d39hasek

I was wondering if you can hookup say a 750G harddrive to the D-3 instead of an Ipod? I just figure you pay less and get more from the harddrive then the Ipod. If this can be done... how would you go about doing this? Does anyone have this set up yet? Does it run slow like the Ipod does?

Thanks

O5_TRD_tC

u want a carputer not a avic d3.

d39hasek

No I don't... I already have a D-3 but I heard that there is a way you can hookup a harddrive to it. All I want to use it for is to store music and some movies. I'm not going to waste my $ on an Ipod when a harddrive is cheaper.

Jiggaman

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what in gods name would you need 750gigs in your car for.... i have a 500gb hard drive on my computer and it most empty space...and im on the computer ALOT!

boostedbox06

well how would you do that? Cause there isn't any software that would support playback on an hd is there? the ipod is already made to just play when hooked up so idk how you would be able to do that unless you are somehow able to format it into a type of media player.

O5_TRD_tC

yeah, an idea not very well thought out. Such as how will the HD get its power?, how will it transfer data to the D3?, How will u be able to select what u want off the HD i.e. songs/videos? ....

iKONA

If you want to put 750 Gigs in your car why not push for 1 Terobyte and beat me to it

Phanon_TC

get mediagate or vantec avox if u want that solution

d39hasek

All Im saying is that I heard it could be done and was wondering if anyone knew how.... thats all. How would it get power?.... its just like hooking up a PS2 or something like that. The rest, I don't know... thats why I asked!

boostedbox06

hmm ya Im sure there is a way, someone has to have done it somewhere on here power shouldn't be a prob, you could use a power inverter or something, I have some computer friends I will see if its possible

ADRdesignCo

ive read that there is a usb ip bus thingy by pioneer but it really stinks as far as integration. however, another solution that would work would be use a ps2 for a media player.

d39hasek

Well I was looking to get a harddrive cause I'm anti-Ipod due to the fact I returned one and they wanted $150.00 to fix it. It wasn't even worth that much & it was under warrenty. Long story short I wanted it to store music and movies (like the Ipod but not one) plus a HD is cheaper w/ more storage so a PS2 wouldn't work.

Nothinghead

YES, you can do it. You need the CD-UB100 USB cable to connect the drive. You also need to power the drive. If you use a smaller laptop (2.5") drive you can find drive housings that will power the drive off of the usb port or a second port that you could then plug into the cig lighter. This way you'd be limited to about 200GB. If you want to use a bigger 3.5" desktop size drive, you need to be more creative for a power source. Either buy a housing that you could somehow power off a 12v source or create your own as these use both a 5v and 12v source.

Bottom line...you CAN do it but I don't know if you'd be able to play videos off it or not. Also, I have no idea how good the interface is but I'd be VERY curious to see what you can come up with.

boostedbox06

Hey D39, check out the Avic411 forums, thats where I learned how to install mine and bypass etc. really helpful stuff, here is a thread about adding a hard drive...

http://www.avic411.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9842

Good Luck!

Phanon_TC

modded xbox or like i said.. vantec avox or mediagate

google them and probably the best approach to doing what u want.. and yes there is the USB attachment but heard its a waste of money

boostedbox06

ya from what I read on the Avic forums the interface is really bad, no one seems to recommend it.

d39hasek

Thanks for the help. I'll checkout that site and see what I come up with.

d39hasek

Well thanks to boostedbox06 I checked out the avic411 site and found out that a guy is using this... http://www.cluboverclocker.com/revie...AVOX/Index.htm but I can't log onto the AVIC site to ask him any questions for some weird reason, so... does anyone know how this would get its power or how it would hookup? I'm not the brightest guy when it comes to cars but I try anyways.

boostedbox06

I hit the "contact us" tab on the left and my computer pulled my gmail account automatically to send them a question, I picked scott after I clicked the contact tab, maybe try that?

ichibansf

Why don't you try looking at Vantec's website. They are a pretty big maker of enclosures and fans. Newegg.com might also carry their products. Only trouble is that the AVOX may not support the largest 2.5" drives yet, which is currently around 200GB for a reasonable price.