If yes...what rig you have?

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If yes...what rig you have?

Pioneer AVIC-N1

01 F350 PSD Crew Dually
/Salud, dinero, amor y tiempo para disfrutarlos/

Alpine IVA-D300 touchscreen

Brandonb


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If yes...what rig you have?

I just use a portable Magnavox 7" DVD player that fits snugly in the center
console of my '99 Subaru Forester. It plugs right into my Alpine 9853.
Nothing too fancy, but it does the job.

MOSFET

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If yes...what rig you have?

03 Excursion with an Alpine CVA-1003 using an Alpine NVE-851A nav also going
to the rear factory dvd player
03 F250 with an Alpine IVA-W200 and Sony 7" screen it the ceiling but will
be swapped out with one of Alpine's new 10" overhead screens
06 Scion xA with an Alpine IVA-W200 and haven't figured out what to do for
rear seat entertainment for the kids yet
The F250 and Scion are sharing the new Blackbird nav piece by Alpine with a
docking station.
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Pat M
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If yes...what rig you have?

"Pat M" wrote:

03 Excursion with an Alpine CVA-1003 using an Alpine NVE-851A nav also going
to the rear factory dvd player
03 F250 with an Alpine IVA-W200 and Sony 7" screen it the ceiling but will
be swapped out with one of Alpine's new 10" overhead screens
06 Scion xA with an Alpine IVA-W200 and haven't figured out what to do for
rear seat entertainment for the kids yet
The F250 and Scion are sharing the new Blackbird nav piece by Alpine with a
docking station.

Sounds like everything is built in above, right?

Thing is...I'm trying to determine if I want this stuff
"built-in" the vehicle..or separate stand alone
components that can be used in vehicle as well as taken
out and walked with

The Blackbird can be used as a nav piece that you can walk down the street
with our use it on your 4 wheeler or in your vehicle. It is the same as a
Garmin or Magellan nav piece. When I was talking to a local dealer about it
as opposed to the 852 nav I was told that I wouldn't be happy with the
amount of POI's that the Blackbird does not have. So far it has found
everything I have put into it with out a problem. I am going to Orlando in
3 weeks then will be in Cali after that. We are going to be driving from
Burlingame (sp?) to San Diego and it will be with me to tell us where area
attractions are and find destinations we want to get to. The only thing
about the Blackbird that I question and I will compare it to the 851 nav in
my wife's Excursion is that up Northern NH where we are building it groups
the smaller towns with the bigger ones. The town we are building in is
grouped with a bigger town 20 miles south. Then again we are pretty much
near the Canadian border so I can't complain but didn't notice that when we
used the 851 to find a certain street.

So far I give the Blackbird 2 thumbs up
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Pat M
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"Pat M" wrote:

03 Excursion with an Alpine CVA-1003 using an Alpine NVE-851A nav also
going
to the rear factory dvd player
03 F250 with an Alpine IVA-W200 and Sony 7" screen it the ceiling but will
be swapped out with one of Alpine's new 10" overhead screens
06 Scion xA with an Alpine IVA-W200 and haven't figured out what to do for
rear seat entertainment for the kids yet
The F250 and Scion are sharing the new Blackbird nav piece by Alpine with
a
docking station.

Sounds like everything is built in above, right?

Thing is...I'm trying to determine if I want this stuff
"built-in" the vehicle..or separate stand alone
components that can be used in vehicle as well as taken
out and walked with

"Pat M" wrote:

The Blackbird can be used as a nav piece that you can walk down the street
with our use it on your 4 wheeler or in your vehicle.

I see

Another question for group

How many here have off air TV in their vehicle and how
well has the implementation worked?

And...is it possible to do off air HD TV in a vehicle
yet?

Please bear with all the dumb questions OK?

I'm thinking of taking a sabbatical and doing a driving
around the USA trip next summer and doing some thinking
abt the vehicle, etc

I'm not even sure I really WANT TV in a vehicle but I
do plan on camping and sleeping in it a lot so may want
it after all.

