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#296982 - 13/04/2007 11:55 JVC Deck... looks promising
ShadowMan
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Registered: 09/06/1999
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Loc: Newfoundland, Canada
Have a look at this unit:
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddet...=&langid=EN

Never had time to surf to the JVC site for more info.

Rene
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#296983 - 13/04/2007 12:49 Re: JVC Deck... looks promising [Re: ShadowMan]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
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This receiver has a built in HDD with a total of a 40GB capacity - 16GB for map navigation and 24GB for music.

Woo.
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#296984 - 13/04/2007 15:04 Re: JVC Deck... looks promising [Re: wfaulk]
robricc
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Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
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This receiver has a built in HDD with a total of a 40GB capacity - 16GB for map navigation and 24GB for music.

Woo.

My empeg currently has less than that and I'm getting along fine.

I was actually looking at this head unit for my next install. I would still feed the empeg into the JVC's AUX input though.
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#296985 - 13/04/2007 15:18 Re: JVC Deck... looks promising [Re: wfaulk]
ShadowMan
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Loc: Newfoundland, Canada
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This receiver has a built in HDD with a total of a 40GB capacity - 16GB for map navigation and 24GB for music.

Woo.


At least they've got a hard drive in there. I wonder how hard it would be to replace it?
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#296986 - 13/04/2007 17:06 Re: JVC Deck... looks promising [Re: ShadowMan]
CrackersMcCheese
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Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2489
Sony and Pioneer had similar headunits...

so is this better? i.e do I need to sit in the car and rip all my CDs? Or can I take out DVDs with mp3s on them and just copy them across?

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#296987 - 13/04/2007 17:07 Re: JVC Deck... looks promising [Re: wfaulk]
CrackersMcCheese
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Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2489
I'm guessing it uses the small 1.8'' drives? Is 40gb as large as they get?

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#296988 - 13/04/2007 17:33 Re: JVC Deck... looks promising [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
mlord
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Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14472
Loc: Canada
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I'm guessing it uses the small 1.8'' drives? Is 40gb as large as they get?


No, 60GB and 80GB have been available for some time now.

Cheers

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#296989 - 13/04/2007 17:43 Re: JVC Deck... looks promising [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
robricc
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Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
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do I need to sit in the car and rip all my CDs?

no
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Or can I take out DVDs with mp3s on them and just copy them across?

yes
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#296990 - 13/04/2007 17:47 Re: JVC Deck... looks promising [Re: robricc]
CrackersMcCheese
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Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2489
Cool. Just need to see if it appears in the UK (and hope they don't simply convert the $'s to £'s!

I've had a 60gb drive in my empeg for 3 years now and still only have 19gb full. 24gb would be fine for me.


Edited by Phil. (13/04/2007 17:48)

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#296991 - 13/04/2007 17:57 Re: JVC Deck... looks promising [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
matthew_k
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Registered: 12/02/2002
Posts: 2298
Loc: Berkeley, California
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I'm guessing it uses the small 1.8'' drives? Is 40gb as large as they get?

It's more likely to be using the automotive spec drives, which are rated for more bumps(I think) and a wider temperature range.

Matthew

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#296992 - 13/04/2007 20:59 Re: JVC Deck... looks promising [Re: wfaulk]
canuckInOR
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Registered: 13/02/2002
Posts: 3212
Loc: Portland, OR
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This receiver has a built in HDD with a total of a 40GB capacity - 16GB for map navigation and 24GB for music.

Woo.

It is kind of funny that, even though you can get 80GB ipods nowadays, they describe their 24GB music server as "massive". What's that 80GB ipod, then, "ginormous"? And pgrzelak's Empegs... those must be... infinitormousive, or something.

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