2nd Generation Car DVD Player - DVD/VCD/CD/MP3/Radio 5 in 1

[lawling]

check this new Car DVD Player All in One, just US$ 499

www.etamiya.com/catalog/p...ts_id=1766

Built-in DTS and Amplifier

 

[AllAroundSurround]

A couple of things come to mind here... First it doesn't do DVD-A .. And Who are these people and where are they from ! Why is this site that caters to r/c toys selling a dvd car player! I'm totally skeptical and would suggest caution and doing some research into this product and the makers of it before you make a purchase of $500.00 for this ! Look at e-bay for some comparison shopping and products of known quality Just my 2 cents!
Rob

 

[winopener]

For me it's still good even if it doesn't do dvd-a - don't think chinese mfr still have the rights to do it - because it'a self-contained unit that can be mounted on any car without too much troubles. I can presume the street price will be a lot less than the one reported there.
Will like to know what are the "serious brand" similar alternatives in the USA market - for europe, very few and a lot more pricey.

 

[winopener]

...went to the etamiya site to see what other info was available about this puppy: on the Manual page, the manual refers to DV 201 or CA-100. Looking for dv201 i've found this HK site

www.thorn-rental.com.hk/product/

where there are 5 dvd-a ready players (for home). The photos are small, but... anyone has already seen these ones floating around somewhere? If they are mfr in china, it may be a good start for the dvd-a camp. After all, the dvd-v market was small number until came Apex and its clones: the rest is history.

 

[quadanasaziland]

Does it support cdr's (for the conversions)?

 

[AllAroundSurround]

I'd assume if it does MP3 then it's a safe bet for cdr.
Rob

 

[winopener]

Ditto for cdr. The good thing is that it can be a small and decent alternative to the Sherwood and similar systems for car dts playback.

 

[head unit]

I'm a biased Alpine fan, but just get a PXA-H700 processor when it finally ships or a PXA-H900. Dolby or DTS, no "pure" 24/96* but least the bass is managed correctly (unlike almost any DVD-A system out there), plus you can correctly time delay and EQ every speaker driver.
OK, yes, it's $700 + you need a DVD player, that's true.

*not that anything is actually recorded so purely in the first place, jazz and classical excepted sometimes...