jamesdstark_ Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 I've search minidisc.org and my choices for a netmd car deck are pretty sad. I see that sony is coming out with some new portables that have car kits, but i dont like fiddling with that stuff while i'm driving i want a nice in dash minidisc player. The problem I have with most of the car decks is they are so ugly, as well as having poor displays. I would like a long digit display that showed the "group" on one line, and at the same time the track name on another with at least 12 characters. I find the Xplod models to be absolutely hideous. In addition they have a cheesy looking led readout with only 8 characters. I also hate how so many have the flip-down face to insert discs. This is so absurdly inconvenient. I currently have a cd player in my car like that and i hate it. my only real option i've found are japan models, and i don't relish the idea of not being able to get all my fm channels, as well as paying $1000+ for the units. I'm at a loss at what to get unless someone comes out with a new car mdlp player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDX-400 Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 I doubt we'll see a NetMD car unit anytime in the near future. First of all Sony has only released one recording car unit for the North American market ever, and that was the MDX-C800REC and that wasn't even MDLP capable. (There were/are a few other recording models in the JDM and perhaps other parts of the world as well.) Second of all, why would you ever need NetMD for the car anyhow? How many people have PCs in their car? It wouldn't really make sense to have a recording deck in the car that did NetMD downloads because you'd either have to have an in Car PC or bring your laptop in the car to record anything--not really convenient if you ask me. Even if it would be useful for a small group of people who plan on transferring music in-car, I don't think there is any way any manufacturer would make a model like this to cater to the very few people that would buy it. For other car choices (without NetMD or recording) there are a few current models to choose from, from a handful of manufacturers. See this thread for more info: http://forums.minidisc.org/viewtopic.php?t...t=19&highlight= Also, though there are some people that don't like them, flip-down faceplates are most often the mark of higher end car HUs that cost more. The faceplate can hold more buttons and have a larger display and also hide the unsightly slot for media insertion. Most of the time, to get a unit without a flip down face, you have to go for something cheaper and lower-end. Roland M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesdstark_ Posted January 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 i meant mdlp not netmd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDX-400 Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 Oh right, I was wondering why NetMD would be that important in-car! Well take a look at that thread I posted the link to. Someone mentioned a Kenwood unit with MDLP as a alternative to the few Sony models with MDLP that are available in NA. Roland M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darK (aka Tharaka) Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 yeah.. it would be kinda pointless.. unless u wanted to copy files across with ur laptop.. and didnt want to wait till u got home.. unless ur car was ur home.. hmm.. makes u think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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