Post #351,284
11/26/11 2:05:32 AM
11/26/11 6:51:57 PM
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Re: Does anyone make an "input only"?
I picked up a Sony Xplod CDXGT650UI from Best Buy not that long ago, and they did the installation in my 94 Accord. I love the unit ... has a USB port for sticks and recharging things, a generic line in jack, and a larger display than many units because the CD slit is hidden behind the flip-down faceplate. Seems to do ok with MP3 CDs, also, and supposedly controls IPODS (I don't know, my MP3 players are mainly Rockboxed non-Apple products).
Oh, and this unit can do things with pretty colors, too. :-)
http://www.crutchfie...os+%26+Components--
-Rich Steiner >>>---> Mableton, GA USA
The Theorem Theorem: If If, Then Then.
Edited by rcsteiner
Nov. 26, 2011, 06:51:57 PM EST
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Post #351,288
11/26/11 7:43:24 AM
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That's 2 votes for the Sony
The higher end model is $119 (today/tomorrow/maybe next day), and that includes the faceplate for my car and the wiring harness.
Another $70 to plug it into my steering wheel controls.
So I'll look local, see if I can get a close match on price, and match in 4 speakers.
Or maybe I'll get adventuresome and do it myself (shudder, imagining myself frying the security system and bricking my car).
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Post #351,297
11/26/11 3:30:56 PM
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On your car, I'd let them do it.
they pay for it if something gets messed up.
Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
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Post #351,309
11/26/11 6:56:29 PM
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Just walked a bunch of stores
Don't like.
I like this:
http://www.crutchfie...os+%26+Components
Which includes the Volvo faceplate and cable harnesses and antenna converter.
I've got a local car repair place I use. 6 bays, 1 owner, 1 of the mechanics is in M's college class, they are buddies.
They do stereo installs.
So I get the above, plus 4 speakers (gotta doublecheck which ones), plus the steering wheel control converter box, and then I'm done buying stuff.
I hand it to them, pay them to install.
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Post #351,314
11/26/11 8:34:14 PM
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Re: Just walked a bunch of stores
Thats the one RC linked to...nice unit.
Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
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Post #351,326
11/27/11 1:03:37 AM
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That is the Followup to the
Sony XPLOD I have in my Mits Lancer. Its got everything mine has (including power and outputs and inputs), plus "iProduct" compat, front 1/8th inch stereo input and USB port. If I have to get a new one... it'll be this one.
It was $199 in big box stores. This version is much nicer and supports many things.
One thing I can say about these "stereos" is they really are very reliable. Mine even read really scratched and old MP3 CDs and regular CDs.
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Post #351,305
11/26/11 5:07:10 PM
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hmm didnt realize you were so close
Im in ATL these days. Do you know any apache rewrite folks looking for employment by chance?
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Post #351,307
11/26/11 6:53:25 PM
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Re: hmm didnt realize you were so close
Not off the top of my head, but I can certainly check around.
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-Rich Steiner >>>---> Mableton, GA USA
The Theorem Theorem: If If, Then Then.
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Post #351,312
11/26/11 7:55:35 PM
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please do, I am swamped
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