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Nocheez posted:A cheap headunit with USB/bluetooth is so cheap, I haven't messed around with CDs or MP3s in years. Now it's all Spotify and podcasts. I needed a Bluetooth headunit for my car this year and was quite impressed how almost nothing has changed in that market since I last needed one. Amazingly, Bluetooth is nothing like a standard feature. You have to go looking for it. CD player, though? Default, of course.
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Mar 1, 2021 22:37
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Is that Michael Bolton?
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Mar 1, 2021 22:53
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packetmantis posted:Is that Michael Bolton? Some people say he should go by Mike.
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Mar 2, 2021 03:10
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Horace posted:I needed a Bluetooth headunit for my car this year and was quite impressed how almost nothing has changed in that market since I last needed one. Amazingly, Bluetooth is nothing like a standard feature. You have to go looking for it. CD player, though? Default, of course. A lot of that is probably just from automakers moving away from DIN standard head units to dumb proprietary ones that have higher levels of integration into the car (HVAC, car info, etc). So the market for aftermarket head units is nothing like it was fifteen years ago and there's not much incentive to really innovate or advance what's currently available.
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Mar 2, 2021 03:55
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Man I still miss the Blaupunkt head unit I had in high school, it had a separate sub channel output and I could fit so many MP3s on a CD organized by folder! And that white on blue LCD screen  e. my buddy who was more into competition car audio had an incredibly slick Eclipse unit and that car was so loud it was a health risk
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Mar 2, 2021 04:04
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Dick Trauma posted:I want to enjoy working from home this much... That’s me at my after school job using Wordstar and Lotus 123 in 1987 and seeing that the Wordstar formatting and 123 formulas actually worked No tie though
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Mar 2, 2021 04:27
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ishikabibble posted:A lot of that is probably just from automakers moving away from DIN standard head units to dumb proprietary ones that have higher levels of integration into the car (HVAC, car info, etc). So the market for aftermarket head units is nothing like it was fifteen years ago and there's not much incentive to really innovate or advance what's currently available. There's plenty of aftermarket 'adaptor plates' for want of a better term. I have one that has it's own LCD for HVAC controls. It takes a double DIN standard stereo. Installed one of the latest Kenwoods which has CD/DVD, Apple CarPlay, Android Audio, Android Mirroring (both over USB or Wifi), DAB, AM, FM, 2 USBs and I have played freeDoom on it. Steering Wheel controls work still too. The terrible salesman questioned why I wanted to pay more for the one with optical drive. Dickhead - I'm paying you MORE MONEY, shut up.
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Mar 2, 2021 10:49
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ishikabibble posted:A lot of that is probably just from automakers moving away from DIN standard head units to dumb proprietary ones that have higher levels of integration into the car (HVAC, car info, etc). So the market for aftermarket head units is nothing like it was fifteen years ago and there's not much incentive to really innovate or advance what's currently available. Well, yes, but it's still a large enough market to warrant a huge display in car parts shops, and besides, wouldn't you think almost all people replacing their headunits in the 2020s would be looking for phone connectivity and digital radio? Yet there are very few headunits with both, and surprisingly many with neither. The single-DIN market isn't completely moribund though - Pioneer make a very nice looking one with a retractible phone holder which can be controlled through an app, and then there's this wonderful thing from Blaupunkt:  They took one of their 1980s cassette players, and turned it into a completely modern unit. Under the 'cassette door' is an SD slot, USB and Aux jack. Of course it has Bluetooth and DAB+, and you can change the lighting colour to match your car. They're going to sell loads of these to the Porsche, VW, Audi, Mercedes and BMW guys.
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Mar 2, 2021 12:03
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Horace posted:
I love that stereo. Ironically all the poo poo 'Infotainment' systems I pull out of Holdens are Blaupunkt OEM rubbish.
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Mar 2, 2021 13:07
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I've bought so man Pioneer head units for cars I should be an expert, but they really do make some nice stuff at all ranges. I bought their cheapest headunit that didn't have a CD but did do USB-MP3s and bluetooth for like $75 and put it in my Miata. I had one that was over $300 back in 2010 in my Supra that had an OEL (OLED) screen that was just beautiful, and also dual 15" subs in the back. Man, to be young again lol.
