Yeah pretty much. The DVD player is some aftermarket unit that the previous owner had “professionally” installed (it was not done well, I fixed it’s issues).
I also installed a 2-into-1 HDMI switch, so it can use either the built-in raspberry pi or an external device, like a Switch console.
I like the setup. We only have two separate DVD players that is mounted on the headrests, but you can link one of them to slave the other. They only support divx files via fat32 formatted usb thumb drives, but also have rgb input, so I have been dreaming of making a better solution. I have a raspberry pi lying around so I might just end up doing something similar to you.
Permanently mounted or just something you can strap on?
(heh)
I had a dual screen setup in my former 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan for a cross-country move that took almost week (3 kids including a newborn). I ran a whole ass 4x2 HDMI matrix, with a raspberry pi/hard drive and Blu-ray player, out to two separate displays for the two older kids that could view either source independently. Really trick setup, but it was a cabling nightmare 😅 especially since I had to run an inverter and power strip for a few wallpower-only devices.
I still have the whole setup in a box somewhere. I pulled it all out after the roadtrip, threw it all in a box out of frustration, and never opened it back up.
Also, in reference to this question that I read wrong until just now:
So the media system was there already
My Sienna did not come with any of the factory-optioned multimedia inputs - I added those from junkyard Siennas when I did the inverter retrofit (also from a junkyard Sienna).
Our car isn’t made for elaborate stuff like that. Medium sized skoda estate that’s a couple of years away from retirement (Cars in general are smaller here in Norway). So my setup is just a pre made kit snapped on to the base of the headrests and the wiring is hanging freely.
I have to think carefully about how to do something like this and keep it practical and relatively safe from the kids at the same time. 😅
Medium sized skoda estate that’s a couple of years away from retirement
Oh man, I get that hahaha. My minivan, a 2008 Toyota Sienna, currently has 269k miles (~433,000 km) and I have no plans to retire it any time soon. Luckily we also have a 2015 Toyota Highlander with only ~114k miles on the clock.
So my setup is just a pre made kit snapped on to the base of the headrests and the wiring is hanging freely.
I have to think carefully about how to do something like this and keep it practical and relatively safe from the kids at the same time. 😅
If you insist 😅
https://imgur.com/a/F4PoRtg
That’s really cool! So the media system was there already, but you added the raspberry pi and modified it to accept hdmi as well?
Yeah pretty much. The DVD player is some aftermarket unit that the previous owner had “professionally” installed (it was not done well, I fixed it’s issues).
I also installed a 2-into-1 HDMI switch, so it can use either the built-in raspberry pi or an external device, like a Switch console.
I like the setup. We only have two separate DVD players that is mounted on the headrests, but you can link one of them to slave the other. They only support divx files via fat32 formatted usb thumb drives, but also have rgb input, so I have been dreaming of making a better solution. I have a raspberry pi lying around so I might just end up doing something similar to you.
Permanently mounted or just something you can strap on?
(heh)
I had a dual screen setup in my former 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan for a cross-country move that took almost week (3 kids including a newborn). I ran a whole ass 4x2 HDMI matrix, with a raspberry pi/hard drive and Blu-ray player, out to two separate displays for the two older kids that could view either source independently. Really trick setup, but it was a cabling nightmare 😅 especially since I had to run an inverter and power strip for a few wallpower-only devices.
I still have the whole setup in a box somewhere. I pulled it all out after the roadtrip, threw it all in a box out of frustration, and never opened it back up.
Also, in reference to this question that I read wrong until just now:
My Sienna did not come with any of the factory-optioned multimedia inputs - I added those from junkyard Siennas when I did the inverter retrofit (also from a junkyard Sienna).
Our car isn’t made for elaborate stuff like that. Medium sized skoda estate that’s a couple of years away from retirement (Cars in general are smaller here in Norway). So my setup is just a pre made kit snapped on to the base of the headrests and the wiring is hanging freely.
I have to think carefully about how to do something like this and keep it practical and relatively safe from the kids at the same time. 😅
Oh man, I get that hahaha. My minivan, a 2008 Toyota Sienna, currently has 269k miles (~433,000 km) and I have no plans to retire it any time soon. Luckily we also have a 2015 Toyota Highlander with only ~114k miles on the clock.
Yeah, makes sense. I’ve got 5 kids now.