Finicky kids may have their opinions about which brand of peanut butter or sugar-crusted breakfast cereal they prefer, but surely every single one of them wants HD over SD for their in-car viewing experience. Panasonic's giving them just that, a pair of dash-mountable devices that will finally let you toss those DVDs Disney's been sneaking in with its Blu-ray releases. First is the CN-HX3000D Windows-powered device, with a 7-inch, 1280 x 720 display offering GPS, Bluetooth, a 40GB hard drive, and iPod/iPhone compatibility. Pair that with the CY-BB1000D in-car Blu-ray player (which, sadly, is not
BD-Live compatible) and
bam you've got all the high-def Chicken Little you can handle. Mind you all this will surely come with quite a price tag when it releases this fall, and while Panny isn't willing to say just much, isn't keeping your little videophiles happy worth any cost?
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posted Apr 22nd 2009 7:14AM
The uselessness of this astounds me.
It's the high price to uselessness ratio that astounds me tbh
Isn't watching blu-ray on a 7" 720p screen like listening to FLAC on $7 Skull candy?
Actually, it's not that useless. As someone who has only been buying blu-rays for the past 2 years, this appeals to me.
I have 50+ blu-rays already, but I can't watch any of them on my current in-dash DVD player. Of course you're not going to see the difference between blu-ray and DVD on a 7" screen, but just being able to play blu-rays is what matters.
Still, there's no way in hell I'll be willing to put down the amount of cash they're going to be asking for this, but it's nice to see someone starting the trend.
@yousty
tell you what, you pay me $1000 and i will convert those 50+ blu-rays to dvd quality for you. at 750MB a piece you could fit them all on the hard drive in the monitor and not even need the dvd player. you save money and get the convenience you wanted. i get $1000. everyones happy!
Aftermarket in dash players only work while the car is in park. Unless you by pass it while installing it yourself. Somehow I doubt Joe and Jane Average with 3.2 kids can handle that.
@ Agent .25i
Yeah, because grounding the parking brake wire is difficult. Takes less than a second. The rocket scientists of the world aren't installing these, average people are.
>First is the CN-HX3000D Windows-powered device
>Windows-powered
OH NO IT WILL CRASH YOUR CAR
just like MICROSOFT SYNC does... fracktard
I thought in dash video was illegal?
not were 90% of the worlds population lives
You're not "supposed" to be able to watch movies unless the car is in park. That's how all of the in-dash DVD units are manufactured, but almost everybody bypasses that by adding one simple jumper wire.
Thanks for the clarification.
A 7 segment display? In my 2009?
It's more likely than I thought.
hehe, I'll pretend I didn't see it! Manufacturer saved $3 per unit.
To me, this only helps if you want to watch your blu-ray movie in your car AND you don't have the same movie on a different, cheaper format. Many people in the market do not know how nor have the PC gear to make a Blu-Ray to DVD / mobile format.
Many of the studios are releasing Blu-Ray with DVD and/or Digital Copy editions. It would be much cheaper to buy an in-dash unit with DVD playback with an ipod / video-in feature.
People commenting about Blu-ray on a 7 inch screen...this is not about the quality of the picture but more about the convenience of playing your purchased and/or rented Blu-ray discs in your vehicle.
Why can't my 10" netbook get that res... :(
Things like this in cars make me want to cry.
I know the answer to this (because yummy-mummies in SUV's aren't going to get themselves a copy of CloneDVD anytime soon), but is using some foresight and ripping all your BD's to an Ipod connected to an in-dash not going to be about 10x more convinient in the long run? Storing BD cases in a car must be a nightmare, and I wouldn't want to transfer my favorite BDs into one of those walet pack things every road trip....
Last time I took a road trip, I got to watch ultimate high-def footage of vast forrests, wildlife (moose, hawks, deer, bears), and majestic shield-rock landscapes. We used this technology that was so lifelike I couldn't believe it! I think it was called a...ummm...window.
Finicky kids are finicky because of stuff like this, they are spoiled and have to watch movies in the car, need cell phones, Nintendo DS etc., etc., whatever happened to taking a drive with the family without having to throw in a movie for the brats to watch? kids are WAY too spoiled these days, Shame on you parents!
They should focus on making bigger hard drives with indashes..not neeww bluray drive players..
500gigs in car dash, with a good video out, hdmi...ohh nooo thats TOO high tech..maybe in another 5years..
I'd like to see a built-in HD Radio tuner in one of the models. That would be a sweet set-up