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Mar 2, 2021 15:50
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Nocheez posted:A cheap headunit with USB/bluetooth is so cheap, I haven't messed around with CDs or MP3s in years. Now it's all Spotify and podcasts. My dear old Citroën, like so many cars, has all its computer functions tied to the radio/cd-player, and changing it to something more modern would cost at least 250€ in random wires and a compatible amp. I solved the problem by just adding a cheap AUX cable with a 3,5mm plug off ebay. If that isn't an option, they actually sell Bluetooth FM transmitters that plug into the cigarette lighter! You pair your phone with the transmitter, then use the car radio to listen to your music. I was amazed to learn that this is a thing, I dunno why I didn't think of searching for one before I paid a tech 30 bucks to open the AUX channel in the drat radio...
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Mar 2, 2021 16:06
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The sound quality on those isn't the best, especially if you're in an urban area with stations on nearly every frequency. It's fine for stuff like podcasts, but I wouldn't listen to music using it.
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Mar 2, 2021 16:17
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Yeah all I ever used my Bluetooth FM transmitter to listen to podcasts. Thing played for years though, and also cost like ten bucks.
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Mar 3, 2021 01:24
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I have to use a bluetooth to aux thing now because my car has aux but now my phone doesn't so this was the best I could do, although I guess I could get the dongle
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Mar 3, 2021 02:58
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When I'm driving, the last thing I want is to be fiddling with my phone, so I don't bluetooth it to the car stereo at all. Instead I've made a USB stick full of folders that roughly correspond to the mix CDs (or burned copies of albums) I used to keep in the CD changer in my last car. Of course now I can have way more "CDs" and they aren't constrained by the 74-minute limit. Every now and then I bring the USB drive in and add to or change up the music. I'm probably way overestimating how much actual phone fiddling would be required, but I've worked myself into a happy little rut with the USB stick method, so why change now?
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Mar 3, 2021 03:40
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getchoo a pro clip mount for your phone and then just, whatever music program you use becomes your new header
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Mar 3, 2021 05:09
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Powered Descent posted:When I'm driving, the last thing I want is to be fiddling with my phone, so I don't bluetooth it to the car stereo at all. Instead I've made a USB stick full of folders that roughly correspond to the mix CDs (or burned copies of albums) I used to keep in the CD changer in my last car. Of course now I can have way more "CDs" and they aren't constrained by the 74-minute limit. Every now and then I bring the USB drive in and add to or change up the music. You can get your phone to autoplay whatever you like
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Mar 3, 2021 09:17
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Hell, the steering wheel buttons will skip my phone to the previous/next track in my bog-standard Toyota head unit. Surely an aftermarket unit with remote can do the same. Now if I could stop it randomly unpairing on long drives...
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Mar 3, 2021 09:39
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Powered Descent posted:When I'm driving, the last thing I want is to be fiddling with my phone, so I don't bluetooth it to the car stereo at all. Instead I've made a USB stick full of folders that roughly correspond to the mix CDs (or burned copies of albums) I used to keep in the CD changer in my last car. Of course now I can have way more "CDs" and they aren't constrained by the 74-minute limit. Every now and then I bring the USB drive in and add to or change up the music. I do this exact same thing. I grew up making tapes recorded off the radio, then did burned CDs, and then with MP3 CDs. Now I have a stubby little USB flash drive that fits in the USB port and doesn't stick out. I did this because instead of waiting ~10 seconds for the phone to connect to bluetooth, and having to press play, the USB starts playing exactly where it left off (even in the middle of a song) and has no delay at all. This feature is important to me because my regular commute is like 6 minutes.
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Mar 3, 2021 14:49
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boar guy posted:getchoo a pro clip mount for your phone and then just, whatever music program you use becomes your new header This. Your phone will slot into it like a dream.
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Mar 3, 2021 15:01
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My main use for the phone in my car is navigation, so bluetooth (or USB audio) is a requirement. Aux-in is poo poo because the controls don't work.
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Mar 3, 2021 15:03
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boar guy posted:getchoo a pro clip mount for your phone and then just, whatever music program you use becomes your new header Word. Them mounts are the bomb.
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Mar 3, 2021 15:34
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Dick Trauma posted:I want to enjoy working from home this much... That Toshiba T-1000 at the bottom of the image is arguably the world's first modern laptop. I think my dad's (which he "acquired" from work after they fired the people who were in charge of inventory tracking right before they made him redundant) is in his loft. An important bit of computing history.
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Mar 3, 2021 16:41
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I'm sure I posted this years ago but it came up again on my YT cos the algorithm forgets I have seen stuff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wxc3mKqKTk
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Mar 4, 2021 13:05
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Humphreys posted:I'm sure I posted this years ago but it came up again on my YT cos the algorithm forgets I have seen stuff Well this is the coolest battle station I've ever seen.
