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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #75 on: August 03, 2011, 10:20:35 AM »
Quote from: Markss on August 03, 2011, 08:56:32 AM
With the ones I got from Target, it's just a horizontal strap that goes around the driver/passenger headrest.  I pull it pretty tight so I don't feel it when I am driving.

Cool, that is what I need! Thanks.
Now I need to go to Target and see if they have them still. Do they have a USB port as well?
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #76 on: August 03, 2011, 12:22:09 PM »
No it doesn't from memory, but it will apparently play divX from a DVD with lots of movies on it (untried at this stage)
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #77 on: April 30, 2014, 01:57:37 PM »
Bump.

So anyone done anything like this lately?? the current overhead one has died :(
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #78 on: April 30, 2014, 02:02:01 PM »
Quote from: Lost on April 30, 2014, 01:57:37 PM
Bump.

So anyone done anything like this lately?? the current overhead one has died :(

The kids have both just got cheap android tablets with bluetooth headphones. They can watch movies or play games on them.

I went through the whole roof mount, headrest mount.......the tablet option is so much easier and cheaper
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #79 on: April 30, 2014, 02:05:45 PM »
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The kids have both just got cheap android tablets with bluetooth headphones. They can watch movies or play games on them.
I went through the whole roof mount, headrest mount.......the tablet option is so much easier and cheaper
Yea starting to think that.. they both have laptops, but rooted batteries, and then theres a fight for the inverter :(

The headrest option screens are so small and the options of what format they play is extremely limited.. welcome to 10 years ago style...
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #80 on: April 30, 2014, 02:05:59 PM »
Quote from: cm4x4nut on April 30, 2014, 02:02:01 PM
The kids have both just got cheap android tablets with bluetooth headphones. They can watch movies or play games on them.

x 2

They can watch them before bed then also.
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #81 on: April 30, 2014, 02:18:44 PM »
thinking about getting one of these:

http://www.seagate.com/au/en/external-hard-drives/portable-hard-drives/wireless/wireless-plus/

with two android tablets with two of these:

http://www.gpscity.com/arkon-universal-tablet-headrest-mount.html


can stream movies from the hdd to the tablets with seagate's included app.  looks pretty good to me...
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #82 on: April 30, 2014, 02:23:23 PM »
Quote from: paceman on April 30, 2014, 02:18:44 PM
thinking about getting one of these:

http://www.seagate.com/au/en/external-hard-drives/portable-hard-drives/wireless/wireless-plus/

with two android tablets with two of these:

http://www.gpscity.com/arkon-universal-tablet-headrest-mount.html


can stream movies from the hdd to the tablets with seagate's included app.  looks pretty good to me...

yea, was thinking of something with a simple USB port
I got well over 6TB of movies, but most are in MKV format.. :( Not many things play quality.
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #83 on: April 30, 2014, 02:30:25 PM »
Quote from: paceman on April 30, 2014, 02:18:44 PM
thinking about getting one of these:

http://www.seagate.com/au/en/external-hard-drives/portable-hard-drives/wireless/wireless-plus/

with two android tablets with two of these:

http://www.gpscity.com/arkon-universal-tablet-headrest-mount.html


can stream movies from the hdd to the tablets with seagate's included app.  looks pretty good to me...


only issue with streaming is the reduced battery life.

We got ours from Kogan and the movies either go on USB or onto mini SD card
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #84 on: April 30, 2014, 02:33:37 PM »
i just use the following application to convert the kids movies so they'll play on just about anything:

http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/


the only problem i may have with this setup is getting the same video to play on both screens... may have to look at hdmi input/output...

this may work...:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xconns.full.peerdevicenet
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #85 on: April 30, 2014, 02:36:38 PM »
Quote from: paceman on April 30, 2014, 02:33:37 PM


the only problem i may have with this setup is getting the same video to play on both screens... may have to look at hdmi input/output...


