Streetdeck - Any one Seen ?

[ccsnet]

We MP3commercial ( sorry car ) have done it again. A $2k settup with 12 months hardware only support and beta software that to be hnonest Roadrunner flattens....

Any comments ? Sorry if its a bit negative - I just cant belive that they have done that... only Joe Blogs will buy it off QVC and then later find out how much he could have saved....

http://www.mp3car.com/store/product_...roducts_id=152

Full StreetDeck Software with free upgrades for 1 year
Full StreetDeck Beta Navigation Package (maps upgradeable for reduced cost)
30 page software manual with screenshots (PDF)
60 gigs of hard drive storage
Windows XP Home
Microsoft Mappoint maps
Fully built and tested car computer
Intel Celeron M processor 1.5 GHz 1Mb cache 400Mhz FSB
Supports up to 2.26GHz, 400MHz/533MHz FSB
One 512 MB DDR2 SDRAM DIMM, max. 1GB memory (1 memory slot)
Onboard 10/100 ethernet port
Intel ® 915GM VGA for CRT / 18-bit dual channel LVDS
2 SATA ports
4 USB 2.0 ports
2x PCI, 1x miniPCI, 1xPCI-E(x1) slots, optional single/dual DVI card
Audio - High end surround sound processing circutiry
Serial Ports - two RS-232 ports
Serial ATA - supports 2 ports
USB (2.0) - supports 4 USB ports
Keyboard and Mouse Connector - PS/2 type
Expansion Slot - 2 PCI, 1 MiniPcI
Vehicle Diagnotics - requires OBD-II connector (not included)
Camera support requres camera purchase and connecting hardware (not included)
FM radio requires FM tunner (not included)
Bluetooth phone integration requires bluetooth chip (not included)(chip in final development)
Satellite Radio required XM direct box and Cable (not included)

The StreetDeck software is in still being tested and considered beta software. With professional installation the hardware portion of this product is under a 90 day warranty for hardware only. The software has no warranty other than we will do our best to process and fix bugs. The screen has a no dead pixel guarantee for 30 days.

Navigation & Mapping
Bluetooth Phone
Integration
Satellite Radio
Vehicle Diagnostics
Touch Screen Control
Rear-view Camera Support
CD player/MP3
Extraction
MP3 Player
FM Radio
DVD/Video Player
Picture Viewer
WiFi Sync Support

Comments any one ? ( Apart from its US only ... again )

Terran

[Scouse Monkey]

yeah i got a comment....

"Where the feck is AIMEE?"

[ccsnet]

Originally Posted by Scouse Monkey

yeah i got a comment....

"Where the feck is AIMEE?"

Stuck in traffic ?

Terran

[Percy]

Originally Posted by ccsnet

Stuck in traffic ?

Terran

Boom boom!!!

[godofcpu]

yeah, I've seen it in action, its the dopest s**t ever yo. I'm going to buy 5 and recommend it to all my friends too.

[Scouse Monkey]

Originally Posted by godofcpu

yeah, I've seen it in action, its the dopest s**t ever yo. I'm going to buy 5 and recommend it to all my friends too.

didnt you fecking write it?

[James]

Originally Posted by godofcpu

yeah, I've seen it in action, its the dopest s**t ever yo. I'm going to buy 5 and recommend it to all my friends too.

mp3car is leaking again!

[Scouse Monkey]

Originally Posted by cloudy

mp3car is leaking again!

quick, someone put their thumb in the dyke!

[Enforcer]

can't you think of anything better to use?

[ccsnet]

Originally Posted by Scouse Monkey

quick, someone put their thumb in the dyke!

Ooooo that phase opens up so many possiblitys .... but as this is not OT I cant

Terran

[ShawJohn]

Looks like God_of_CPU waited on here, lurking till someone posted about StreetDeck, then Bam, in with a post


RR may flatten SD with features, but for ease of use for people who aren't seasoned geeks, it seems to win hands down.

I have loads of my mates asking when I will build them a carpc... Well the answer is either, when you learn how to fix your own PC, or when software is a little less intense.

CarPC software is currently too immature to allow joe blogs to make it work. And if there wasn't so many difficult issues, MP3Car and indeed all the other CarPC sites wouldn't be so popular!

[Confused]

Not very inconspicuous, godofcpu

There's only one thing i've seen in StreetDeck that looks innovative - but we'd already rejected the idea due to the fact it'd look crap - trying to make MapPoint look 3d

[ShawJohn]

For anyone to be serious about being in the CarPC business the software needs to be much more stable and easy to set up.

Can you imagine the nightmare when everyone you've fit/supplied comes back a week later cause of a windows driver/usb fault, or corrupt RR files, dodgey Winamp, GPS mouse missing, PC won't boot into windows, music not playing, album art not showing, and people who generally don't know how to troubleshoot a PC...

Thats why SD only has a hardware warranty !

[Scouse Monkey]

well i think it's s**t. give me AIMEE and UK developers anyday

[ccsnet]

Still dont see how any chargable system can be long term viable due to support issues as well as customer expectations. This very subject has been discussed at length on PocketGPS when they made the desicion to go commerical with the speed camera data base.

The main problem here is that there are so many 'freeware' options ... as I said yes Joe Bloggs may speed $2k in PC World on one of these but what will happern when he discoveres what he could do and for how much... not counting the fact its a beta.

I'm also intrested in how because of the above the 'freeware' offerings that currently have their own forums will get on or will they have to find a new home due to MP3cars conflict of intrest ?

As a brand MP3car has some thing to offer but I really dont thing replication of what is been offered out for free ( not counting hardware ) is the way to go and can only serve to damage that reputation.

Terran