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Mar 4, 2021 13:46
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Humphreys posted:I'm sure I posted this years ago but it came up again on my YT cos the algorithm forgets I have seen stuff This is brilliant, there's a big torrent of this stuff up on archive.org that I'm grabbing now  https://archive.org/details/SCANIMATEDVDCOMPLETO
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Mar 4, 2021 14:25
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skyelevator posted:This is brilliant, there's a big torrent of this stuff up on archive.org that I'm grabbing now Wow, they published that DVD back in 1968?
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Mar 4, 2021 18:30
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Buttcoin purse posted:Apparently this is a thing I'll probably have to do whenever I try to get my old Sun machines running again too FWIW I got a Sun Ultra 1 3D Creator Series up and running. Needed a new clock chip (expected) and I got one for $5 off eBay. They sent it from China and it took about 2 months to arrive. But worked great!
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Mar 6, 2021 04:42
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Time to fix one of my LaserDisc Players. It's an Onkyo DX-V500 which is a clone of a Pioneer so the U1 error is loading belt related. Of course after I unhook it from the depths of my home theatre it decides to behave Pic is also a bit of a where's wally 
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Mar 6, 2021 13:27
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Humphreys posted:Time to fix one of my LaserDisc Players. It's an Onkyo DX-V500 which is a clone of a Pioneer so the U1 error is loading belt related. Of course after I unhook it from the depths of my home theatre it decides to behave What's going on with that Model 1 Sega CD?
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Mar 6, 2021 17:23
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Humphreys posted:Time to fix one of my LaserDisc Players. It's an Onkyo DX-V500 which is a clone of a Pioneer so the U1 error is loading belt related. Of course after I unhook it from the depths of my home theatre it decides to behave With that LD in it, I am not surprised it's acting haunted. 
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Mar 6, 2021 19:12
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gp2k posted:FWIW I got a Sun Ultra 1 3D Creator Series up and running. Needed a new clock chip (expected) and I got one for $5 off eBay. They sent it from China and it took about 2 months to arrive. But worked great! Thanks, that sounds like an easier process than I was imagining! Although it does mean getting the machine out, then putting it away for 2 months, then getting it out again, ugh
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Mar 7, 2021 00:10
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azurite posted:What's going on with that Model 1 Sega CD? It's getting a new laser module. And pulling the BIOS for a fancy pants auto region one.
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Mar 7, 2021 02:46
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Assuming you probably did this already, but in case you haven't: Swap the surface-mounted caps and you might not need the laser. Fixed skipping issues for mine.
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Mar 7, 2021 04:58
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ookiimarukochan posted:That Toshiba T-1000 at the bottom of the image is arguably the world's first modern laptop. I think my dad's (which he "acquired" from work after they fired the people who were in charge of inventory tracking right before they made him redundant) is in his loft. An important bit of computing history. You have to be careful when you turn them on now, as the mosfets in the internal power supply degrade with time rather than use. One day I turned my T1200 on after a couple of years, and it was dead. I tested the power supply, and it was putting 12V on all the lines, straight from the external power supply, including the 3.3V line, happily frying all the Toshiba proprietary ASICs:( I looked it up on retro support forums, and apparently it's a thing. Eventually, I'm going to stick a pi in the case, running DOSbox, as I love the keyboard.
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Mar 7, 2021 05:14
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azurite posted:Assuming you probably did this already, but in case you haven't: Swap the surface-mounted caps and you might not need the laser. Oh yeah forgot to mention that. Got the recap kit already. Discs kinda work but hey I had a module spare from me being a dumbass ordering wrong one for my MCD2. This MegaDrive setup is for a youtuber I work with in the background. Stay tuned for a MegaDrive/Laserdisc combo unit after I get it shipped across country and repair it.
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Mar 7, 2021 05:19
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Humphreys posted:Time to fix one of my LaserDisc Players. It's an Onkyo DX-V500 which is a clone of a Pioneer so the U1 error is loading belt related. Of course after I unhook it from the depths of my home theatre it decides to behave Everyone asks "where's wally" but no-one asks "why's wally" 
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Mar 7, 2021 05:22
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3D Megadoodoo posted:Everyone asks "where's wally" but no-one asks "why's wally" How's Wally. How are you Wally? Are you ok?
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Humphreys posted:How's Wally. Ah, a how-liker.
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