Permanently mounted or just something you can strap on?
(heh)
I had a dual screen setup in my former 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan for a cross-country move that took almost week (3 kids including a newborn). I ran a whole ass 4x2 HDMI matrix, with a raspberry pi/hard drive and Blu-ray player, out to two separate displays for the two older kids that could view either source independently. Really trick setup, but it was a cabling nightmare 😅 especially since I had to run an inverter and power strip for a few wallpower-only devices.
I still have the whole setup in a box somewhere. I pulled it all out after the roadtrip, threw it all in a box out of frustration, and never opened it back up.
Also, in reference to this question that I read wrong until just now:
So the media system was there already
My Sienna did not come with any of the factory-optioned multimedia inputs - I added those from junkyard Siennas when I did the inverter retrofit (also from a junkyard Sienna).
Our car isn’t made for elaborate stuff like that. Medium sized skoda estate that’s a couple of years away from retirement (Cars in general are smaller here in Norway). So my setup is just a pre made kit snapped on to the base of the headrests and the wiring is hanging freely.
I have to think carefully about how to do something like this and keep it practical and relatively safe from the kids at the same time. 😅
Medium sized skoda estate that’s a couple of years away from retirement
Oh man, I get that hahaha. My minivan, a 2008 Toyota Sienna, currently has 269k miles (~433,000 km) and I have no plans to retire it any time soon. Luckily we also have a 2015 Toyota Highlander with only ~114k miles on the clock.
So my setup is just a pre made kit snapped on to the base of the headrests and the wiring is hanging freely.
I have to think carefully about how to do something like this and keep it practical and relatively safe from the kids at the same time. 😅
Permanently mounted or just something you can strap on?
(heh)
I had a dual screen setup in my former 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan for a cross-country move that took almost week (3 kids including a newborn). I ran a whole ass 4x2 HDMI matrix, with a raspberry pi/hard drive and Blu-ray player, out to two separate displays for the two older kids that could view either source independently. Really trick setup, but it was a cabling nightmare 😅 especially since I had to run an inverter and power strip for a few wallpower-only devices.
I still have the whole setup in a box somewhere. I pulled it all out after the roadtrip, threw it all in a box out of frustration, and never opened it back up.
Also, in reference to this question that I read wrong until just now:
My Sienna did not come with any of the factory-optioned multimedia inputs - I added those from junkyard Siennas when I did the inverter retrofit (also from a junkyard Sienna).
Our car isn’t made for elaborate stuff like that. Medium sized skoda estate that’s a couple of years away from retirement (Cars in general are smaller here in Norway). So my setup is just a pre made kit snapped on to the base of the headrests and the wiring is hanging freely.
I have to think carefully about how to do something like this and keep it practical and relatively safe from the kids at the same time. 😅
Oh man, I get that hahaha. My minivan, a 2008 Toyota Sienna, currently has 269k miles (~433,000 km) and I have no plans to retire it any time soon. Luckily we also have a 2015 Toyota Highlander with only ~114k miles on the clock.
Yeah, makes sense. I’ve got 5 kids now.