Phatnoise

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Interface box? You can use anything from an FM broadcaster {$19.00}, to
a cassette adapter, if you've got a deck. The best quality {and
cheapest} is if your deck has an input for an external CD player, get a
cable and put it in thru there. Less then $10.00.

If all one wants is aux input AND their head unit can be convinced to enable
the input then it's certainly possible.

However, in the context of this conversation thread, being Phatnoise
related, it's sort of pointless to bring up FM transmitters or aux inputs,
isn't it?

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For me, the coolest thing is the utility of the IPod.

It's versatitily is handy.

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OTOH, if your a Windows user, and you can get it hooked up to your
Jeep's stereo, $119.00's a screaming deal.

Yes, thus my question as to how "vw specific" the PN boxes are. I could
certainly yank out the existing head unit and put in some crappy old VW
Gamma V but that'd be a step backwards. If, however, the PN boxes have some
greater capability, possibly via cabling, other firmware or the like, then
you're dead-right, it's a heck of a deal.

At this point in time, however, the Cabrio needs to use an ipod. We've each
got our own and tend to swap the car between us. She never drives my
raggedy-ass old Cherokee so putting a PN in it might be worth entertaining.

Any ideas on where hacking info can be found for the vw-intended PN boxes?

-Bill Kearney

#12

"Wm Donley" <wmdonley (AT) NOSPAMsbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote

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In article <tlQfe.3697$Fv.1255@lakeread01>,
"Don Mac Phee" <macpheeNOSPAMHERE (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote:

Does anyone know why there is a sudden drop in price for this system? Is
there something on the horizon?

-Don

Ipods. Usable at home, also. Cheaper, better software. I looked both
the remote cd deck, and the PN, and bought an Ipod. More versatile, and
less money. At the original price, the Phatnoise was way overpriced. At
$119.00, it's a pretty good deal. 20 gigs'll store a lot of music...Bill

The price drop is limited to VW PBs, so that shoots the "IPod" theory down,
I guess.

I have heard that the new VWs have 6 disc in-dash CD with MP3 capability, so
it is likely VW will discontinue PB and this is a clearance sale.

#13

"Wm Donley" <wmdonley (AT) NOSPAMsbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote

Quote:

In article <tlQfe.3697$Fv.1255@lakeread01>,
"Don Mac Phee" <macpheeNOSPAMHERE (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote:

Does anyone know why there is a sudden drop in price for this system? Is
there something on the horizon?

-Don

Ipods. Usable at home, also. Cheaper, better software. I looked both
the remote cd deck, and the PN, and bought an Ipod. More versatile, and
less money. At the original price, the Phatnoise was way overpriced. At
$119.00, it's a pretty good deal. 20 gigs'll store a lot of music...Bill

The price drop is limited to VW PBs, so that shoots the "IPod" theory down,
I guess.

I have heard that the new VWs have 6 disc in-dash CD with MP3 capability, so
it is likely VW will discontinue PB and this is a clearance sale.

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