Wireless remote For IPOD/ G4 powerbook
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Wireless remote For IPOD/ G4 powerbook
Just thought you guys would like to see my wireless remote Ipod install... and I installed my G4 powerbook to watch movies for long drives... it's sounds cool with the surround sound...
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Originally Posted by ems211
Just thought you guys would like to see my wireless remote Ipod install... and I installed my G4 powerbook to watch movies for long drives... it's sounds cool with the surround sound...
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Just out of curiosity, with our COMAND's ability to play MP3's on a DVD (almost 5Gb), why would you need to hook up an Ipod? You could just as easily burn a few DVD's plus you could scroll through the folders on the COMAND screen as well.
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Originally Posted by Samoan_Ridah
Just out of curiosity, with our COMAND's ability to play MP3's on a DVD (almost 5Gb), why would you need to hook up an Ipod? You could just as easily burn a few DVD's plus you could scroll through the folders on the COMAND screen as well.
2) iPod = no spending hours burning DVDs
3) iPod = add one new song in 1 second
4) iPod = use many places other than car
5) iPod = multiple sorting of music (artist, name, album, playlist)
5) DVD blanks might not be read in the car
Sounds like a waste of time to burn DVDs if you have an iPod.
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Originally Posted by scorchie
1) iPod = fast scrolling through songs (try that on a DVD)
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2) iPod = no spending hours burning DVDs
Originally Posted by scorchie
3) iPod = add one new song in 1 second
Originally Posted by scorchie
4) iPod = use many places other than car
Originally Posted by scorchie
5) iPod = multiple sorting of music (artist, name, album, playlist)
Originally Posted by scorchie
5) DVD blanks might not be read in the car
Originally Posted by scorchie
Sounds like a waste of time to burn DVDs if you have an iPod.
I guess to each his own. I'm getting an iPod in January (comes free with purchase of a Quantum backup drive) so I'll see what all the fuss is about.
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I don't think it looks like a photoshop pic... I would have put something better than just a G4 12" Powerbook... Well, this is how I did it... I got tired of trying to do the 357 trick on the car... I was going to buy a euro head unit but after discussing it with some of my friends they have convinced me that if I replace the head unit then it would void the warranty on the car... if it's true or not I did not want to change out the headunit until after the warranty was up... So I thought to myself ... I want to put video in my car w/o drilling holes, taking things a part... and beable to take it out if I wanted to... and this is how I did it... I bought the I curve from the apple store, a single male double female headphone jack, a 90 degree headphone jack to connect to the computer so the headphone jack does not stick straight out... a G4 12" powerbook any other size will be too big... a 6ft headphone jack extension cord ( you can probably use a shorter one...) and that's all you need...
The I curve fits right over the shift lever... for some reason it anchors well to the center console without any screws... just adjust it until it has a tight fit... place the computer on top of the I curve and then instant stand... I drive from San Diego to Los Angeles... without any problems of the computer moving... Connect the single male double female to the aux out which is located in the glove compartment (I use this because I also have my Ipod connected) then connect the headphone jack extension and hide the wires coming out of the glove compartment run it up throught the center console and then just connect it to the computer... If you want to put it away then just disconnct everything and nothing looked like anything was ever installed... Yeah kind of generic but what the heck I still get to watch movies in surround sound on long drives and I can still surf the net at Work (hospital) or at my starbucks downtown... and in downtown San Diego some parts San Diego has free wifi... without leaving my car... Well.. that's all... just thought I'd share this with you....
The I curve fits right over the shift lever... for some reason it anchors well to the center console without any screws... just adjust it until it has a tight fit... place the computer on top of the I curve and then instant stand... I drive from San Diego to Los Angeles... without any problems of the computer moving... Connect the single male double female to the aux out which is located in the glove compartment (I use this because I also have my Ipod connected) then connect the headphone jack extension and hide the wires coming out of the glove compartment run it up throught the center console and then just connect it to the computer... If you want to put it away then just disconnct everything and nothing looked like anything was ever installed... Yeah kind of generic but what the heck I still get to watch movies in surround sound on long drives and I can still surf the net at Work (hospital) or at my starbucks downtown... and in downtown San Diego some parts San Diego has free wifi... without leaving my car... Well.. that's all... just thought I'd share this with you....
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Originally Posted by Samoan_Ridah
I'm not sure how fast it is on the iPod but it's not slow on my DVD. I mean it pretty much scrolls as fast as I can read it.
I burned a new mix this morning while I was waiting for my wife to finish making my waffles and toast. Took a total of 13 minutes.
On a DVD-RW this would probably take just as long (okay maybe 10 seconds but who doesn't have 9 seconds to spare).
I guess I could carry my DVD from the car to the house to the office to my portable DVD player but I could also just make three extra copies and save myself the hassle.
I can sort it many ways on my computer and then put them on the DVD however I want to. I usually find the only way I really like it sorted is by Artist since that's usually all I care to remember about a particular song, who sings it.
But in reality, the iPod can sort it all those ways at any time, not just when you move the music.
Haven't had that problem yet. I guess if one does not know how to use the wizards provided with Nero 6 then it could be a problem.
But really, my point wasn't clear. All DVD media are not created equal, nor are they readily compatible with all drives. I spent a lot of money and a lot of time finding which media worked best with my three burners in producing DVDs that are readable in most of my DVD players. It turns out that the COMAND was kind of finicky, being almost diametrically opposed in compatibility to one of my players.
Funny, I was thinking it seems like a waste of money to buy an iPod if you can just burn DVD's. Oh and blank discs cost about $0.60 each as opposed to ???
