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04-17-2006, 10:20 AM
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Newbie
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 29
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carputer + normal HU???
I haven't been able to figure out why some people have both, a carputer, and also a stock/alpine/jvc etc. headunits...
is it so that u can use either/fm radio and such?
It's not possible to control the frontend's previous/next/stop/play type of functions thru the HU right? u'd still have to use teh lcd rite...
thanks for any answers.. (i did search..but..  )
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04-17-2006, 10:45 AM
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Newbie
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 55
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CarPC's are not perfect. Most people use the HU for thier FM reception as a backup to the computer. Also as way of input to get the sound to thier speakers.
krusty
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04-17-2006, 10:52 AM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: FL
Posts: 412
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Still use HU for FM radio and the occasional CD. Also don't have an amp for front/rear speakers so I use the HU to drive those....
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04-17-2006, 12:03 PM
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FLAC
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 935
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Quote: Originally Posted by viruscauser
I haven't been able to figure out why some people have both, a carputer, and also a stock/alpine/jvc etc. headunits...
is it so that u can use either/fm radio and such?
It's not possible to control the frontend's previous/next/stop/play type of functions thru the HU right? u'd still have to use teh lcd rite...
thanks for any answers.. (i did search..but.. )
You can use your HU to control PC just fine. Not all HU support that, but most of them.
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04-17-2006, 12:22 PM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 215
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well for me.. i went cd player--->speakers--->sub--->carputer why spend more money that we dont have for an amp and fm modulator?
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04-17-2006, 05:05 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 29
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thanks for the replies people! got it now!
had to ask this as my current system is totally busted! fried or sometthing..who knows.. i'd rather deal with troubleshooting a pc! lol..
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04-17-2006, 05:12 PM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: May 2005
Location: cali
Posts: 63
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cause i dont want my wife to screw up my pc
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04-19-2006, 03:59 PM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 134
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I use a HU + carputer for multiple reasons with my setup.
1. PC radio tuners stink compaired to a good headunit's.
2. no Sirius satilite interface with carputer (at least not when I made mine, haven't kept up with if you can now or not)
3. computer CD drives are anoying and spin up to really high RPM's often and are noisy, HU doesn't do that.
4. cost, it's cheaper to get a nice headunit than to get a seperate equalizer, crossover network with high/low pass filters and amp.
5. if computer screws up I still can use the HU to listen to music.
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04-19-2006, 04:32 PM
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It's not really that small...No, seriously.
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Florida
Posts: 1,037
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AM radio my friend, AM radio. Never get good sports talk or Art Bell/George Norry on the CarPC.
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04-19-2006, 04:52 PM
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Tainted Love
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Romania
Posts: 6,314
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Quote: Originally Posted by jurassic262
cause i dont want my wife to screw up my pc
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04-20-2006, 11:12 AM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 284
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Quote: Originally Posted by jbors
You can use your HU to control PC just fine. Not all HU support that, but most of them.
Which HUs can control a PC? I want one of those....
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04-20-2006, 11:28 PM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 202
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What about the other way around?
Anybody figured out a way to get the PC to control the HU?
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04-21-2006, 06:50 AM
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Newbie
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Lafayette, IN
Posts: 5
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Quote: Originally Posted by piabu
What about the other way around?
Anybody figured out a way to get the PC to control the HU?
As in play different music? Sure, just have whatever media player you're using change the track. As in send CD text and stuff to the radio, some protocols can do that but not M-Bus.
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04-24-2006, 11:50 PM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 272
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Quote: Originally Posted by jbors
You can use your HU to control PC just fine. Not all HU support that, but most of them.
Something that occurred to me the other day... any plans for a steering wheel control to PC (with no factory or aftermarket HU) interface?
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