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Old 04-27-2011, 02:16 PM
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Samsung Galaxy Tab Hard Mount in CLS55

As we all know our electronics are pretty **** by modern standards. I had originally bought a MOBRIDGE ipod/BT integrataion kit to help upgrade my toys, but came up with a better idea. My Command had a aux in, so I decided to use my Galaxy Tab to play my music/video sources through the factory command system. As it is intuitive touch screen, I didn;t need any functional integration, only audio and volume controls through the steering wheel which works perfect. The mount is solidly attached through modifying the Samsung car kit and custom work I did to cut and mount to the dash. It's rock solid and doesn't move or jiggle one bit.

As a bonus I now have internet and email in my car via the hspa+ connection on my tab, and have a great display for the Torque Application for all my OBD2 monitoring needs. Best part is I can take it down, and it's barely any different that stock.

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pretty cool. how does aux in sound inside car. i was wondering if it was not as loud as radio.
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dude that looks pretty sick man
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Where is the mount from? I'm going to do this as soon as my iPad comes in.
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Very Nice! Can you get Garmin or navigation software on that?
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pretty cool. how does aux in sound inside car. i was wondering if it was not as loud as radio.
AUX should be just as loud and clear as the radio giveth the media and device are high quality.
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How does the internet on that work?

I already decided I'm not gettng nav in my next car, I'm gonna save the money on whatever overpriced thing they're selling me and throw an iPad in the car. For $600 you have internet, music (either through the iPod app, through Pandora or YouTube), navigation and other goodies. I think if it's unlocked you can tether it to an iPhone for free internet.
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Audio quality is great, and volume is just a little lower than the sat radio on the command, but loud enough. I have a fiio headphone amp I might add into the mix to boost signal ratio a bit. I can even stream internet radio from slacker radio(though thats probably not the cheapest thing to do).

The galaxy has its own connection to a data network, and the mount is specific to the galaxy. I rooted the galaxy and flashed a custom rom with the european phone, so I can make calls too. I just paired it to a jabra visor mount bluetooth handsfree so now I have all the toys I could want. best part is I just pull the galaxy out and take it with me wherever I go!
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Originally Posted by mikey33
Very Nice! Can you get Garmin or navigation software on that?
yep and the gps is super accurate. the preloaded navigation rocks.
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Originally Posted by KLR CLS
Audio quality is great, and volume is just a little lower than the sat radio on the command, but loud enough. I have a fiio headphone amp I might add into the mix to boost signal ratio a bit. I can even stream internet radio from slacker radio(though thats probably not the cheapest thing to do).

The galaxy has its own connection to a data network, and the mount is specific to the galaxy. I rooted the galaxy and flashed a custom rom with the european phone, so I can make calls too. I just paired it to a jabra visor mount bluetooth handsfree so now I have all the toys I could want. best part is I just pull the galaxy out and take it with me wherever I go!
I'm impressed that the audio is loud enough cos I'm fighting for a way to boost my auz audio levels.
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The regular 3.5 mm headphone out was very low volume, but the proper audio out cable for teh tab works great. If you have low volume from a 3.5mm output, then you can use a headphone amplifier like the Fiio f3 or f5

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