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#14061 of 14582 Re: Dealer car loaners [volkov] by ateixeira Jun 04, 2009 (12:09 pm)
Replying to: volkov (Jun 04, 2009 11:28 am) Yeah - and careful with the AVIC models, the early ones had ONE single CD/DVD slot, so if you had the Nav DVD in there you could not listen to music on CDs at all. You had to pre-load the route and then insert the CD to hear music. To me that was a deal killer. Later AVIC models were better, but I still didn't like the interface. Just read one of Bob's old e-mails and the 2010 Forester with Nav actually has Bluetooth integrated. I'd still like to see a bigger screen (it's 6.5", isn't it?) and especially a backup cam. Replies to this message: tsy (Jun 04, 2009 12:35 pm) volkov (Jun 04, 2009 5:43 pm) ateixeira (Jun 05, 2009 8:38 am) lucien2 (Jun 05, 2009 12:02 pm) and 6 more...
#14062 of 14582 Re: Dealer car loaners [ateixeira] by tsy Jun 04, 2009 (12:35 pm)
Replying to: ateixeira (Jun 04, 2009 12:09 pm) What's a CD? I think CD's are headed the way of 8 track tape! As long as a stereo has an iPod or aux input, it's all I need. I think the newer AVIC models are much better than the old ones. If you need a bigger screen just have an aftermarket 20" installed! tom Replies to this message: volkov (Jun 04, 2009 5:43 pm) ateixeira (Jun 05, 2009 8:38 am) lucien2 (Jun 05, 2009 12:02 pm) ateixeira (Jun 08, 2009 6:26 am) and 5 more...
#14063 of 14582 Re: Dealer car loaners [tsy] by volkov Jun 04, 2009 (5:43 pm)
Replying to: tsy (Jun 04, 2009 12:35 pm) Very true, so many today only keep the CDs at home if at all. Much like the old days when you bought the vinyl and then taped it to play in the car. I had an 8-track in the 77 Mustang Ghia back in high school. Decent selection of tunes took up the whole back seat! Edit: the upside was that they were dirt cheap in the bargain bins.
#14064 of 14582 So Rally fans, have you seen this?? by volkov Jun 04, 2009 (9:13 pm)
Man these guys were lucky!! http://ca.video.yahoo.com/watch/5231876/13809646 Replies to this message: xwesx (Jun 05, 2009 8:27 am)
#14065 of 14582 Re: So Rally fans, have you seen this?? [volkov] by xwesx Jun 05, 2009 (8:27 am)
Replying to: volkov (Jun 04, 2009 9:13 pm) Wow.... that was darned near a human shish-kabob, right there!
#14066 of 14582 Re: Dealer car loaners [tsy] by ateixeira Jun 05, 2009 (8:38 am)
Replying to: tsy (Jun 04, 2009 12:35 pm) Aux input is OK, but let's take that a step further and ask for a USB input. The USB input can even charger your iPod, or you can just plug in a plain old $5 flash drive and put music on there. With that, the CD drive becomes obsolete. 2010 Outbacks - higher end models only of course - will get that. Replies to this message: lucien2 (Jun 05, 2009 12:02 pm) ateixeira (Jun 08, 2009 6:26 am) kurtamaxxxguy (Jun 08, 2009 3:35 pm) and 2 more... lucien2 (Jun 09, 2009 4:22 am) and 1 more...
#14067 of 14582 Re: Dealer car loaners [ateixeira] by lucien2 Jun 05, 2009 (12:02 pm)
Replying to: ateixeira (Jun 05, 2009 8:38 am) and that's just dumb. A $15k Honda Fit and Nissan Cube have that. $16K Kias have USB integration. Subaru needs it badly, on ALL models. Replies to this message: ateixeira (Jun 08, 2009 6:26 am) kurtamaxxxguy (Jun 08, 2009 3:35 pm) saedave (Jun 08, 2009 5:23 pm) and 1 more... lucien2 (Jun 09, 2009 4:22 am) ateixeira (Jun 17, 2009 8:07 am)
#14068 of 14582 Music inputs by grahampeters Jun 05, 2009 (2:51 pm)
G'day I read an interesting interview with product planners for a couple of major motor manufacturers. We are just seeing the switch on of digital radio in Australia, covering the major population centres. The radios out now are pretty straightforward but will have ability to store and playback and will get fancier over time. They can display album covers, frame ads and similar. There is also an increasing demand for remote audio inputs and USB connections, so drivers can select their own music. The product planners talked of a shift as definite as the demise of tape players or cartridges (never big in Australia). They forecast that 6 stack CD players will disappear very rapidly and in a year or so, there will not even be a single CD player in cars. Reliance will, instead, be on flash memory, USB or similar. That is quite a shift. A couple of years ago, I queried a retailer as to how to play MP3s assuming that there was connection for mass storage device. He was as mystified as me, assuring me that they would only ever play off burnt CD's and there was no way to connect through USB on any players. Given that USB at 64GB is now easily available and lower capacity devices are cheaper than a pre recorded CD, we must have moved along a bit! I am old enough to recall 78 records still being around. LP records played at 33rpm seemed pretty nifty At that time, owning a car radio seemed incredibly exotic. . I wonder where we go next? Cheers Graham Replies to this message: ladywclass (Jun 06, 2009 4:46 am) volkov (Jun 06, 2009 9:59 pm) kyfdx (Jun 07, 2009 8:57 am) and 1 more...
#14069 of 14582 Re: Music inputs [grahampeters] by ladywclass Jun 06, 2009 (4:46 am)
Replying to: grahampeters (Jun 05, 2009 2:51 pm) Well, speaking of "obsolete" ways to play music (although not necessarily in cars!) - In my house - an antique player piano a Victrola which plays those 78's just fine thanks (the kids used to play with these 2 things when they were young and the power would go out in the house!) still have a turntable from the old "Realistic" components bought at Radio Shack in the 70's (difficult but not impossible to get a new stylus for) numerous CD/cassette players but you guys know I'm not a Luddite we also have various MP3 players (I hate to think of how many my husband has bought on Ebay, but he DOES give them away and I think every one of our 5 kids plus all the grandchildren have had at least one!) I have an iPhone, he has an iTouch (and a Zune, and .....) and then there are all the computers! We were counting up the other night ... there are 3 desktops, 3 laptops, 2 netbooks, and, of course, the iPhone and iTouch have online capabilities also! Do you think we're "connected" enough? Particularly since neither of us has any job connection in any way to any sort of tech business !!! Replies to this message: volkov (Jun 06, 2009 9:59 pm) kyfdx (Jun 07, 2009 8:57 am) volkov (Jun 07, 2009 9:30 am)
#14070 of 14582 Re: Music inputs [ladywclass] by volkov Jun 06, 2009 (9:59 pm)
Replying to: ladywclass (Jun 06, 2009 4:46 am) The first record player my family ever bought was a Realistic. Early seventies, and we felt that we had "made it" to finally get one! Replies to this message: kyfdx (Jun 07, 2009 8:57 am) volkov (Jun 07, 2009 9:30 am)