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Old 09-14-2012, 08:36 AM   #24
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Originally Posted by feedbag View Post
$600 for a head unit running a two year old version of the Android OS? No thanks. You're better off buying a Nexus 7 for $250 and mounting it to your dash. Somebody should make a really nice looking enclosure for the N7.
You're completely missing the point. This isn't necessarily to imitate mounting a tablet somehwere. It's to provide a better headunit experience. Besides, aside from google now, and a handful of ICS/Jelly Bean only apps, there's not much advantage to having the Nexus 7 mounted somewhere.

I guess I prefer a cleaner, more streamlined look.

I have a Nexus 7 myself, and don't see any advantage to having that mounted somewhere on the dash or windshield in addition to a head unit. It seems like it would be a pain to operate both at the same time just access a few apps that wouldn't even necessarily be for cars.

And how would you hook up a steering wheel control, external monitors, backup camera, and radio to the tablet??? Either way you look at it, the head unit is a better option for a car.
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