-Eclipse 7002 A/V headunit
-Audiobahn AVDVD1P (DVD Player,mp3,drd-r/+r,cd-r/rw,cdv...)
-Eclipse 21000 EQ
-Eclipse 5083 (x2) 8 disc CD changers
-Jl 500/1
-JL 300/4
-JL 10W7 (ported box) w/ the black lacquer engraved face w/ the 3
aluminum cross bars on it from a sealed JL CLS110RG-W7 mounted around
the W7
-JL 6W0's (x2) in the stock 6x9 locations
-JL 5.25" coaxials in the stock lower front door locations (XR525-CX)
-JL XR-100-CT tweeters
-BatCap Model 400
-Optima Yellow top battery
-and numerous other mods..... including but not limited to,
custom RCA's, directed terminals, directed distribution blocks,
Audiopipe ANL fused distribution block, Audiopipe battery terminals,
1/0 AWG power and ground wires ran to distribution block, and 4 AWG
power and ground ran through out the rest of t he vehicle. Viper 550ESP
alarm - W/ motion sensor, power window roll up/down modules, several
shock sensors, and varad scanners..........
plus much more......

thank you for reading my A/V mod list

I had the Alpine tv tuner in our wrecked RIP Chevy Tahoe. I used it when we
drove from Mass to Kentucky and it was good some times but 90% of the other
time it was garbage reception. That was really then only time I used it.
As for trying to do off air Hi Def it isn't possible in a moving vehicle.
The off air antenna needs to be positioned towards the broadcast towers
similar to satellite tv with the dish mounted towards the satellites in the
sky. Now if you wanted to do in motion satellite, that is definitely a nice
feature. We had a Class C motorhome that I used mainly when I was racing
and it surely kept the kids quiet while driving except for when you were in
tunnels or in back country roads. We drove from Mass. to Az. in it and it
kept the kids and mother in-law quiet for that ride.
--
Pat M
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"Pat M" wrote:

The Blackbird can be used as a nav piece that you can walk down the street
with our use it on your 4 wheeler or in your vehicle.

I see

Another question for group

How many here have off air TV in their vehicle and how
well has the implementation worked?

And...is it possible to do off air HD TV in a vehicle
yet?

Please bear with all the dumb questions OK?

I'm thinking of taking a sabbatical and doing a driving
around the USA trip next summer and doing some thinking
abt the vehicle, etc

I'm not even sure I really WANT TV in a vehicle but I
do plan on camping and sleeping in it a lot so may want
it after all.

Nothing fancy, I have a Kenwood DVD headunit, 6.8" LCDs in the Visors,

a 13.3" LCD in the back on sub box and a MS Xbox (older model, not
360)...

Fun to play Truck to Truck Halo @ Car Shows....


--
smullen

"Pat M" wrote:

I had the Alpine tv tuner in our wrecked RIP Chevy Tahoe. I used it when we
drove from Mass to Kentucky and it was good some times but 90% of the other
time it was garbage reception.

I see

So conventional off air TV in a vehicle is pretty
crappy huh?

Maybe I will forget abt TV altogether and just go for
satellite radio as a form of entertainment huh?

No. The stuff flying by me at 140MPH on the highway tends to divert my
attention to that thrilling movie

The kid has a cheapo polaroid DVD player in the back seat strapped to the
head rest in a bag... Ghetto style

Chad


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If yes...what rig you have?

On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:40:31 -0500, wrote:

If yes...what rig you have?

Stock am-fm stereo receiver coupled to an amp and graphic equalizer
for a surround sound. Then added an FM Modulator and a 7" portable
CD/DVD Player which plugs into the FM Modulator to send the sound
through the FM range and provide surround sound video. I also have a
LCD 13" television which I can channel the video through for a bigger
picture. In the trunk I carry a length of coax. I can pull into just
about any campground today and find campsites (like KOA) with video
hookups and power at post site spaces. Pop up the tent, rollout the
sleeping bag, cook some Jiffy pop and kick back with a movie.

Television reception while on the move is not going to be the best
since so many things block or interfere with the signal (hills,
mountains, power lines, trees, etc), and the vehicle is constantly
moving and often changing directions. Even an RV with satellite
antenna has a problem staying locked in on an orbiting satellite.
--

Spike
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w/Black Std Interior, A Code 289 C4 Trac-Lok;
Vintage 40 16" rims w/225/50ZR16 KDWS BF Goodrich
gForce Radial T/As, Cobra drop; surround sound
audio-video...
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veegerNO wrote:

Television reception while on the move is not going to be the best
since so many things block or interfere with the signal (hills,
mountains, power lines, trees, etc),

How abt when camped for the might?

Yes...

