Touchscreen secondary laptop screen as a headunit?

[BigDaddy13440]

I got to thinking... I've seen secondary screens that link to a laptop via USB cables, they can both mimic the screen displayed or be used as a second screen. Now, I've also seen them as being touchscreen, too.

Since I mostly use my phone as my music source, can a touchscreen secondary screen mimic the display on my phone? Could I pick up a 15" touchscreen display, and mount it in/on my dash, so that I can control the contents of my phone from there? Essentially, it would be a super-oversized IPad, but without its own processor. I'd run my phone through Bluetooth to my radio, and control the volume with the steering wheel controls...

 

[S33k3r]

I don't know what kind of phone you have, but I found this for Android, after a quick search:

The best portable monitors you can buy for work, play, and everyday use

The key words you likely want are "external monitor"; that'll give you a better chance of finding what you seek. Good luck -- sounds like a neat idea.

 

[Tonyv__]

If you’re on an apple device. You’re easiest solution would be to just get an ipad and run your hotspot to it…

I’m unsure of android though. But I do know that android if definitely more of an open source with tons of modifications out there that could make this possible. Apple on the other hand is pretty limited to its open source capabilities.. even their jailbreak community has pretty much died out.