I guess to each his own. I'm getting an iPod in January (comes free with purchase of a Quantum backup drive) so I'll see what all the fuss is about.
I guess to each his own. I'm getting an iPod in January (comes free with purchase of a Quantum backup drive) so I'll see what all the fuss is about.
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Actually, this shows you haven't tried it. When you plug your iPod in, the one song you added gets put on automatically. No launching software, no nothing. If you had a DVD-RW, and you leave the session open (so you can add files to it), you won't be reading it in your COMAND
Scorchie: Not so in my 05 E500. I use Nero to burn a DVD+RW, leave the session open and just add albums or songs whenever I'd like, and the Comand reads it perfectly. But I agree that iPod has its advantages, and to me the best solution is BOTH DVDs for play in the car and iPod for everything else. Of course if MB could get its act together and provide full iPod integration with Comand that would be ideal. I'd give up the 6 disk changer in a minute for iPod control from Comand.
Scorchie: Not so in my 05 E500. I use Nero to burn a DVD+RW, leave the session open and just add albums or songs whenever I'd like, and the Comand reads it perfectly. But I agree that iPod has its advantages, and to me the best solution is BOTH DVDs for play in the car and iPod for everything else. Of course if MB could get its act together and provide full iPod integration with Comand that would be ideal. I'd give up the 6 disk changer in a minute for iPod control from Comand.
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Scorchie,
I hope you didn't take offense to my post, I was just trying to defend our good ol' DVD audio COMAND feature. As I said earlier I will be getting a free iPod in a month or so and I'll probably love it but for right now I am just really excited about being able to hold 1200+ songs on a DVD and have it readily available in my car. Let me catch up to the times.
No hard feelings bro.
I hope you didn't take offense to my post, I was just trying to defend our good ol' DVD audio COMAND feature. As I said earlier I will be getting a free iPod in a month or so and I'll probably love it but for right now I am just really excited about being able to hold 1200+ songs on a DVD and have it readily available in my car. Let me catch up to the times.
No hard feelings bro.
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I gave up the DVD MP3, and reverted to the good ol’ Ipod. I too found it too cumbersome to burn a new DVD each time I wanted to add some tunes (which I do frequently). So now the DVD drive is strictly for music-DVD’s. I found a nice wireless remote control (not IR), so now I leave the Ipod in the glove box, and operate the Ipod from a very small remote control
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Originally Posted by Samoan_Ridah
Scorchie,
I hope you didn't take offense to my post, I was just trying to defend our good ol' DVD audio COMAND feature. As I said earlier I will be getting a free iPod in a month or so and I'll probably love it but for right now I am just really excited about being able to hold 1200+ songs on a DVD and have it readily available in my car. Let me catch up to the times.
No hard feelings bro.
I hope you didn't take offense to my post, I was just trying to defend our good ol' DVD audio COMAND feature. As I said earlier I will be getting a free iPod in a month or so and I'll probably love it but for right now I am just really excited about being able to hold 1200+ songs on a DVD and have it readily available in my car. Let me catch up to the times.
No hard feelings bro.
sounds like a very cool feature I wish I had
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I gave up the DVD MP3, and reverted to the good ol’ Ipod. I too found it too cumbersome to burn a new DVD each time I wanted to add some tunes (which I do frequently). So now the DVD drive is strictly for music-DVD’s. I found a nice wireless remote control (not IR), so now I leave the Ipod in the glove box, and operate the Ipod from a very small remote control
Does your remote let you see a screen similar to the iPod's and can you select from a menu (album, artists, genre) or do you set up a playlist and just use the remote to control volume and forward and back on your play list?
I like having the ability to quickly change a song or album from the iPod but would be nice to hide in the glove box if you can still do that with your remote.
Like you, I find it inefficient to burn DVD's when you have such capacity and flexibility with the iPod. Hopefully, MB will integrate the iPod into their COMAND system (ala BMW's) in the near term.
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I just saw a post that in 16 days monster cable is coming out with a fully intergrated iopd system that works with our command unit and will connect through the satellite button and control throught the steering wheel and also display the song and title... here is a couple of links if you guys are interested...it's called icruze
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Originally Posted by Double Eagle
Oslo, could you please tell us the maker of the wireless remote for your iPod that works when the glove box is closed. I'd also be interested in if you use the Aux input for you iPod or one of the iTrip FM devices. I use the Griffin iTrip most of the time instead of the Aux jack as it seems to give a little better sound; however, both are good and MUCH better than playing CD's.
Does your remote let you see a screen similar to the iPod's and can you select from a menu (album, artists, genre) or do you set up a playlist and just use the remote to control volume and forward and back on your play list?
I like having the ability to quickly change a song or album from the iPod but would be nice to hide in the glove box if you can still do that with your remote.
Like you, I find it inefficient to burn DVD's when you have such capacity and flexibility with the iPod. Hopefully, MB will integrate the iPod into their COMAND system (ala BMW's) in the near term.
Does your remote let you see a screen similar to the iPod's and can you select from a menu (album, artists, genre) or do you set up a playlist and just use the remote to control volume and forward and back on your play list?
I like having the ability to quickly change a song or album from the iPod but would be nice to hide in the glove box if you can still do that with your remote.
Like you, I find it inefficient to burn DVD's when you have such capacity and flexibility with the iPod. Hopefully, MB will integrate the iPod into their COMAND system (ala BMW's) in the near term.
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Oslo,
Many thanks for your reply. I'd never heard of the device you are using and believe it will work fine for me. I'll just have to set up my playlists in advance and usually do that already.
Many thanks for your reply. I'd never heard of the device you are using and believe it will work fine for me. I'll just have to set up my playlists in advance and usually do that already.