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MuzicVault |
Head unit with internal hard drive |
Hard drive based Car Jukebox A |
Hard drive based Car Jukebox B |
MP3/CD Head Units |
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| Estimated Retail Price: |
$400-600 |
$1000-1500 |
$860 |
$600 |
$300-750 |
| Controller |
Palm,
Sony, Treo, Garmin PDA's using Palm OS. |
N/A |
CD changer interface. Very limited
number of head units supported. |
Hard to use proprietary controller. |
N/A |
Storage Capacity
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20,40,60
and 80GB Removable Hard Drives designed for rugged use |
10 GB Non-removable Hard Drive |
20
GB Removable Hard Drive designed for rugged use |
20 GB Removable Hard Drive NOT intended
for rugged use |
650 MB per disc |
| Estimated # of CD's with CD Quality
Playback 128Kbps |
350,700,1050,1400 |
175 |
350 |
350 |
10.5 |
Song to Song
Access Time |
< 1 second |
< 1 second |
< 1 second |
< 1 second |
3-5 seconds |
Includes
Music Management Software |
None required, unit appears has
new drive. |
N/A |
Yes. Required for all operations. |
Trial software
only |
N/A |
| Dynamic Playlists |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Installation: |
Installs like a standard car amplifier.
Line out or internal FM transmitter for wireless audio connection to
headunit.. |
Requires removal and replacment
of existing head unit to install. |
Installs
like a CD changer, but most likely requires new head unit
for control or new car. |
Installs
like a standard car amplifier, but would also require modulatlor. |
Requires removal and replacment
of existing head unit to install. |
Can Be Used As
A Portable Hard Drive |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| PC Connection |
USB 2.0 (480Mbps) and USB 1.1 compatible
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none |
USB
2.0
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USB 1.1 |
none |
| In System Software Upgradeable |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| ID3 Support |
Full ID3 Support |
No, all music info must be added
manually |
Limited ID3 Support |
Limited ID3 Support |
Limited ID3 Support |
| Time to Boot: |
Less than 3 sec. |
N/A |
Less than 15 sec. |
Up to several minutes when the drive
has new content |
N/A |
| MAC support |
Yes |
N/A |
No |
No |
N/A |
| Drive upgradeable |
Yes |
No |
Yes/Maybe |
Yes/Maybe |
N/A |
| Optical output |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Switched Line IN/OUT |
Yes |
N/A |
No |
No |
N/A |
| FM transmitter |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Max number of Albums |
Unlimited, instant access to all |
~175 the more you have the harder
it is to access |
~350
the more you have the harder it is to access |
~350 the more you have the harder
it is to access |
~10 |
| Car ignition input |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No, improper shutdown will eventually
cause drive failure |
Yes |
| User interface |
Easy to use and intuitive Palm graphical
interface, touchscreen/buttons |
Pathetic, very limited, hard to
find song you want instantly |
Very limited CD changer interface |
Very limited hard to understand
interface |
Very limited or none |
| Time required to transfer one
CD in MP3 format |
~10
sec |
~12 minutes, must rip each CD from
original in car! Sony, owns the record industry..... |
~1.5
minutes |
~1.5 minutes |
Must burn new CD |
