ish universal adapters that reads basic fault codes for nearly everything with your phone/tablet (+ display various sensor data) and a lot of abs/transmission/airbag stuff too for many brands and more support is being constantly added aswell, which is much more rare for non-manufacturer specific software.

Ofcourse there is no replacement for OpCom/VauxCom but no such thing for Android.

That's why I have a backbag full of manufacturer specific software and OBD cables with a Win XP laptop in there.

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Bob Barnsen

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Posted: Mon, 9th Apr 2018 21:51 Post subject:

Stige wrote:

That's why I have a backbag full of manufacturer specific software and OBD cables with a Win XP laptop in there.

Did you get that stuff in a legit way? Cool Face

And for what do you need them?

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Stige

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Posted: Mon, 9th Apr 2018 22:13 Post subject:

Bob Barnsen wrote:

Stige wrote:

That's why I have a backbag full of manufacturer specific software and OBD cables with a Win XP laptop in there.

Did you get that stuff in a legit way? Cool Face

And for what do you need them?

Manufacturer specific software is mostly for the programming capabilities, programming keys, ecus, turning features on/off, maybe programming a bigger/better display/radio etc.
Only manufacturer specific shops do that around here and it's expensive as fuck in there, you pay like 100€ for an extra key or even more when I can do it for you for 1/5th of that including the cost to cover my troubles.

Most of the software and stuff you can find on Ebay but some stuff like VagCom require a bit more than just a cheap chinese adapter to work on cars newer than 2004.

Need to invest in a set of tools for reading/writing ECUs next so I can start disabling EGRs, DPFs etc.

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