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SD Card Stereo Units??
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31/10/2006 06:26
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Right I'm no whizz with music. The Stereo I have wont play Cd's as it jumps around. Added a lead to hook up my Creative Zen but the sound is terrible.
Would SD card be a better way for me to go? or are they just a gimmick at the moment?
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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31/10/2006 14:12
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gimmick i think. just get a good hu and a good hookup for your zen
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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31/10/2006 17:35
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I looked at some in Halfrauds the other day and they looked quite good. Some of the Sony units have memory built into the facias, so you can just plug it into your pc usb port and drag music straight over from you pc. Check this out
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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31/10/2006 17:48
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1 gig is not that much though. you could buy a jvc giga dvd HU that will read, funnily enough, dvd's full of MP3's theres 4.5 gig and just as easy to burn a dvd if you need to hook a computer up to your HU nice idea though
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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31/10/2006 17:57
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The JVC unit in my Fiesta uses an SD memory card and it's brilliant. It's been in the car for about a year and a half with no problems. It's a lot easier to just take it out and transfer music onto than copying discs all the time. I don't think it's a gimmick at all, it's very useful and handy. Definately worth buying one in my opinion.
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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31/10/2006 18:25
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Once you have burnt a dvd you would not have to do it again though prob a good option if you already have sd sticks lying about. i only have CF, MS and Pro Duo, so it would be another thing to buy. i personally find my pod the best medium to hook up to. 25 quid for a cable to plug into my HU via AUX input, hardwired charger too (although this does give off alternator buz when charging ) and fantastic sound quality and 20gig space. back to the slot, better to have one than not i suppose
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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01/11/2006 04:41
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get one with a usb dongle and buy yourself a 40GB mini hard drive ... not too expensive, justkenwood.co.uk were doing bundle deals edit: maybe something like this
Last edited by davidub; 01/11/2006 05:08.
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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01/11/2006 05:49
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I managed to get a blaupunkt nashville DAB down to less than 180 squids from halfrauds - had to phone around as they are discontinuing it in their shops - although widely available elsewhere. This even included a free dab ariel and fitting. It has and SD card slot (although i havent had chance to use it yet as am too busy creaming over the cd quality radio). plus for about 90 clams you can get a bluetooth unit which you can also plug in a usb too - so expansion not a problem... ALSO (and no I dont work for blaupunkt) they do a tidy IR remote that goes on the sterring wheel for about 35 squiddles.
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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01/11/2006 08:25
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Right I'm no whizz with music. The Stereo I have wont play Cd's as it jumps around. Added a lead to hook up my Creative Zen but the sound is terrible.
Would SD card be a better way for me to go? or are they just a gimmick at the moment?
it all depends what you want and what your happy with really if you want good sound quality all sd/mp3/hard drive etc should be avoided like the plague as the sq is shight, if you want gadgets then there cool, just think what you want, sort a budget out, and shop around for the best deal.
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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01/11/2006 14:25
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why would the SQ be shite? so long as the encoding is done a 192kbs or higher then it should be fine. Not sure if it would come up to audiophile standard using MP3's but with my pod in place i cannot tell the difference to a well ripped cd and the original. i do think all these sd holes, usb dongles etc will be adding to the price where better sound quality could be had for the same or less money. not sure the HDD would work with the usb dongled face plates. in fact i know they wont. both units are slave units, so they could not transfer the data IIRC.
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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01/11/2006 16:05
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Right I'm no whizz with music. The Stereo I have wont play Cd's as it jumps around. Added a lead to hook up my Creative Zen but the sound is terrible.
Would SD card be a better way for me to go? or are they just a gimmick at the moment?
it all depends what you want and what your happy with really if you want good sound quality all sd/mp3/hard drive etc should be avoided like the plague as the sq is shight, if you want gadgets then there cool, just think what you want, sort a budget out, and shop around for the best deal.
listening to music in a car - sq is going to be shi*te anyway!
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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01/11/2006 17:20
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Another option is some of the head units that can read a dvd full of MP3 / WMA AAC.
Thats 4.7 gigs a disc, which is nice.
mentioned this above mate. IIRC only jvc have these HU's. Called GIGA DVD, or it used to be.
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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01/11/2006 19:27
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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01/11/2006 20:45
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why would the SQ be shite? so long as the encoding is done a 192kbs or higher then it should be fine. Not sure if it would come up to audiophile standard using MP3's but with my pod in place i cannot tell the difference to a well ripped cd and the original.
lol enough said my friend.
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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01/11/2006 20:47
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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01/11/2006 21:11
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Present and correct Sir Graham I am going for the one of these next month as i want the BT handsfree function. With mp3 disks jumping should not be an issue either as the player caches the tracks. The 1GP is great too IMHO. I like Sony stuff and have cd changes and steering wheel controls so making a change to another manufacturer is expensive. Go for it
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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01/11/2006 21:34
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The only thing I'm not sure about is the transfer. 500 songs is great but recorded at only 64kbps. Wont that be a bit Shit sounding?
