Screensaver for Vehicle

madadayo · 03-23-2005, 11:58 PM

Does anyone know if it's possible or has anyone heard of anyone installing a screensaver onto the screen of their Prius? Y'know...much like a screensaver for a desktop/laptop computer.

I'm not sure if it's really functional but I think it'd be interesting and fun to have your own, homemade screensaver on the screen while you're driving.

MacPrince · 03-24-2005, 02:28 AM

Without some deep, intricate knowledge of the software that makes the MFD tick, I'd say that's a bit of a pipe dream. Of course, I suppose you could use a Coastal ETech video adapter and feed video from a computer into it. Not quite a screensaver in the "comes on automatically" sense, but would give you the look you're going for.

prius04 · 03-24-2005, 08:10 AM

I've got one. It's called a NAV. It changes all the time and it even tells me when I've stopped. (For those times when the defrost hasn't kicked in completely yet. I have to totally rely on the NAV alone to drive the car. Boy is that hard.)

madadayo · 03-24-2005, 10:45 AM

Apple came out with the new Mac mini computer system. It's small enough to fit underneath the seat and definitely able to connect to the car's computer. I guess that would be an option. ...don't know if I want to go through that, though.

03-23-2005, 11:58 PM	#1
madadayo Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 12 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Screensaver for Vehicle Does anyone know if it's possible or has anyone heard of anyone installing a screensaver onto the screen of their Prius? Y'know...much like a screensaver for a desktop/laptop computer. I'm not sure if it's really functional but I think it'd be interesting and fun to have your own, homemade screensaver on the screen while you're driving.

03-24-2005, 02:28 AM	#2
MacPrince Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cary, IL Posts: 17 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Screensaver for Vehicle Without some deep, intricate knowledge of the software that makes the MFD tick, I'd say that's a bit of a pipe dream. Of course, I suppose you could use a Coastal ETech video adapter and feed video from a computer into it. Not quite a screensaver in the "comes on automatically" sense, but would give you the look you're going for.

03-24-2005, 10:45 AM	#4
madadayo Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 12 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Screensaver for Vehicle Apple came out with the new Mac mini computer system. It's small enough to fit underneath the seat and definitely able to connect to the car's computer. I guess that would be an option. ...don't know if I want to go through that, though.

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03-24-2005, 08:10 AM	#3
prius04 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NorthEast USA Posts: 1,155 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I've got one. It's called a NAV. It changes all the time and it even tells me when I've stopped. (For those times when the defrost hasn't kicked in completely yet. I have to totally rely on the NAV alone to drive the car. Boy is that hard.)