this was hot when it was $100 more a couple months ago. now its smokin'
Rambusman
Greedy Member
posted: Dec. 25, 2004 @ 11:37p
Interesting product, not a bad price either. I was thinking of adding a 20 gig ipod to my car, but this seems better and costs about the same. Only if it had am/fm/receiver, then I could replace my headunit. Thanks for the heads up.
Product Overview: The Alpine HDA-5460 is an add-on, DIN-sized hard disk drive music player with a removable 16GB HDD. It can play MP3, WMA, and WAV files. The player can be controlled by an Alpine Ai-NET-compatible receiver, or as a stand alone unit.
an ADD-ON? and the HDD is a propietary device... I'll pass until standalone units that can accept generic IDE drives comes out....
These have been upgraded by many to take larger standard drives, though it does void the warranty. And if they ever get their next model out... http://www.omnifimedia.com/home/
this is an INPUT device you still beed a HU to run this HD.
most good head units have at least 2 or 3 auxilary inputs. this would go into one of those.
anxietykl
Senior Member - 2K
posted: Dec. 26, 2004 @ 12:54a
this is a cool new product, alpine is a great brand. this is a steal actually since the most alpine are over 200 anyways, never heard of a hd in a car dash.
ViperSSD
Broke Member
posted: Dec. 26, 2004 @ 1:03a
9600baud said: Product Overview: The Alpine HDA-5460 is an add-on, DIN-sized hard disk drive music player with a removable 16GB HDD. It can play MP3, WMA, and WAV files. The player can be controlled by an Alpine Ai-NET-compatible receiver, or as a stand alone unit.
an ADD-ON? and the HDD is a propietary device... I'll pass until standalone units that can accept generic IDE drives comes out....
thats what I am doing right now. My head unit has 3 auxillary inputs and of couse they are a pair of rcas. so i bought a rca to single head phone jack converter (can be bought at wal mart, target, radio shack, etc) and it works great.
I have an Alpine head unit that would work with this HD device. However, even at the deeply discounted price I don't think it's worth it. Alpine has the KCA 420i iPod Adapter that lets you control your iPod from many newer Alpine head units. The adapter/iPod combo may cost a little more, but you'll have a much more convenient method of listening to your music wherever you go.
Does anyone know what type of HD it is. I have some notebook hd's around and I'd like to upgrade the capacity in the future. Think it would be possible?
rustranger
Addicted Member
posted: Dec. 26, 2004 @ 11:32a
From Alpine's website:
Features: CD Player 0 Data Detect Mute 1 Disc DP-S Mechanism 8x Oversampling CD Text CD Text Display CD Text Scroll Digital De-emphasis Digital Servo Disc Play/Pause Disc Title Memory Elapsed Time Display Forward/Backward M.I.X. (Random Play) Music Scan Music Sensor Regulated 1-Bit DAC Repeat (One/All) T.S.M. (Title Search Menu Scroll) T.S.M. (Title Search Menu) General-Head Units
1 PreOut Anti-Theft Detachable Front Panel Detachable Trim Plate Operation Indicator HDD Control (Hard Disc Drive)
BioLight Display DJ Music Mix (Music Genre DJ Interface) Detachable HDD (16GB) MP3/WMA/WAV Playback Capability Mobile Multimedia Driver Software Music Visualizer Quick Search Function Stand Alone Play Stores approximately 3,000 songs Specs: CD Player
Channel Separation (1kHz) : 85dB DAC Type : 1-Bit Dynamic Range (1kHz) : 95dB Frequency Response : 5Hz—20kHz Number of DACs : 2 Oversampling : 8X/352.8kHz Sampling Rate : 44.1kHz Signal-to-Noise (SN) : 105dB Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) : 0.008 % General-Head Units
Chassis Size (W x H x D)in : 7" x 2” x 6” Chassis Size (W x H x D)mm : 178mm x 50mm x 152mm Maximum Mounting Angle : 30° from Horizontal Nose Piece Size (W x H x D) : 178mm x 46mm x 18 mm Nose Piece Size (W x H x D)in : 6-11/16" x 1-13/16" x 11/16" Operating Temperature (°C/°F) : 60°C (140°F) to -10°C (14°F) Power Requirement : 14.4V DC (11V to 16V) Pre Output Voltage (Before Clipping) : 2 Volts HDD Player
weinerdog said: These have been upgraded by many to take larger standard drives, though it does void the warranty. And if they ever get their next model out... http://www.omnifimedia.com/home/
If you could add the 100GB laptop drive that there was deal on, then this would be a sweet receiver. However, no USB 2.0? I think I'll wait for one with USB 2.0.
