I picked up an HP Stream 7 from the microsoft store today for $100 with a free screen protector and case. Using a usb OTG cable ($3) dsm link works perfectly.

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store...=MarchBreak_EN_ModuleC_1_HPStream_031915

So this thing runs full out windows, not just the RT crap? Hmm.

How bright is the screen? Clearly visible in the daylight?

Can you say dash mount!!!!

I would say the brightness is pretty good. Maybe direct sunlight wouldn't be ideal though. Very similar to my note 3.

mount it where the tach and speedo gauges are. Should be shadowed enough.

Bought one. Good deal indeed!

Thanks I just picked one up too! My nexus 7 just wasn't cutting it, very sluggish just for general use.

"HP has put a 1280x800 IPS panel in the Stream 7"

From AnandTech.

That means great viewing angles fellas.

Tyler, how are you going to mount it? I seen some universal dash mounts, but I doubt they will hold up to hard launches.

I don't have a stereo. I was going to mount it in that slot.

Also picked one up. Can't wait to give her a whirl!

The $25 gift card you get is a nice little bonus too

I didn't get one. I went to the store.

No mention of a gift card on that link.

I like the idea of having a removable tablet in place of stereo.

Look again Mike.

Yeah it's there, thinking buying one myself for evoscan since it works off bluetooth.

Although I can get a mini tablet laptop from a buddy with windows 7 for 50$, so I may just go that way. I like laptops better for this type of stuff, bigger screen, normal keyboard. Plus he wants it out

Wheres the $3 otg cable? I'm about to nail this deal down.

I've seen them on Amazon for $3.99

Still debating whether I want one of these or not.

I bought mine off amazon.

One of these?

http://www.amazon.ca/SANOXY-Micro-U...82&sr=1-10&keywords=hp+stream+7?

Or we have free shipping

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00...6Y9EEQB&pf_rd_r=06PRPH002A956MKND53F

Yup. I got mine off eBay. Its amazing that they make money off those when they sell for under $1 shipped.

If buying budget OTG cables be sure to buy a few as at that price quality control isn't very good.

Best OTG cable under $5?

Also, is there any way to take the audio output from this and channel it through the speakers without a head unit/stereo? I have all the speakers and wiring intact, just no functional head unit. Would be awesome.

I just read the reviews. Always pick the ones with lots of reviews. If it only has less than 10-15 i would skip it.

As for audio through the speakers you can buy a cheap amplifier board and wire it to the harness using a 3.5mm cable wired to the amp and then out to the car using an adapter harness for your car.

Question.

Can it pair to my phone so I can make and receive calls while driving?

I'll just talk to you about this off the board...hopefully I can get this to dual-purpose for me.

Mark PPG did this year's ago when the BlackBerry PlayBook first came out. Might be worth shooting him a PM

That's actually who/what I had in mind when I was thinking about this. I will be sure to shoot him a PM - hopefully he checks somewhat regularly.

I believe he did a bit of a writeup on here as well - will have to try and find it.

Thanks

So it is possible actually, if your phone is android.

Check out a program called AirDroid, install it on the tablet and go throught it.

If your question is, can I use the tablet as a speaker phone/mic than the answer is no, and also that you wouldn't want to cause it would suck.

I'm pretty sure Marks write up was in the Bling section

Found the thread, no written details - will have to watch the video to see what he says...and probably shoot him a message afterwards.

http://www.ca.dsm.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=383027#Post383027

That's not true. You could do it using a USB microphone. It would suck though as there wouldn't be any noise canceling and it would echo for the person you're talking to.

There are some very good USB microphones that are noise canceling.

We picked up some for our boardrooms, because the million dollars we used for renovations and other tech left us with really horrible ceiling mics that couldn't deal with our crappy acoustics.

I think they're sennheiser usb mics. You could mount it to the ceiling of your car.

Usually you need to run some sort of hardware to cancel out the voice of the person on the other side. The mic should just hear that its a voice. It usually doesn't cut that out.

So that $170 speakerphone is the only to solution to being able to use your phone hands free?

No thanks. I'll stick to my $150 already installed head unit with built in USB, Bluetooth and good old fashioned CD player.

Haha, no MEng, just an option if $$$ is not an issue.

Mike I would say in that case you are all good. Your head unit does the speaker and mic and the tablet will let you accept and decline calls without reaching into your pocket.

Having link, wi-fi and a removable tablet is appealing to me if I didn't have to use a head unit.

But it needs to be able to do everything that my current setup does. Minus the CD's obviously.

Are you guys telling me that it can?

Installing it cleanly is the fun part. But not worth the effort unless it works with my phone and stereo.

So you would be removing the head unit? If so you would be replacing it with an amp which is going to be more expensive and a bluetooth receiver which will more than likely be around the same price as that mic you scoffed at.

Ok so maybe not.

Your shopping list is this Mike
- 4 channel amp
- bluetooth receiver (these can be had for $25)

So your total will depend on how much you want to spend on the amp.

Your issue will be the phone side of things cause I haven't been able to find something that will pass your phones audio to the tablet which will be connected to the amp.

The only thing I can think of is grabbing two bluetooth receivers and splicing them together, your only annoyance will be is that you have to manually pause your music before you pick up the phone but there is an app called if this do this and that might solve that problem. scratch that it's only for apple and android https://ifttt.com/products

It's been a while since I watched this but this will give you some guidance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-ALYArl5S4