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Touchscreen Jukebox Project
david656:
Hi, its been a while since i finished the ol' quake machine, which i did learn a lot of 'what to do' and 'what not to do' ! but basically the time has come to do some more exciting projects ! and i have knocked together a basic 3D model of my plans... which *cough* are not based on Franco's Juke atall!
my initial plans was to go for a 12.1" because i didn't want to take up too much space but the prices are rediculous and since i saw http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/15-ELO-TOUCHSCREEN-MONITOR_W0QQitemZ320323800479QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_ComputerComponents_Monitors?hash=item320323800479&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1300%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 on ebay i thought it would be my only shot at getting a decent priced relativly small touch screen in the UK
also what processor and ram would i be looking at to run just xp and wincab ... nothing else?
have a look at my basic mock up and tell me what you think... if the monitor is worth it i will get it but if not i will wait
PS ignore the wierd speakers on the side.... i want to go with the left design, 3 slits and then some red speaker cloth behind but im not sure how it would sound?
cheers in advance for all who look and comment ;D :cheers:
Franco B:
Looks like an interesting project ;D
If I was to (cough) build such a project I would decide on what components you are going to use and then make 3D models of each component and then make sure they fit inside the case.
You will want to look for a small PSU. I picked up a [300W Micro ATX Silent P4 PSU] for £14.53 from www.microdirect.co.uk. The same PSU is £40 in Maplins.
I'm using a 1GHz 512MB Mini ITX board with XP and it seem to handle it ok, i may upgrade the RAM to 1GB though.
That monitor seems like a good price for over here.
Good luck :cheers:
Barry Barcrest:
If you want to keep it small you can use an intel atom board and porcessor bundle. That will run what you want, i know they are only $60 in the US so quite cheap too.
kizer:
Man those atoms are small
http://www.ibase.com.tw/ib882.htm
kizer:
Found this over on NewEgg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121342