Comment on Need a second opinion on a project idea (Pi5 car headunit)
just_another_person@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
You’d be better off getting a sub-$300 phone or tablet because this will cost way more than that easily, and without a battery, this is going to be a really shitty user experience.
The performance of a cheap mobile device will also be vastly better than a Pi device of any kind.
Natal@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
That’s the obvious route, indeed. But it’s not a fun one, I don’t get to own the data and the device is subject to poor updates which will render it useless in a few years. I’d rather buy an old GPS than buy a new phone honestly. The phone that is currently the culprit cost me 230, 23 months ago. It still works perfectly fine outside of the car for everything I need it for, it just doesn’t like being used in car. It’s too much for it I guess, though it wasn’t too much two years ago.
I considered a tablet, but I’m not sure if there’s a serious advantage over a phone at that point.