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The iPad As In-Car Entertainment System Killer
theodp writes "Cars.com's David Thomas speculates that the iPad could prove to be a serious problem for automakers that charge a ransom for rear entertainment systems. The base iPad, Thomas notes, costs far less than most DVD options offered by automakers. Ford charges $1,995 for a dual-headrest-mounted DVD system in its Flex crossover. In the Acura MDX, its single-screen system, with three wireless headsets and a 9-inch screen, costs $1,900. At $500 a pop, giving two kids their own iPads would cost far less than what the automakers charge for an ICE system. The Cars.com article mentions some of the advantages of ICE, including being weather-tested to work from -5 to 160 degrees F (-20 to 71 C), and being far less prone to breakage."
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I mounted an entertainment system once. Let me tell you, it was very impressed.
hmm - I copy my media library into the HDs gradually but do it for iPad or whatever Apple wants me to pay for would be well silly. They have some nice products like iPods with preset sound level limits but for my kids a book and conversation is still main way of communication. This may change of course. I was wondering about this copying of movies to other media. I tend to have movies made in other languages that ones I speak (I speak fluently 3) and use subtitles. Last time I checked (admittedly longtime ago) this was an obstacle esp. if one wanted to have a choice w/ or w/o subtitles (for different audiences). Then again I do not spend too much time watching movies. Why should I?
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