The MP3car.com Store  

Welcome to the MP3Car.com forums.

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. Registering will also remove advertisements. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us.

Go Back   MP3Car.com > Mp3Car Technical > Software & Software Development > Front Ends > Centrafuse

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 02-12-2005, 03:56 AM   #1
Variable Bitrate
 
aguila's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: the Netherlands
Vehicle: audi TT
Posts: 227
My Photos: (0)
I want to be convinced by CF

I am using Frodo right now and I am happy with it. However, thnings can always get better.
Can someone try to convince me about CF. Should I switch and why? What are the pro's and con's?
__________________
MII 6000; 256 MB; lilliput touchscreen; 40GB; bluetooth SE 68i; software still experimenting switched from mediacar to frodopayer, phonecontrol, destinator 3 (NM), and others.
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=31991
aguila is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Old 02-12-2005, 04:20 AM   #2
Variable Bitrate
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Netherlands
Vehicle: 2001/Opel/Corsa B
Posts: 379
My Photos: (0)
lol you're posting this in every forum ? but ehm build in phone control, gps intergrated (next release) looks good, easy to use,

cons bit slow sometimes i would say just try it
__________________
my destinator map resource down permanently
GReeToZ is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-12-2005, 04:56 AM   #3
Variable Bitrate
 
aguila's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: the Netherlands
Vehicle: audi TT
Posts: 227
My Photos: (0)
Quote: Originally Posted by GReeToZ
lol you're posting this in every forum ? but ehm build in phone control, gps intergrated (next release) looks good, easy to use,

cons bit slow sometimes i would say just try it

Well not every forum just this one and Roadrunner. The other ones I have tried.

Trying to get some more or less objective comparison. That seems difficult however there are a lot of "believers" and "fans" around these fora!

Nothing wrong with that but makes it difficult to choose
__________________
MII 6000; 256 MB; lilliput touchscreen; 40GB; bluetooth SE 68i; software still experimenting switched from mediacar to frodopayer, phonecontrol, destinator 3 (NM), and others.
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=31991
aguila is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-12-2005, 05:38 AM   #4
Variable Bitrate
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Netherlands
Vehicle: 2001/Opel/Corsa B
Posts: 379
My Photos: (0)
well i was using ME but i wanted phone control intergration so the step to CF was pretty obvious

i also like CF thats its a pretty clean and easy app doesn't have 9389 options and config screen's (like frodo) i never liked Media car so didn't use it (tried it though) so i don't think i'll use road runner either but i may try it anyways but the phonecontrol intergration so
__________________
my destinator map resource down permanently
GReeToZ is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-12-2005, 05:42 AM   #5
Variable Bitrate
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: The land of polar bears and nekkid blonds
Posts: 446
My Photos: (0)
To be honest I haven't looked into that many frontends but for the moment I favour Centrafuse.


MediaCar: Nice, but outdated and no longer supported.

Frodoplayer: Also nice, but to me it appears a bit cluttered trying to please everyones likings. (no offense Frodo)

Mobile Media Center: Looks very promising but is, at the moment, more or less and advanced mediaplayer. We'll have to wait for the more featurepacked (GPS) versions. Besides, I can't install it on my desktop without having a crash after the database build. It did work on my laptop though.

Centrafuse: Take som features from frodo, add some clean looks from MMC and then top it all off with Phonecontrol, GPS, ODBII (yummy) and there you have it.


/M
Maximus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-12-2005, 05:53 AM   #6
9 Fingered Administrator
Lesbian
 
frodobaggins's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Ruston, LA
Vehicle: 1998 Ranger/1991 Sunbird
Posts: 9,852
My Photos: (0)
Quote: Originally Posted by Maximus
(no offense Frodo)

