"Well, for a LOT less than THAT I could just put a cheap-o PC in my trunk and rig up some kind of remote control interface. "

Yes, I know that reaction. The correct response is:

"Oh really? And tell me, would this jerry-rigged system have shock-mounted disk drives? Would its disk drives be able to survive the rigors of the road? Would it have a nice, bright display on the dashboard? Would you be able to alphabetically search by title or artist? And how easy would it be to load this device with music? Would it have the option to load the music via USB or ethernet? And can you easily remove it from the car and take it with you to prevent theft? Would this system allow for front-to-rear fading of the music like a regular car stereo? Now tell me, if you added all of those features, and factored in the time it'd take you to create this Frankenstein, how much would it really cost you?"

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Tony Fabris