Using a tablet as a headunit, WITHOUT a headunit?

[c.director]

Is yours the Dakota? I was looking at it earlier, I may look into doing that as well.

Do you have your Nexus hooked to power when its in your dash? If not, how's battery life? I'm hoping they release a POGO dock for it soon. If/when they do, I'm gonna rip one apart and put that in the dash, too, to keep it charged.

Yea that's it, it doesn't for now, if I wanna charge it I just slide it in with the USB out and then I can have the cable hooked up. Battery life is good though, I drive 20 mins to and from work 3 times a day at times and I just charge it at night.

[inm]

If/when the POGO dock comes out, it won't be a problem. But the way I have it all figured out in my mind, I won't have access to USB while its in the dash.

But I guess if I go with the bluetooth thing you use, I could connect ANY bluetooth device anyway, so I won't be without music if the Nexus dies.

[c.director]

Yep, and I think its got a bit better quality than an aux cable.

[inm]

Hmm, I'm still juggling ideas here.

I definitely want to do the Bluetooth, and I have an idea how I want to do the actual mount.

However, what are my other options instead of the Clarion EQ?

Is there anything else I can just shove behind the dash and be done with it?

I would love to use that EQ, I just don't seem to have room for it.

[Jessica]

See, This kind of thing is why there needs to be a simple rca adapter, similar to a thumb drive in size. It needs to be bluetooth and have a transmitter end too. Plug the transmitter into your RCA out on the head unit. Plug the receiver into you amp input. And bam no more rca cables.

[inm]

So like wireless RCAs? That would make everything too easy.

[Jessica]

It's just an idea i ave had since i heard of bluetooth, Just don't have the means to develop it.

[LoudNLow931]

With my nexus 10 im just planning on Bluetooth to the headunit or aux. Not sure yet but both will work, im hoping a radio comes out that has a hdmi input and i will hook it up that way, then i will get audio and video.

[inm]

I'm still lost here, though, lol.

Is there any type of hardware I can buy that will take the RCA input from the BT receiver, but output it to speakers (no amp) and to a sub amp?

I would prefer something I can completely hide inside my dash, but would also like a volume knob that is easily accessible.

Maybe I'm asking too much? lol

[c.director]

You want something for the volume knob really (and sub level), any processor with RCA in can work from a Bluetooth module and that will give you volume control without having to mess with the touchscreen as it can be distracting and sometimes difficult.