NotDave
Member
posted: Dec. 26, 2004 @ 2:14p
the ipod adapter got bad reviews because it was confusing to control on the deck. id rather get one of those adapters that allow you to control your music straight from the ipod.
bignick
Member
posted: Dec. 26, 2004 @ 2:25p
If you call crutchfield, and your order is $200 or more, you can pay in 4 monthly installents.
valkyriesound said: Am I correct.... this unit is NOT Sat. radio compatitble?
Thanks....
It is not a tuner, it is a hard drive based media player that connects to Ai-net compatable receivers, such as Alpine, some Honda, and some BMW's. If you head unit is capable of controlling Ai-NET CD-changer, then you can use this. It mounts in place of the cubby under the single DIN radio. You can connect it to any head unit that has "Line in" or "Aux" inputs, but the head unit will not control the media player, you probably have to controll it from the media player.
Animalrob
Senior Member
posted: Dec. 26, 2004 @ 9:03p
I paid $260. I picked Scratched and dented (used/open box) that takes $50 off then I used the $20 off. You cannot use the 10% off also though, I already tried it. And you do NOT need to call in to get the $20 off. You just put it in the referral box when checking out.
Cant wait to get this, Ill hook up to the pioneer p7300 that I bought for $100 and I will have 3000 songs at my disposal which cannot get scratched up in my car.
cstu11 said: weinerdog said: These have been upgraded by many to take larger standard drives, though it does void the warranty. And if they ever get their next model out... http://www.omnifimedia.com/home/
If you could add the 100GB laptop drive that there was deal on, then this would be a sweet receiver. However, no USB 2.0? I think I'll wait for one with USB 2.0.
Really, while USB 2.0 would certianly be nice, I don't think it makes or breaks a larger hard drive based car head unit like this one. Keep in mind that you really only fill the thing with music once, after which you will only probably be adding one or two albums at a time every now and then, which is a transfer that you can do in no time even at USB 1.1 speeds.
The only reason I bring this up is because I wouldn't want anyone to be discouraged from purchacing a hard drive based head unit for such a minor reason. Going from a cd player to a large hard drive based unit is like when you first went from cassette tapes to cds - it's amazing, and once you do it you can't imagine how you ever lived without it. I personally have an Empeg in my car with 120GB worth of hard drive (greatest head unit ever made, BTW) and I wouldn't give it up for anything.
Man remember having a big casette tape case or stacks of tapes in your car? That takes me back. Probably had a dozen in my car at any given time tops..now I have a 40 gig iPod with sirius satellite..times have changed
MisterBeefhead said: cstu11 said: weinerdog said: These have been upgraded by many to take larger standard drives, though it does void the warranty. And if they ever get their next model out... http://www.omnifimedia.com/home/
If you could add the 100GB laptop drive that there was deal on, then this would be a sweet receiver. However, no USB 2.0? I think I'll wait for one with USB 2.0.
Really, while USB 2.0 would certianly be nice, I don't think it makes or breaks a larger hard drive based car head unit like this one. Keep in mind that you really only fill the thing with music once, after which you will only probably be adding one or two albums at a time every now and then, which is a transfer that you can do in no time even at USB 1.1 speeds.
The only reason I bring this up is because I wouldn't want anyone to be discouraged from purchacing a hard drive based head unit for such a minor reason. Going from a cd player to a large hard drive based unit is like when you first went from cassette tapes to cds - it's amazing, and once you do it you can't imagine how you ever lived without it. I personally have an Empeg in my car with 120GB worth of hard drive (greatest head unit ever made, BTW) and I wouldn't give it up for anything.
Animalrob said: I paid $260. I picked Scratched and dented (used/open box) that takes $50 off then I used the $20 off. You cannot use the 10% off also though, I already tried it. And you do NOT need to call in to get the $20 off. You just put it in the referral box when checking out.
Cant wait to get this, Ill hook up to the pioneer p7300 that I bought for $100 and I will have 3000 songs at my disposal which cannot get scratched up in my car.
This Deal is Hot!
how do you get 20$ off? NM. i called it in and applied the mastercard coupon. just mention the customer service agent stephen.
Animalrob said: I paid $260. I picked Scratched and dented (used/open box) that takes $50 off then I used the $20 off. You cannot use the 10% off also though, I already tried it. And you do NOT need to call in to get the $20 off. You just put it in the referral box when checking out.
Cant wait to get this, Ill hook up to the pioneer p7300 that I bought for $100 and I will have 3000 songs at my disposal which cannot get scratched up in my car.
This Deal is Hot!
10% does not allow scratch and dent purchases in the small print
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