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09-13-2004, 07:51 AM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Where are most carPC's based
I was wondering where the vast majority of you all are, are car computers considered mainstream where you are or this still a niche thing.
It seems that by the number of american meets that the biggest culture is stateside (true/false?)
Guess I will find out how big it is in the UK when I go to Billing aquadrome 25/26th
Cheers
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09-13-2004, 08:00 AM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Sussex, UK
Vehicle: 2000 Honda Accord Type-R
Posts: 77
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I'm in the UK... see you at the Aquadrome!
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09-13-2004, 08:31 AM
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FLAC
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Memphis - TN
Vehicle: 2007 Mazdaspeed6
Posts: 1,169
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USA here..
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09-13-2004, 08:38 AM
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Raw Wave
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Spagcave, in da UK Today's phrase: J'aime Alizee
Vehicle: Spagwagon------ Status: Big Avatar King
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Well there you go - two out of three carpc owners are in the uk...
You heard it here first....  |
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09-13-2004, 09:01 AM
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Rub One Out
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Hertfordshire, England, Earth, Solar System
Vehicle: 2002 Seat Ibiza Ranking: Master Orgasmo Wearing: The Hoff Thong Likes: Chocolate Cakes and Unicorns
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I think this UK meet will be the biggest carpc meet ever
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09-13-2004, 09:58 AM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: NYC
Vehicle: 1999 Honda Accord Cpe
Posts: 526
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Well, I've been to a mp3car meet the past two weekends. One in the DC area and one in Long Island, NY. Its defitely not mainstream yet. There was about a dozen or so setups at both meets.
I expect it to start to get mainstream next year.
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09-13-2004, 10:01 AM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Memphis
Vehicle: 1996 Chevy Camaro
Posts: 195
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I saw a meet in Atlanta, but from Memphis that's a 7hr drive... or shorter depending on how fast you drive <g>
I think myself and one other friend are the only people in this area that have this setup. If there's anyone else in the Tri-State-Memphis area on here, definitely speak up.
Mind Scream out
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09-13-2004, 10:46 AM
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Raw Wave
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Essex, England
Vehicle: Honda Prelude 2.2 VTEC / Ford Anglia 105E
Posts: 2,224
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Another UKer here.
I think the UK meet will see a lot of people because it is at most about 5hrs drive for anyone in the UK!
Don't worry, I'll be taking my camera, and i've got a 256mb memory card to fill, plus USB cable to transfer piccies to a PC if I fill it up 
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09-13-2004, 10:58 AM
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Rub One Out
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Hertfordshire, England, Earth, Solar System
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well ive got a 64mb one, so there, plus il take pics before you
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09-13-2004, 11:08 AM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Sussex, UK
Vehicle: 2000 Honda Accord Type-R
Posts: 77
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Don't worry, I'll be taking my camera, and i've got a 256mb memory card to fill, plus USB cable to transfer piccies to a PC if I fill it up
 I must remember my USB cable so I can do the same! If we find an open access point then we can upload them to the forum for the USA to see whilst we are there!
... I've just realised how sad that sounded.
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09-13-2004, 11:41 AM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 108
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I thought there was quite an interest in australia as well but I guess the time difference might make for a lack of replies....
I took the liberty of phoning the 4 biggest car magazines in the UK, (max power, fast car, redline and revs), to ask their opinion and to see if people are offering an all in one product to buy off the shelf for people to put in their car, they hadn't really heard of it and were quite interested to know more, maybe they should be invited to the aquadrome?
The closest they had was a feature of someone who had used a laptop to perform engine tuning, not really the mp3 multimedia scenario we deal with here.
I know that these magazines sometimes cater for the lowest common denominator when it comes to car enthusiasts but i was thinking that their interest could spawn increased sales and hence lower prices, the whole economy of scale approach, couple this with increased demand for sophisticated software and we could really be onto something, from the replies above it seems that our car PC's are niche, maybe its time for mainstream?
Opinions???
Cheers
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09-13-2004, 11:45 AM
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Confusion Master
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: If you go down to the woods today, You're sure of
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Hmmm, seems like confused and motoko are going to have a digital camera draw contest. |
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09-14-2004, 06:27 AM
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Raw Wave
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Essex, England
Vehicle: Honda Prelude 2.2 VTEC / Ford Anglia 105E
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Quote: Originally Posted by Enforcer
Hmmm, seems like confused and motoko are going to have a digital camera draw contest.
Let's see if he can beat me with 2 cameras
Anyway...about some magazines coming to Billing, it might be an idea, but i don't know if we want all the chavs coming onto this forum and starting off all the "OMG IM PUTING SUM NAWZ AND EMM PEE THREEEZ IN MAH NOVA!!!1!!" or suchlike |
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09-14-2004, 06:41 AM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Guildford, Surrey, UK
Vehicle: 94 Honda Civic LSi Hatch
Posts: 293
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Emm Pee Threeez Rule!
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09-14-2004, 07:24 AM
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Confusion Master
Join Date: Sep 2003
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Quote: Originally Posted by Confused
Let's see if he can beat me with 2 cameras
Anyway...about some magazines coming to Billing, it might be an idea, but i don't know if we want all the chavs coming onto this forum and starting off all the "OMG IM PUTING SUM NAWZ AND EMM PEE THREEEZ IN MAH NOVA!!!1!!" or suchlike
looks around nervously incase m2rv h is anywhere near this thread |
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