Quote: Originally Posted by HybridMike
why would you void your direct warranty?
you can do everything the pcr does through the headunit port.... besides any modifications to the xmDirect itself would put you in a legallity issue with xm....remember the reason that they discontinued the pcr is because they want to stop the mp3 recording with time trax...if you are modifiying there product you are allowing this to happen again and could put an individual at risk.....just a word of advice.....
Mike I respect your work and advice on this subject, but I see it a bit differently. I find toslink mods and moded PCR's selling on eBay and other sites every day. The guys over at xm411 claim that xm had no problems with them making the mods, or adding them to stuff they sell as NEW.. Once you purchase a piece of equipment its yours to do with what you wish. In XM equipment cases unless you use it to steal their signal I don't think they can say jack.
It will be nice to plug and play directly on the DIN jack, but what do you think the guys at Terk or Blitzsafe are gona have to say when you release this? They could claim infringement if they want since they are the only supplier to date for all the adapters. Blitzsafe applied for patents in January on a bunch of adapters.
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BlitzSafe President and CEO."With the new advanced applications and Recent Patent Pending innovations by BlitzSafe such as Interoperable interfaces for Satellite Radio"
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>Pending being the key word here
If anyone wants to void the warranty on a $50 direct or other receiver and disable or bypass the Amtel protocol conversion process so you can speak directly to the tin can in the same xm protocol as the PCR does. I say go for it.. While your in there pop in a toslink and your back to complete digital audio with TimeTrax compatibility. I'm sure the TT guys won’t mind if you do this. Plus if the word is out on a role your own fix,, less focus will be put on the plug and play fix.
