Posted by: jarob10
In Car MP3 Solution - 10/05/2005 13:12
Would it be possible to create an in-car audio/video solution using one of
these as the storage back end, and a PDA to provide the GUI?
Thoughts anyone?
Posted by: jarob10
Re: In Car MP3 Solution - 11/05/2005 08:32
If GUI is the only limitation, it appears that for the
latest PDA's, screen technology is improving (3.7" VGA 640*480), and voice recognition may be on its way.
Could this solution be a possible empeg replacement?
Posted by: matthew_k
Re: In Car MP3 Solution - 11/05/2005 14:28
Well, you've got a storage backend, an interface component but your a/v solution seems to be missing the A.
Even once you've solved that you'll still be left with a PDA for input, which just doesn't work very well. It needs to be charged constantly, so it'll have to be in a cradle, which rarely look good suction cupped to the windshield. At that point, you've got four buttons and a touch screen for your UI. The touchscreen while driving can be used for maybe four buttons, but at least they could be dynamicaly labled.
Camelot was the next generation in car solution, it's a pitty it didn't make it any further than it did.
Matthew
Posted by: Ezekiel
Re: In Car MP3 Solution - 11/05/2005 23:38
Well, I have yet to see any audio player as capable as the empeg (that pesky small matter of software). I think a device that does play/pause/playlists/shuffle/unshuffle is doable, with the above mentioned limitations. However, to get an interface as polished and deep as the empeg seems a far possibility. However, if you don't use all those lovely features, and you're not looking for audiophile sound rendering, then I think there are any number of options open to the empeg. When you overlap interface, features, sound quality and sheer capacity in a ven diagram I still think you only have the empeg at that overlap. If you can relax your requirements I think the field of possible choices widens dramatically. Horses for courses.
-Zeke