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Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:24 pm 
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For those that want a incar PC to Play MP3's then check out this sight

http://www.kitstream.com/

The first photo is a ford. Must be good :D

 

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Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:20 pm 
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s**t thats sweet i want one lol, need a 2.5: hdd i rekon
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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 8:52 am 
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Very very cool 8-)

Wonder if it reads NTFS.....

 

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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 7:18 pm 
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4.9 EF Futura wrote:
Very very cool 8-)

Wonder if it reads NTFS.....


Only reads Fat16 and Fat32. But from what I could see it doesn't need a OS. Just the HD crammed full of MP3's. Would need much of a PS.

 

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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 9:21 pm 
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i would imagaine it would be just like an ipod but for less
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Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 7:24 pm 
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I don't know, given that MP3 support is so common in car audio gear these days it hardly seems worth the trouble rigging up something like that. It has a couple advantages like massive storage and that optional CF adaptor but when weighed against the lack of any kind of obvious network or external connectivity support (making adding/removing songs to it an absolute pain in the a***, depending on how you choose to mount it) and lack of real integration with the rest of your audio gear an MP3 capable head unit and/or stacker still seems the better option to me.

 

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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 12:37 pm 
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any of you guys actually tried one of these? pretty cool idea
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:37 pm 
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One of these would be a fair bit better
http://www.mediagate.co.kr/english/prod_mg25.htm

 

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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:55 pm 
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nomad1089 wrote:
One of these would be a fair bit better
http://www.mediagate.co.kr/english/prod_mg25.htm


That looks pretty good! I wonder how much.

I guess it all depends on what youre trying to acheive too. My main purpose of having an in-car PC is for monitoring and editing the Engine Management plus GPS/Navigation.

 

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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:58 pm 
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Surprisingly cheap, $190 bare and $300 with a 40gb 2.5 hdd. Thats from http://www.auspcmarket.com.au

 

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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 3:21 am 
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i have a ipod for my music its hooked up with itrip atm
When i get my new car (hopefully soon) i will pay for a adapter for a direct AUX in
But for the timebeing its doing rather well and i can use outside the car 2
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 8:28 am 
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Or just do what dunis and I did in his green EL. put in a full dedicated PC into the boot. Custom install with an AMD athalon 1800XP 512MB of RAM 40GB HDD an AudigyII for the sound processing and bluetooth KB/Mouse. screen mounted on the dash. Oh and a cd burner and a wireless connection

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MP3's
divX's
gaming
cd burning
GPS nav
and anything else ou can do on a pc

I will be putting one in the maverick soon
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Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 1:19 pm 
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got any pics? that sounds awesome

 

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