Anyone mount a portable computer monitor above squircle?

[Coolhandz]

The other day I had a ton of errands to run and work to do. Ended up taking my laptop with me and using Starlink to be productive while FSD drove me around. It was actually a pretty productive day. The only downside was i would have to occasionally look up or show my hands due to the positioning of my laptop. I took some measurements and found a nice a portable screen that works using a single USB-C/Thunderbolt port and fits nicely above the squircle while still leaving plenty of room to see over.

Has anyone done this? Mounting a monitor above the squircle and using a NUC or laptop to work? I 've been trying to find a mount that doesn't simply stick to the dash as I hate worrying about residue or it coming undone from heat. Instead, I am working to design a custom mount. Any input?

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[SteelyMcSteelFace]

I wanted exactly this and ended up just draping the attached magnetic cover that came with the monitor over the squircle. That held it in place and it didn’t fall for the hour I was using it.

Wish Tesla would let us use the built in screen and car audio system directly via a HDMI port. Or even just a aux audio port. Such a waste that this nice hardware can only be used for streaming services.

 

[Shrey]

The other day I had a ton of errands to run and work to do. Ended up taking my laptop with me and using Starlink to be productive while FSD drove me around. It was actually a pretty productive day. The only downside was i would have to occasionally look up or show my hands due to the positioning of my laptop. I took some measurements and found a nice a portable screen that works using a single USB-C/Thunderbolt port and fits nicely above the squircle while still leaving plenty of room to see over.

Has anyone done this? Mounting a monitor above the squircle and using a NUC or laptop to work? I 've been trying to find a mount that doesn't simply stick to the dash as I hate worrying about residue or it coming undone from heat. Instead, I am working to design a custom mount. Any input?

So I have thought about it and you can use a couple phone mounts that are attached to the dash and then stick those phone mount holders to an iPad. then use the iPad as an additonal display for viewing purposes while having the laptop on the passenger seat. Not ideal but im contemplating it. It should technically work as you can do extended display, etc from the computer to an iPad. ofcourse you need to be in the apple ecosystem for this.

 

[CyberGus]

Wish Tesla would let us use the built in screen and car audio system directly via a HDMI port.

There are web-based tool to let you stream your phone/laptop screen, which can be viewed with the in-vehicle browser. There are also apps specifically for mirroring to Tesla screens.

 

[Gigahorse]

Some of the "food" trays for the squirqkl work pretty good for small screens

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