Recent content by Pavius

I feel so incompetent :(

Got my sprint blue S3, great looking car and a nice place to sit in. Having read all the reviews, the turbo lag and "disconnected" feel didn't come as a surprise. My gripe with the car so far is the clutch - i stall it a few times a day when accelerating from a full stop. The clutch release...

GeoffT understands my point. Even if the feature list is great and seemingly covers all bases, pressing 10 buttons to call a contact on my list would render the unit useless (hypothetical situation). Some people don't mind a clunky interface but it drives me insane. This is why a CarPC would be...

Indeed. I have read about it and actually commented on it in this thread. In terms of feature-list it looks nice except for the lack of divx/xvid playback. The problem is that there is no way to play around with it - there are no UI simulators online and no one i know has it here. I wouldn't...

My plan is to take it slow :) I've never had a really expensive system in my car, it's just that with the audi i thought i'd pamper myself (after a year and a half with an s2000 which felt like being in the dark ages)... First i want a good digital source that can play ALL my mp3 collection...

I know i'm apparently contradicting myself - not being an audiophile but not wanting to use the line out. In my experience the sound quality loss between a pure digital low bitrate source and a high bitrate source converted to analogue early in the chain is different. In the low BR digital...

Again, I'm no audiophile but i do believe i will feel the difference. It's very individual - some people can't bear to listen to an MP3 no matter the bitrate, and i'm fine with pretty much anything above 128 kbps... But the thought of investing any sort of serious money on a system with an...

I'm picking up my new S3 tomorrow. It's disappointing that a facelift has been introduced, i must be honest. However, i think the new S3 has a lot of boy ricer to it. It's too aggressive and shouty - i probably would have passed on it on this account. That being said, it does make the...

Not true. You can mount the IPod as a USB mass storage device and access its filesystem (i've done this with libgpod and linux). From there you have zero loss streaming and can do whatever. Of course at some point you will pass through a DAC but everyone is shifting away from having the IPod to...

I think i've made up my mind that i won't go the off the shelf HU path. The above, for example, doesnt support DivX (small issue, but who plays DVDs nowadays?). Also, i'm sure i won't like the interface. CarPC is the way to go IMHO (edit: or RNS-E with AMI to save the headaches).

Which MFSW adapter are you talking about exactly? Movies - i know it's strange, but i really like to watch TV repeats in the background (can't sleep without it). There are a few series that i've watched dozens of times (futurama, simpsons, etc) and it seems like a cool option to have in the...

cooni, i'm no audiophile but i imagine i will not enjoy the music from my ipod if it is connected via the IPod line out. Spending so much money on a system and then having your music source output the music via an analogue connection seems like a waste to me (even though i understand you are...

Thanks. Your solution is indeed very close and seeing how i love the RNS-e look, will be considered. I saw a few interesting vids on youtube - one connecting the IPod via HomeDock + kufatec IMA to the RNS-E and one connecting it to a PicoITX board (a general purpose small form factor PC running...

I hardly ever do that, but then again heel-toe was extremely fun on an engine as light as my ex-s2000. I wonder how the S3 will feel, especially with all the grunt low down in the revs. I always brake late and shift while braking. Having all that weight shift around by brake, release, clutch...

You rest your left foot on the clutch pedal? Isn't that unhealthy? Also, your braking seems strange to me and very uncomfortable for heel and toe as you would have to move your foot upwards should you decide to downshift mid-brake (if you use your heel to blip, which you probably do given how...