How on earth have you managed to get the kids to want to watch the same movie.........  ;D
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #86 on: April 30, 2014, 02:38:42 PM »
Quote from: cm4x4nut on April 30, 2014, 02:36:38 PM
How on earth have you managed to get the kids to want to watch the same movie.........  ;D

one is 5 and one is 3... they don't mind... :)

at least with tablets, they can use headphones and watch their own when they are older...
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #87 on: April 30, 2014, 02:54:23 PM »
what movie formats do Ipads play?

and can I copy my movie collection to one - or do you have to get robbed buy from apple
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #88 on: April 30, 2014, 03:01:26 PM »
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/111197347863/
these look good for the price.
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #89 on: April 30, 2014, 03:15:42 PM »
I recently sold my FG Falcon XR6 that had head rest DVD players.

Would I get them again, no.

For the amount of use they get, they are not worth the money. To watch a full movie requires a drive of 1.5+ hours, which severely limits the opportunities to use the DVD player in the first instance. Add to that the fact that a child watching a 7 inch screen while in the back seat of a car is a recipe for motion sickness, just ask my daughter.

In my situation, I would have been much better off getting a tablet of some description because they are a lot more versatile.
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #90 on: April 30, 2014, 03:54:14 PM »
Quote from: Lost on April 30, 2014, 02:54:23 PM
what movie formats do Ipads play?

and can I copy my movie collection to one - or do you have to get robbed buy from apple

ipads don't play all formats (avi, mp4, mkv) depending on the codec that was used to create the movie file in the first place.

that's why i am looking at 2nd generation google nexus 7 tablets...
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #91 on: April 30, 2014, 03:55:45 PM »
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To watch a full movie requires a drive of 1.5+ hours, which severely limits the opportunities to use the DVD player in the first instance.
its usually 2+ hours to get to the bush from my place... I reckon mine was the best investment yet, specially for long trips - flinders, fraser, robe, etc...
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #93 on: April 30, 2014, 04:24:23 PM »
Quote from: theflyingbadger on April 30, 2014, 04:15:55 PM
don't bother with the Seagate drive...

http://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=36579&p=306377
we are testing Pi's in the lab here at work as citrix terminals.. they only need to log on to citrix, PDF's, and print.. so awesome. :D
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #94 on: April 30, 2014, 04:28:38 PM »
Quote from: Lost on April 30, 2014, 04:24:23 PM
we are testing Pi's in the lab here at work as citrix terminals.. they only need to log on to citrix, PDF's, and print.. so awesome. :D

wow. excellent!!
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #95 on: April 30, 2014, 04:31:55 PM »
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wow. excellent!!

If we can sort them they will replace 60 lab terminals for the price of $50each instead of 800each....  I didn't even think about this for them!
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #96 on: April 30, 2014, 07:16:45 PM »

Quote from: Lost on April 30, 2014, 04:31:55 PM
If we can sort them they will replace 60 lab terminals for the price of $50each instead of 800each....  I didn't even think about this for them!

And if you can't sort them then there'll be some kicking around for "projects"
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #97 on: April 30, 2014, 07:28:45 PM »
Quote from: palais on May 09, 2010, 09:37:11 PM
You could buy 2 iPads for less than $1400. Movies, games, good battery life. Just a thought.



16gb for 450ish and 32 gb for $600 and then use for school. Our daughter uses hers(mine) all the time wuth various apps and movies I transferred. Even bought a cheap headrest holder from fleabay
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Re: Thinking of Getting InCar DVD System For The Kids???
« Reply #98 on: April 30, 2014, 07:30:58 PM »

Quote from: fuji on April 30, 2014, 07:28:45 PM


16gb for 450ish and 32 gb for $600 and then use for school. Our daughter uses hers(mine) all the time wuth various apps and movies I transferred. Even bought a cheap headrest holder from fleabay
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In his defense, his quoted post is nearly 4 years old!
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« Reply #99 on: April 30, 2014, 07:32:33 PM »
True.
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