None taken. We're all evolving.
__________________
FrodoPlayer.com
TeaBaggins.com
[H]4 Life
My next generation Front End is right on schedule.
It will be done sometime in the next generation.
I'm a lesbian too.
I am for hire!
frodobaggins is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-12-2005, 05:55 AM   #7
Variable Bitrate
 
aguila's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: the Netherlands
Vehicle: audi TT
Posts: 227
My Photos: (0)
sounds very good. What about the software quality. Does it all work flawlessly without crashes and so?
__________________
MII 6000; 256 MB; lilliput touchscreen; 40GB; bluetooth SE 68i; software still experimenting switched from mediacar to frodopayer, phonecontrol, destinator 3 (NM), and others.
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=31991
aguila is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-12-2005, 06:55 AM   #8
Constant Bitrate
 
superbowl's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Germany
Vehicle: Spitfire 1500 / Golf III
Posts: 211
My Photos: (0)
Quote: Originally Posted by aguila
sounds very good. What about the software quality. Does it all work flawlessly without crashes and so?

Hi,



and... THIS forum is the best place to start ;-)


- superbowl
__________________
---
i never drink water cos fish ***** in it. (w.c. fields)
superbowl is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-12-2005, 07:40 AM   #9
Variable Bitrate
 
lerandell's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Ennis,TX.
Vehicle: 2003/Ford/Harley Truck
Posts: 309
My Photos: (0)
to each his own. everyone has different needs.
Frodo has stuff CF doesn't and CF has stuff Frodo doesn't.
Hows that for a side by side comparision.
you could load both and flip between them. thats what I do.
__________________
Randell Kelly
X-10 Media Remote
2003 Ford F-150 Harley Davidson Edition


SELECT * FROM users WHERE clue > 0;
0 rows returned
lerandell is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-12-2005, 08:47 AM   #10
Variable Bitrate
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: The land of polar bears and nekkid blonds
Posts: 446
My Photos: (0)
You can't expect it to be flawless since it's still a beta.
Check the bug-reports for glitches.

Having said that, it works just fine for me, the only problem I have is the traffuc url (as explained in the bug-reports) but it's not the end of the world.
No crashes or something like that.

/M
Maximus is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Old 02-12-2005, 07:44 PM   #11
Newbie
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 19
My Photos: (0)
Quote: Originally Posted by frodobaggins
None taken. We're all evolving.

LOL..that's quite funny given your avatar!
wierdo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-12-2005, 09:59 PM   #12
Raw Wave
 
tj!2k4's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 3,453
My Photos: (1)
Quote: Originally Posted by aguila
I am using Frodo right now and I am happy with it. However, thnings can always get better.
Can someone try to convince me about CF. Should I switch and why? What are the pro's and con's?

The best thing to do is try it for yourself and see if it's worth it for you to switch.
__________________
Dr. Ron Paul for President 2008

Hope for America - http://www.ronpaul2008.com

Who is Ron Paul? - Why do we need Ron Paul?

__________________
CarPC Newbs Start Here: All your questions answered, as if by E.S.P.
tj!2k4 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-12-2005, 11:05 PM   #13
Maximum Bitrate
 
Don 944 LA's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: San Diego / Los Angeles
Vehicle: Porsche 944
Posts: 678
My Photos: (0)
I like the phone control window..

I also like the Web / traffic / Weather windows ....

I also like being able to pick and choose what apps embed and what buttons open them without changing a skin . ...
plus changing to full screen without totally changing screens etc ..

I only have a few problems, and they will be fixed next release. For an initial release, it handled most of what we threw at it...
Frodos has a great back end but CFuse I think has a better front end ..

bottom line, install it play with it, it may / may not be your cup of tea ..

as Frodo stated ... they are evolving .. and we are the better for it ...
Don 944 LA is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
CF vs CF Microdrive? Giuliano General Hardware Discussion 9 01-26-2005 12:48 AM
XP Pro on CF card working!! knubile WinNT Based 48 01-03-2005 06:48 PM
Flash OS BiohazrD General Hardware Discussion 18 12-04-2004 08:57 AM
XP on CF II Drive NOS TANG Software & Software Development 13 11-30-2004 01:20 PM
Flash Memory Speeds? (CF & SD cards) eCar™ Off Topic 0 03-25-2004 12:11 AM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:55 PM.


Sponsored Links
The MP3car.com Store

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.8
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.1.0
Copyright © 1999 - 2008 Mp3Car.com Inc.
Ad Management by RedTyger
Message Board Statistics