And the one i missed, those that said the default winamp skin is ugly, and that he should get another, find another skin thats as easy to use with your fingers on a touch screen. Its used for its high visibility as well.
I am not a representative of the mp3car forums, but I'd like to think that I share a number of opinions with most, and would just like to respond en mase to a number of comments.
No, its not linux, no, its not xp. Linux support for gps is still lacking, even with the open source projects that are being worked on, and win98 boots faster, and has more support for old odd hardware.
For those calling him a ricer, and not a computer enthusiast, wheres the 5 foot spoiler, TypeR logo, and 10 inch chrome exaust tip.
For those calling it a waste of time, and he should have bought a mp3 deck, why do you constantly recompile your linux kernel? or overclock your pc? or why did you buy WarCraft3? or incessantly read/.? Because its a hobby, we do it because we enojy working on our projects. Its also something that even after having been "in the media" for a number of years now, still has a very small following in terms of the number of people who have built a system.
Also, can your mp3deck play divx movies? track your movement via gps? carry 3000 hours of music? get updated wirelessly? And for a basic functioning carmp3 player, my first setup cost me the price of an inverter, aprox. $50.
For those calling it an accident waiting to happen, the amount of work required in building such a device usually means that the people have a bit of common sense, and is no more dangerous than a AM/FM radio.
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And the one i missed, those that said the default winamp skin is ugly, and that he should get another, find another skin thats as easy to use with your fingers on a touch screen. Its used for its high visibility as well.
I am not a representative of the mp3car forums, but I'd like to think that I share a number of opinions with most, and would just like to respond en mase to a number of comments. No, its not linux, no, its not xp. Linux support for gps is still lacking, even with the open source projects that are being worked on, and win98 boots faster, and has more support for old odd hardware. For those calling him a ricer, and not a computer enthusiast, wheres the 5 foot spoiler, TypeR logo, and 10 inch chrome exaust tip. For those calling it a waste of time, and he should have bought a mp3 deck, why do you constantly recompile your linux kernel? or overclock your pc? or why did you buy WarCraft3? or incessantly read /.? Because its a hobby, we do it because we enojy working on our projects. Its also something that even after having been "in the media" for a number of years now, still has a very small following in terms of the number of people who have built a system.
Also, can your mp3deck play divx movies? track your movement via gps? carry 3000 hours of music? get updated wirelessly? And for a basic functioning carmp3 player, my first setup cost me the price of an inverter, aprox. $50.
For those calling it an accident waiting to happen, the amount of work required in building such a device usually means that the people have a bit of common sense, and is no more dangerous than a AM/FM radio.