[Pc_Support] Car stereo with MP3, posssibly other accessories? -- Pyle PLCD65WXMU?

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Sat, 2006-01-07 at 00:51 -0500, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> Although I should mention the 1/8" input "AUX" input still works, which
> means I _could_ get an iPod and just plug-in.  But I'm not sure I want
> to do that.  There's a lot of stereos with MP3-ROM support for $150 or
> less these days.
> Furthermore, I'm seriously considering a satellite subscription.  A
> number of sub-$200 decks have Sirius or XM Radio support.  And what are
> "satellite-ready" decks, just ones with the 1/8" input "AUX" or is it
> more than that?
> And God would I kill for one that had a CompactFlash support, especially
> since I have a 5MB Seagate ST1 1" drive that I like to use.  But I
> haven't seen anything like that.  Which means maybe I should just use my
> "AUX" port with a portable that takes a CompactFlash.

So far, no one has CompactFlash.  I'm sure it's just too big of an
interface.

But I did find one vendor who has several USB models, 2 on the market
with several more available soon.  The vendor is "Pyle", who's MSRPs are
almost _double_ what I'm finding on-line.  I'm wondering if that's
another country's dollar?  The manuals do list both European and US
frequencies.

The one that interested me the most is the Pyle PLCD65WXMU:  
  http://www.pyleaudio.com/itemdetail.asp?model=PLCD65WXMU  

Manual is here:  
  http://www.pyleaudio.com/manuals/PLCD65WXMU.pdf  

The list is $262.71, but I'm finding prices half that with resellers
(and not just eBay types).

Maximum power out is 160W, lists 4 x 50W peak channels.
Lists "XM Compatibility" (control set?) as well as AM/FM.
CD-R/RW for MP3/WMA, Joliet or Romeo extension compatible.
Has a full USB insert for storage device USB, says it reads anything
Windows can.
Can _record_ from any source to USB storage device (WMA format).

Ack, just read the fine print -- maximum 1GB size on USB storage.
I might as well go with a MP3-ROM (CD) capacity.


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