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Replying to: easttl (Jan 12, 2006 9:59 am) Also, thanks to this forum, I was able to burn some DVD-audio disks of mp3's I have and listen to them in the TL. I used Ulead's Burn Now program which allows you to burn mp3, wav, wmv, etc to a dvd-audio disk. I did find that I could only use dvd-rw disks and not dvd-r. Now I can listen to my Howard Stern in the car, along with the ipod.
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Replying to: gibbyscott2 (Jan 12, 2006 11:55 am) Quick question for you... Which AT&T nautral voice were you able to use? Can you have windows uses a AT&T Natural voice as its default? It is my understanding that the Acura TTS uses what ever voice you have selected as the default. Also how much did the AT&T voice cost you? Thanks, Jim
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very disappointing news about the ipod integration. Doesn't sound like its worth the $400 to put that in. As a programmer, i would have though the nav screen would be the obvious thing to exploit in order to make an awesome system. Even if they just duplicated the ipods interface, that would have been great. I hope some good 3rd party solutions are released.
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Replying to: easttl (Jan 12, 2006 6:40 pm) |
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Replying to: tenuki (Jan 12, 2006 9:53 pm)
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Replying to: gibbyscott2 (Jan 13, 2006 7:17 am) First, the sound quality is amazing. It is by far the best I have heard. I find it to be superior to aftermarket "aux in" set-ups that I have heard(unless they are run through a separate amp., etc.). Second, navigating your iPod is really not as difficult as you might first think. In the event that I have a song, playlist, album that I know I want to listen to. I can pop the connector off of the iPod when I first get into the car (or while I am driving), "cue" up the song, playlist, album on the iPod, plug the connector back in and the selected track immediately comes up when I select the CD-C mode. Doing it this way completely bypassing the TL search functions. With respect to navigating on the fly, yes the voice is "clunky," but in many instances I am able to get to a song faster than if I was trying to do it directly from my iPod. (Keep in mind, my iPod has 6000+ tracks on it so searching for anything takes time.) However, this morning I tried to find songs by "Poison." (I have no idea why.) One button push and approx. 7 seconds later, I was at "P". Two more button pushes and 5 seconds later I was at "Poison." I then tried the same search directly on the Ipod and it took my close to twice the time to get to my music files, get to the "artist" search and scroll back and forth until I hit "Poison." As an added bonus, I never had to take my eyes off of the road like when using the TL to search like I had to do when I was searching on the iPod. Third, yes I would prefer to have title, album and artist displayed on my Navi screen. However, I really do not miss it. Moreover, the screen does show track number and elapsed time so at least there is something. When I think about it, I never really looked at that information on the iPod much given that I know my music collection pretty well. Fourth, the Acura appears to allow you to "shuffle" in all of the search modes. Fifth, creatively developing playlists streamlines things a ton. Finally, you can skip through tracks with the steering wheel controls. Yes, installing all of the gear associated with the Harmon-Kardon or similar set-up might give you more features (at likely a greater cost). However, the Music Link is a "clean" solution, that is "invisible," is fully covered by Acura's warranty and allows you to "navigate" the iPod without taking your eyes off the road. This in and of itself is worthwhile given that you cannot do it with the iPod alone if it is your backpack, etc. Overall, I think my disappointed stems from the fact that I expect so much from the TL because it really is a great care. Even so, with FM/AM, XM, CD, DVD-A, Tape and now iPod control, the TL is, in my opinion, the best overall stock car for an audiophile.
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Anyone have a recommended site for buying OEM parts cheaply? I figure I can save on some of the easier to install accessories such as mats, door edge trim, etc.
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Hi...I was wondering if there is any way I can get some chrome accents on my black '04 tl whether I can put trim on it somehow maybe chrome handles on the doors or door sills or anything?? please let me know because I would love some silver/chrome contrast on my black tl especially now that I want to tint the windows. please let me know and thanks in advance thanks |
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First off the descriptions listed in this forum are pretty accurate in how the iPod integration works. Today, I went to my local dealer to have some warranty work done (just a small rattle) and while I was there I showed them the lack of performance of the iPod integration and just how frustration it can be. While I was at the dealer I noticed that the advertisements for the iPod integration that is on the parts counter shows the iPod's menu screen visible while the iPod in connected to the music link. I personally feel that this is false advertisement because the iPod menu screen is not visible at all while connected. Instead, you see a big check mark that says “safe to disconnect" or something along these lines. So keep reading this because I about to make my point of this post... While I was showing the dealer the fact that you can't navigate the iPod using the iPod click wheel while it is connected to the music link my iPod's menu screen came up. I was able to use the iPod to find a song and navigate around my music. I have no idea how this happened and I have not been able to reproduce the experience. It does leave me with some hope that there is a way that the iPod can be connected to the music link and not display the "check mark of no fun". Has any body else had this experience yet? I personally feel that the music link would be 100 times better if you could just use the iPod controls as an option to navigate you music library. Jim
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Replying to: tenuki (Jan 19, 2006 8:56 pm) I have purchased several things from them for my wife's Accord and everthing went smoothly. On the downside, the dealers are countering(the low prices offered by some web sites) by not wanting to install OEM parts not purchased from them. |
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