Guest DREDDERS Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 I've bought one about 10 days ago - really really pleased with it. Plan on installing in place of an aged Factory Fitted SatNav - perfect fit - cost of new road data is less than price of N700 BARGAIN !!! Traffic Sensitive SatNav + neat UI to my music & video's - it's a really neat upgrade. Real question is - has anyone has managed to work out how to dismantle it, I'm keen to be able to remotely mount an on/off switch, when it's behind my dash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ccs-digital Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 How have you mounted the N700 in your car? I have bought a slightly dodgy car mount from eBay (claims to be for Samsung Galaxy Tab, but is really just a generic mount for large devices), which does hold it but needs to rest on top of the dash to stop it wobbling about, and is not convincingly secure :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mj_blue Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Real question is - has anyone has managed to work out how to dismantle it, I'm keen to be able to remotely mount an on/off switch, when it's behind my dash. The black back of these does pull off, bit stiff at first but it will snap off and back on again Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DREDDERS Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 Thanks mj_blue. The back actually consists of a black sheet & moulded grey back plate [glued together]. Removing the the screw between the SIM & Memory card, also helped !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GB-UK Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 How have you mounted the N700 in your car? I have bought a slightly dodgy car mount from eBay (claims to be for Samsung Galaxy Tab, but is really just a generic mount for large devices), which does hold it but needs to rest on top of the dash to stop it wobbling about, and is not convincingly secure :mellow: Was it one of these car mounts you bought? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VIS...em=380323040768 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nos Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I'm hoping to use mine as a car pc/satnav device. Bought the new CoPilot for it (tested it and works fine) and got a 16gb microsd on order to load music on to. Has anyone found a suitable method of powering the ViewPad when in the car? So far I've tried a 1amp usb car charger which is powerful enough to charge the device providing it's not in use, when being used as a satnav the battery still decreases :) Got a 2amp usb car charger on order to see if this will do the job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nos Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Another question, has anyone used the Brodit ViewPad7 mount? It looks to be the most sturdy of the ones I've seen but also seems that it might cover the audio and usb ports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John... Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 (edited) I'm hoping to use mine as a car pc/satnav device. Bought the new CoPilot for it (tested it and works fine) and got a 16gb microsd on order to load music on to. Has anyone found a suitable method of powering the ViewPad when in the car? So far I've tried a 1amp usb car charger which is powerful enough to charge the device providing it's not in use, when being used as a satnav the battery still decreases :blink: Got a 2amp usb car charger on order to see if this will do the job! If you look carefully at the supplied charger you will see that it is a non-standard mini-usb connector: 8-pole possibly but the cable is only two-core. I'm sure it would be a simple matter to cut the cable and join it back together with a polarised connector pair. Then it would be a relatively simple matter to convert various other charging options. The supplied charger is very fast! Certainly much faster than the 2amp charger I obtained from Maplins.... Regards John Edited July 7, 2011 by John... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest badmonkey23 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 I installed the Viewpad7 in my car, I used a regular mini-usb cable, and even though my drive to work is only 15 minutes, that is enough to fully charge the tablet from sitting idle while parked all day. I haven't really needed an external power button, so long as I unlock the tablet straight after starting the car, I don't need to press the power button. Here's a link to my install http://www.mp3car.co...-dvd-drive.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nos Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 My 5v 2amp car charger arrived but it's still not enough to maintain the charge of the viewpad when it's being used as a sat nav :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sunil_k Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 You've done a great job im impressed. I will look to see if I can do this with my car but I doubt there is the room on my dash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nos Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 I installed the Viewpad7 in my car, I used a regular mini-usb cable, and even though my drive to work is only 15 minutes, that is enough to fully charge the tablet from sitting idle while parked all day. I haven't really needed an external power button, so long as I unlock the tablet straight after starting the car, I don't need to press the power button. Here's a link to my install http://www.mp3car.co...-dvd-drive.html Can I ask if you're using the Viewpad as a satnav also? If so can your charging solution maintain the charge of the viewpad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest badmonkey23 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Can I ask if you're using the Viewpad as a satnav also? If so can your charging solution maintain the charge of the viewpad? Yep, the Voice Search in the built-in nav app is brilliant. Yes, even with GPS, Wifi and Bluetooth all running, the tablet charges fully during the 15 minute drive to work. I use Tasker to enable them when the car starts, then turns them off when the car stops. I'm just using a regular USB Car Charge adaptor hardwired into the car's electrical system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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