2006 Mustang GT Coupe
Alpine IVA-D310 DVD Head Unit, Alpine MRA-550 Digital 5.1 Amp, Boston
Acoustics Z-Series Speakers, Alpine SBS-05DC Center Channel Speaker,
Amplified MTX Thunderform Sub

Tony

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"Chad Wahls" wrote:


The kid has a cheapo polaroid DVD player in the back seat strapped to the
head rest in a bag... Ghetto style

No problem with that

heck that may be what I get

From walmart right?

Yes and it's wonderful. It has a great picture and BRIGHT! The
battery life is good too if you need it. It also has aux A/V inputs
for his playstation. best thing i ever bought for vacation. no more
"Are we there yet?"

Chad

"Chad Wahls" wrote:

Yes and it's wonderful. It has a great picture and BRIGHT! The
battery life is good too if you need it. It also has aux A/V inputs
for his playstation. best thing i ever bought for vacation. no more
"Are we there yet?"

Chad

thanks Chad

will look into it

Hey Pat,

You end up with any spare time to kill in SD give me a call!

JD

Pat M wrote:
The Blackbird can be used as a nav piece that you can walk down the street
with our use it on your 4 wheeler or in your vehicle. It is the same as a
Garmin or Magellan nav piece. When I was talking to a local dealer about it
as opposed to the 852 nav I was told that I wouldn't be happy with the
amount of POI's that the Blackbird does not have. So far it has found
everything I have put into it with out a problem. I am going to Orlando in
3 weeks then will be in Cali after that. We are going to be driving from
Burlingame (sp?) to San Diego and it will be with me to tell us where area
attractions are and find destinations we want to get to. The only thing
about the Blackbird that I question and I will compare it to the 851 nav in
my wife's Excursion is that up Northern NH where we are building it groups
the smaller towns with the bigger ones. The town we are building in is
grouped with a bigger town 20 miles south. Then again we are pretty much
near the Canadian border so I can't complain but didn't notice that when we
used the 851 to find a certain street.

So far I give the Blackbird 2 thumbs up

Will do JD. Can I fill out an application while I am there? ;o) Just
joking.. Hope all is well in Directed Land. Talk to you soon.
--
Pat M
"John Durbin" wrote in message
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Hey Pat,

You end up with any spare time to kill in SD give me a call!

JD

Pat M wrote:
The Blackbird can be used as a nav piece that you can walk down the
street with our use it on your 4 wheeler or in your vehicle. It is the
same as a Garmin or Magellan nav piece. When I was talking to a local
dealer about it as opposed to the 852 nav I was told that I wouldn't be
happy with the amount of POI's that the Blackbird does not have. So far
it has found everything I have put into it with out a problem. I am
going to Orlando in 3 weeks then will be in Cali after that. We are
going to be driving from Burlingame (sp?) to San Diego and it will be
with me to tell us where area attractions are and find destinations we
want to get to. The only thing about the Blackbird that I question and I
will compare it to the 851 nav in my wife's Excursion is that up Northern
NH where we are building it groups the smaller towns with the bigger
ones. The town we are building in is grouped with a bigger town 20 miles
south. Then again we are pretty much near the Canadian border so I can't
complain but didn't notice that when we used the 851 to find a certain
street.

So far I give the Blackbird 2 thumbs up

Drove cross country with no problems unless you went into a tunnel or
through the Colorado Rockies which even then it stayed locked on. You go
under a bridge and it locks back on instantly.
--
Pat M
veegerNO wrote in message
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On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:40:31 -0500, wrote:
Even an RV with satellite antenna has a problem staying locked in on an
orbiting satellite.

The kid has a cheapo polaroid DVD player in the back seat strapped to the
head rest in a bag... Ghetto style

There are actually ways to utilize these "cheapo" portable DVD units and
integrate them into your system. One advantage is that they can be
stealthily hidden away (unlike a ceiling mounted LCD). I took some new
photos of mine and true, it does look a bit rigged, but it definitely helps
deter theft.

My Soundomain page: http://www.sounddomain.com/ride/2359697
My own page (better pictures): http://www428.pair.com/mosfet/mtx.html

MOSFET

If well = busy then all is well... :-)

JD

Pat M wrote:

Will do JD. Can I fill out an application while I am there? ;o) Just
joking.. Hope all is well in Directed Land. Talk to you soon.