Quote: Originally Posted by
Porter 
I really appreciate your help, guys... but come on. The PhatBox alone is $700!! Now you're saying I should buy a Kenwood head unit to have the privelige of attaching one to the car? It sounds like an effective solution, but that's way higher than I'm looking to spend for ICE.
Does anybody have any suggestions of an actual standalone Mp3 solution of some kind?
Hell, all it has to have is storage of some kind, a stereo line-out, a "brain", and a control panel that fits (in some fashion) a DIN opening.
I'm even open to solutions that involve a portable player (line-out required) and a remote LCD interface that I could mount. Does anyone have any ideas?
what you could try is dbPowerAMP...its software, but if you get your computer in your car, with all the music you want (in any format..it will even play FLAC and ALC)...you dont even have to install a screen. the player starts up automatically when the comp starts, and all you will need is a wireless keyboard to skip songs you dont want to listen to...no screen needed.
so once you get the install complete of the computer, install that payer, and you're good to go...