Simon wrote:
>
> After struggling with a portable and a tape adaptor for
> months, I just
> bought a MD headunit instead. Point taken about owners not wanting to
> affect their car's value - but surely they could just take
> out the standard
> one and leave it to one side until they sell/give the car back?
Fully couldn't agree more. I used the tape adapter with my E25 for 18
months, better than sticking with tape but indded a struggle. I also got a
Sony MDX-C6500R as soon as I could afford it, about 2 months ago, and
driving my car hasn't been the same since!
I still have the old factory headunit that I will stick back in when I sell
the car but I suspect that the factory headunit (1989 double DIN tape deck
that is temporamental at BEST) will be less of a concern to a potential
purchaser than the rest of the car itself (1989 Toyota Celica). At least I
hope that will be the case!
The MD headunit was not cheap (NZ$800) but worth every cent. it sounds
great and looks sexier than any headunit I've come across yet. And it's
easy to use. For me MD is in it's element most in a portable context, so
car MD just makes sense. The only things that make me a little dark about
the unit are:
1. Display - capital letters only (uses CD/calculator-like display
rather than dot matrix, probably because the CD headunits use the same face)
but a real shame when you use lower and upper case a lot, doesn't scroll and
you can't get remaining time in a track. (minor gripes really)
2. No MDLP, which despite the odd MD-L prophet of doom sounds like it
will catch on. I'm interested in getting a Sony 640/940 home separate with
MDLP, but then I think that the main place I'd like the ability to play back
long capacity discs would be in my car on long trips [sigh].
Anyone else out there feeling a little cheated by MDLP?
richard
Richard Lang
Solicitor
Duncan Cotterill
Christchurch, New Zealand
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