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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01/11/2006 22:38
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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01/11/2006 23:23
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more like 200 at 128kbps as the minimum but suggest 192 to sound acceptable and close to car CD realy. I would go for This DVD unit. With Dual layer disks you will get 8mb per disk enough for pleant of tunes at 192 kbps or higher. John
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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01/11/2006 23:28
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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01/11/2006 23:51
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Now I did tell you that I'm useless when it comes to stereos. both the ones you have said requires you to download your music from a PC to a DVD. Correct? If that is true and I'm having trouble with my CD's jumping wont I still have the same trouble? Also, How do you know what songs you got on it? Does it work like an Ipod? Dowsn't take much for me to be confused
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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02/11/2006 01:32
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well i have found my jvc does not jump as much as my original HU even with the addition of coilovers, but the options above for you still might skip so long as the music you put onto the dvd is labeled correctly, tagged, it will display titles just like a cd you then scroll through the folders of music like folders on a PC drive/dvd/cd. as the SD cards are so cheap these days maybe one of those units would be best for you, and a 4gig SD stick or something i am sure you would be more than happy with this sort of arrangement. OR can you buy rca cables that connect to your zen? this would be best i think, connecting the zen properly via rca cables to a new HU
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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02/11/2006 02:30
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get a mini hard disk with a usb port!
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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02/11/2006 03:11
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Now I did tell you that I'm useless when it comes to stereos.
both the ones you have said requires you to download your music from a PC to a DVD. Correct?
If that is true and I'm having trouble with my CD's jumping wont I still have the same trouble?
Also, How do you know what songs you got on it? Does it work like an Ipod?
Dowsn't take much for me to be confused
Yes you have to download onto a disk (cd or DVD depending on model) but unlike older CD units the player does not read as it plays but reads ahead too (cacheing). Therfore if a bump in the road interups the reading there is enough of the music stored on the player memory not to interupt the sound.
The player read ID3 tags, these are the tags that ripping software (such as Window Media Player or Itunes) add to MP3. tracks. you can then browse on the player by album artist etc.
How about a better alternaive If you have a Sony CD player why not buy an Ipod (even a cheaper older generation one) and one of these adapters . You can then control your ipod via the stereo and all the trac info will also be displayed on the sony head unit. It plugs into the CD changer socket of the sony unit. It fools the headunit into thinking that the ipod is a cd changer
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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02/11/2006 03:52
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bockers you surprise me how awful that would sound, how about buying an alpine cda 7990 with prob the best anti vibration mechanism you can get, then buy proper cd`s the original studio ddd ones lol or even an alpine dvi 9990r that will even play you beloved mp3and wma etc as they come with no speaker output,[no onboard amps rightly so imop] in the pre out stage only,4v preout which can be boosted easily to eight,[no interference] with copper chassis and researched patented quality components [no silly gimmick circuits] producing a far superior dynamic signal and frequency response they optimise all sound and will enable you to open your ears to real sound stage lol of course this comes at a price as the best usually does lol
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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02/11/2006 04:12
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bockers you surprise me how awful that would sound, how about buying an alpine cda 7990 with prob the best anti vibration mechanism you can get, then buy proper cd`s the original studio ddd ones lol or even an alpine dvi 9990r that will even play you beloved mp3and wma etc as they come with no speaker output,[no onboard amps rightly so imop] in the pre out stage only,4v preout which can be boosted easily to eight,[no interference] with copper chassis and researched patented quality components [no silly gimmick circuits] producing a far superior dynamic signal and frequency response they optimise all sound and will enable you to open your ears to real sound stage lol of course this comes at a price as the best usually does lol
If you want the best sound stay at home Cars are not the best listening booths. If however you are like me, not an audiophile, but like to listen to music and want a wide choice available (without a fist full of disks) then MP3 is the format of choice. I choose Sony because i have a 10 disk changer and 6 disk Minidisk changer that will not work, unfortunately with and Alpine HU
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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02/11/2006 04:33
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no my friend but theres a few unreal alpine changers out there wich will do every thing, just look at the picture of your dog, poor thing he used to be a punk rocker but alass after listening to the sex pistols in mp3 format he`s lost all his excitement just like the sq.lol
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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02/11/2006 14:16
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Poor Graham, looks like the mule wants you to remortgage your home for this new stereo!
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Re: SD Card Stereo Units??
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02/11/2006 16:53
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My system at the moment has no rear speakers attached. Can't play CD's as they jump. Radio never keeps a station because of the poor reception. I paid 20 quid or so for a lead to attach my Zen but sounds so tiny. All I'm after is a stereo that will play my music to a reasonable level but wont cost a bomb. It's a car for christ sake. SD Card looks good. Simply download my music. Slot in and play. No jumping etc. With 1 gig I should get a good amount of songs on it at a good bitrate. Only drawback is paying extra for the cards I liked the Sony one with the facia that plugs into my PC. Trouble is recording at 64kbps is shit
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