Rio Car (Empeg) Sounds Like History

An Anonymous Coward writes: "An unoffical announcement on the empeg BBS (home of their finatical user base) is that SONICblue's current aftermarket car linux product, the Rio Car (formerly the empeg Car Player) has been EOL'd. While it remains the most advanced car player available, there was not enough demand to keep that group profitable. It will continue to be sold through their e-stores (Non-USA and USA) until inventory is exhausted. This was/is the ultimate in car stereo for MP3 playback. Disappointing."

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Cost

[ichimunki]

Considering it cost $1000 for the cheapest one, why wouldn't I just buy a laptop with a decent sound card? Hell, my car isn't even worth $1000. I'd use an old P/133 in the trunk before I spent this much on a Rio Car Player. I mean it's a car. The sound in a car is bound to pretty much suck since you're out there driving anyway. How is any car audio worth this much unless you are a truck driver and spend more time in the cab than anywhere else in the world?