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#85192 - 03/04/2002 11:59 Sony MEX-5DI
eternalsun
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Registered: 09/09/1999
Posts: 1721
Loc: San Jose, CA
The new Sony MEX-5DI is pure eye candy. It does MP3 (cd). There is a sister unit that has a built in hard drive, but this one has the beautiful 32,000 color screen. I wonder if it has a video input???? I would love to hook up a car-cam to this thing.

Calvin


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#85193 - 03/04/2002 12:34 Re: Sony MEX-5DI [Re: eternalsun]
dodgecowboy
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Registered: 31/01/2002
Posts: 214
Loc: Mississippi State University
Sorry no video input, it gets all its inputs from cd's and memory sticks. which I have to admit is pretty cool, but with a screen like that, why not DVD capabilities? and a video I/O. Sony is trying, they just keep falling short.
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#85194 - 03/04/2002 21:18 Re: Sony MEX-5DI [Re: dodgecowboy]
justinlarsen
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Registered: 31/12/2001
Posts: 1109
Loc: Petaluma, CA
ya i was tempted to almost buy one when i first saw it, but its accully a pretty lame deck. only stills and short animated gifs is what you can use on it, alos the visuals are CRAP!
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#85195 - 04/04/2002 11:09 Re: Sony MEX-5DI [Re: dodgecowboy]
eternalsun
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Registered: 09/09/1999
Posts: 1721
Loc: San Jose, CA
Damn! That sucks. That would be *perfect* for one of those coin-sized color spy cams. I could mount it in the trunk key hole or something and dump my rear view mirror.

Calvin

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#85196 - 04/04/2002 13:49 Re: Sony MEX-5DI [Re: eternalsun]
dodgecowboy
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Registered: 31/01/2002
Posts: 214
Loc: Mississippi State University
Yeah, that would be cool, that gives me a great Idea when I get my TV installed though, I could use a camera on my back bumper considering I cant see anything thats not 6ft tall behind my truck....
anyone know where I can get a pretty durable weatherproof little camera?
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#85197 - 04/04/2002 20:55 Re: Sony MEX-5DI [Re: dodgecowboy]
msaeger
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Registered: 23/09/2000
Posts: 3608
Loc: Minnetonka, MN
don't they make camera's specifically for that purpose that are used on even bigger trucks
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#85198 - 05/04/2002 05:25 Re: Sony MEX-5DI [Re: msaeger]
Satan_X
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Registered: 22/03/2002
Posts: 251
Loc: Ramsey, NJ
I know UPS trucks have a camera installed on the back of the truck with a little monitor in the cab.
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#85199 - 05/04/2002 05:56 Re: Sony MEX-5DI [Re: dodgecowboy]
SE_Sport_Driver
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Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
I know that some consumer cars have it.. I think the Ford Excursion has it as an option.
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#85200 - 05/04/2002 08:44 Re: Sony MEX-5DI [Re: msaeger]
dodgecowboy
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Registered: 31/01/2002
Posts: 214
Loc: Mississippi State University
Yeah, they do, but the ones I have seen look like many security cameras hanging off of trucks and R.V., I thinking more around the lines of a camera I can hide and mount behind my tag mount. Little pinhole spy cameras can be found everywhere, I just need to find one that can take shocks and is somewhat weatherproof, I can weatherproof it fully myself, I am mainly worried about shock and vibration.
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#85201 - 06/04/2002 04:40 Re: Sony MEX-5DI [Re: dodgecowboy]
justinlarsen
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Registered: 31/12/2001
Posts: 1109
Loc: Petaluma, CA
we sell these at work, there accully really really cheap under $100, a guy that works with me accully had one. ill look into it and see what brand ect. and how to get one.. and i might be able to hoook you up with a good price if you want.
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#85202 - 06/04/2002 09:46 Re: Sony MEX-5DI [Re: justinlarsen]
dodgecowboy
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Registered: 31/01/2002
Posts: 214
Loc: Mississippi State University
Yeah man, I would really appreciate it if you would
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#85203 - 08/04/2002 06:21 Re: Sony MEX-5DI [Re: dodgecowboy]
Dearing
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Registered: 22/07/1999
Posts: 453
Loc: Florida
I've got an Isuzu Vehicross with a rear-view camera. In Japan, the truck comes with one standard, but the on-board video also tunes in TV, which is a no-no in the US, so they had to strip the imported models of the video. There's a cubby-hole in the back, however, which fits a wide-angled X10 camera just fine. I've had no problems with the X10 in bad weather, and the cameras are pretty cheap. You can either send the signal to an on-board VCR or directly to a dashboard video monitor.
Jason
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#85204 - 08/04/2002 12:28 Re: Sony MEX-5DI [Re: Dearing]
dodgecowboy
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Registered: 31/01/2002
Posts: 214
Loc: Mississippi State University
I had considered an X10 because they are cheap, its all those pop up adds over the last year that make me want to spend my money elsewhere, I would feel guilty supporting that company. But i guess their marketing works, because it was the first one I thought of....
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Lucas S. Starkvegas, MS

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