Re: [slim] Car players?

2005-04-15 Thread Marc Sherman
Aaron Zinck wrote: 3. The software it comes with (simplecenter) is a beast of a java app, completely devoid of features and options, and is terrible about updating its tag database when changes are made. Sometimes it takes moving files out of your music folder then back in for it to recognize

Re: [slim] Car players?

2005-04-15 Thread Aaron Zinck
A couple questions about this -- is the simplecenter software a server like slimserver, or is it a client that you can fire up only when you want to update the contents of the car's hd? I keep a pretty tight reign on my mp3 collection, so I don't mind much if the synch with the car HD is a

Re: [slim] Car players?

2005-04-15 Thread Marc Sherman
Aaron Zinck wrote: I've had a DMP1 for a few months now and have been quite happy with it (esp. considering the price I found it for: $117!). One more question, Aaron, if you don't mind. The specs page for this device lists: Operating Temperature: 5C to 55C Where do you live? Have you ever had a

Re: [slim] Car players?

2005-04-15 Thread Aaron Zinck
The specs page for this device lists: Operating Temperature: 5C to 55C Where do you live? Have you ever had a problem using the player in the winter? Haha, no real trouble in the winter for me--I live in Gainesville, Florida (USA). One cold (cold for us at least, maybe ~40 degrees, it was

Re: [slim] Car players?

2005-04-15 Thread Aaron Zinck
(USA). One cold (cold for us at least, maybe ~40 degrees, it was probably close to freezing that night) morning I got in my car to go to work and for 40 degrees Fahrenheit ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

RE: [slim] Car players?

2005-04-14 Thread Mark Gillespie
Marc, I've just bought myself an Omnifi DMP1 http://www.omnifimedia.com/products/omnifi_details.jsp?productId=12541 I haven't installed it yet but I have been geeky enough to bring a battery in off my car and listen to it on my home stereo. It seems to be a great bit of kit apart from it has

RE: [slim] Car players?

2005-04-14 Thread Michael Haan
I've been thinking about this one: http://www.phatnoise.com/products/digitalmediaplayers/index.php From: Marc Sherman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Slim Devices Discussion discuss@lists.slimdevices.com To: Slim Devices Discussion discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Subject: [slim] Car players? Date: Thu,

Re: [slim] Car players?

2005-04-14 Thread Johan Hübner
Michael Haan wrote: I've been thinking about this one: http://www.phatnoise.com/products/digitalmediaplayers/index.php Dension (of Ice Link fame - ipod connector for cars) has a range of products: http://www.dension.com/allproducts.htm /Johan ___

Re: [slim] Car players?

2005-04-14 Thread Aaron Zinck
I've just bought myself an Omnifi DMP1 http://www.omnifimedia.com/products/omnifi_details.jsp?productId=12541 I haven't installed it yet but I have been geeky enough to bring a battery in off my car and listen to it on my home stereo. It seems to be a great bit of kit apart from it has

Re: [slim] Car players?

2005-04-14 Thread Kevin O. Lepard
If you aren't wedded to the idea of a hard-drive based in-car player, a CD-RW players that handles MP3's works really well. An iPod connected to the car stereo also works well and has the advantage of being removable so you can take the iPod with you. Kevin -- Kevin O. Lepard [EMAIL

RE: [slim] Car players?

2005-04-14 Thread Mark Gillespie
Have you got any idea what the maximum sized hard disk you can replace the original with? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aaron Zinck Sent: 14 April 2005 18:56 To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Subject: Re: [slim] Car players? I've just

Re: [slim] Car players?

2005-04-14 Thread Aaron Zinck
Have you got any idea what the maximum sized hard disk you can replace the original with? No I don't, though I know folks have used 80 gig drives, so at least that big. Here's a good resource for you: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/omnifi/ and this one, too:

RE: [slim] Car players?

2005-04-14 Thread Mark Gillespie
Thanks for those links. I have already found a 100GB disk that should fit it :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aaron Zinck Sent: 14 April 2005 20:02 To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Subject: Re: [slim] Car players? Have you got any