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Originally Posted by kiteman
Admire your effort but I'm not a fan, mount over the radio looks tacky and +1 that thing will be stolen in a matter of weeks if you're not taking it down every time you park. Seriously I've had two cars broken into, one time for an aftermarket head unit that had a removable face that was in my POCKET, ie the body they stole was completely unusable (they broke in assuming they would find it in the glove box) and another time broken in another car for a USED BROKEN alternator in another city. Trust me, a $25 tablet is going to be stolen. Shit, just seeing the mount will probably lead to an eventual break in, they will figure breaking a window is worth the possibility of finding that tablet under your seat, which is probably where you will *hide* it. If I were a criminal, I wouldn't hesitate to try. Plus in some states a car theft is literally a slap on the wrist. Go to jail for an hour then you're out in Texas.
Plus what's the big deal of GPS on your phone? If they're both mounted and you're attaching to a mount, remember you're still DRIVING your car and therefore no need for more screen size. Just my opinion
Edit, I see you're in dallas. This is one of the cities where my old car was broken into. I can guarantee you that thing will get stolen faster than you can imagine.
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Yes, in my opinion it doesn't look as bad as it might seem. I seen a couple of people saying that it's a really good idea. The mount is kinda ugly and doesn't go with the interior for sure.
Sure, it's not worth having someone break into your car and even stealing your stuff. The weird thing is. The side of Dallas where I live is not a really good area. Believe it or not I have only taken it off about three or four times. I guess it's been luck or something. I'm might be risking it but I haven't had any accidents.
I'm have problems with my vision and a small screen doesn't cut it for me. I have found this tablet size a lot more helpful for me. When it's not time I just lower the brightness to lowest configuration. The positive side of using this over your phone is that I don't get distracted with incoming text messages. I just purely focus on my GPS and music controls. While on the road I keep my phone away.