toby10 wrote: > peter;298048 Wrote: > >> SumnerBoy wrote: >> >>> I have often wished I could access my SqueezeCenter music library >>> >> from >> >>> my car, usually when driving along listening to the rubbish on the >>> radio. I did read of someone who setup their car with a low power PC >>> which would wirelessly connect and sync with their home network >>> whenever if came into range (i.e. in the garage). It would sync up >>> >> the >> >>> library ensuring your car library was always up to date. This seems >>> like a pretty good solution. This doesn't give you SqueezeNetwork >>> access but that could be easily added once decent mobile broadband >>> becomes available. >>> >>> I agree that cost would be an issue however with something like >>> >> this. >> >>> Nice to dream but. >>> >>> >> I think memory and head unit technology is about to fix this problem >> for >> us. I've been using an iRiver 40GB mp3 player in my car for years. It's >> >> quite handy with a remote that I've stuck to my dashboard with velcro. >> >> The device itself lives permanently in my glove compartment. >> >> An SD card that holds 16GB can be bought for a little over 100 EURO's >> these days. Once these things start hitting 64GB they're becoming big >> enough to store my collection (converting FLACs to MP3). Now we just >> have to wait for head units with SD slots to become common place. I >> don't need much in the way of user interface. Just display track title >> >> and artist, allow me to skip songs and toggle between shuffle and >> straight play is enough for me. It's all I do with my iRiver. >> >> Regards, >> Peter >> > > Two other alternatives already on the market: > - Slacker Player (but it's audio thru FM so I'm wary of the SQ) > - Car head units with built in USB > > I have a Pioneer head unit with a hidden (rear) USB cable that sits in > my glove box. Currently I'm running an Iomega e-go 160gb HD which is > USB bus powered. Most of the current USB head units including the > Pio's are limited to MP3, WMA (lossy) and AAC. But there are a few > like the Alpine that will accept uncompressed WAV's via USB. I'm sure > more mfr's will incorporate WAV and other uncompressed formats via USB > in the near future. >
That's interesting. What't the type number of that Pioneer? Does it handle large music collections gracefully? I ran into this one today: http://www.parrot.com/usa/products/carstereos/parrotrk8200 It's got an iPod interface but also a 'hidden' compartment where you can put your phone or usb stick (or perhaps even a small usb harddrive) as well as an SD (SDHC) slot. It's also got a bluetooth handsfree function for your phone. Looks pretty good... Regards, Peter _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
