Custom Auto Sounds

Custom Auto Sounds

Auto Sound Systems and New Technology

Finding auto sound systems that can keep up with the constantly evolving technology of today is a real challenge for many car and sound enthusiasts not only around the nation but also around the world. There was a time in the not so distant past when car stereos that had CD players or CD disc changers where the cutting edge of technology. New technology however has nearly rendered the CD players in cars as obsolete as long forgotten 8-track players. The sad news is that many carmakers are clinging to the old days and only offer something as modern as cassette players as standard equipment for auto sound systems.

I think those days will soon be forgotten, as cassettes are no longer even in mainstream production. You should also find that as CDs are rapidly becoming replaced by MP3s that take up very little space in our cars and homes, one day very soon we may see that music companies have decided it is no longer cost effective to produce CDs and render all music to digital formats. So, what does this mean for auto sound systems? It's actually good news for savvy manufacturers are well as savvy consumers who have their eyes on the future and the growing role technology is playing in our lives and as well as our commute to work.

We've seen a recent introduction of satellite radio to our selection of auto sound systems. These stations offer the allure of no commercial interruptions to your music play in exchange for the price of a monthly subscription. At the moment there are two major companies that offer this service to consumers and each have rather proprietary equipment for their use and installation into your car. They are actually offering some rather tempting offers in order to encourage subscribers. Among those wonderful offers are auto sound systems for your vehicle at less than $100 with a prepaid year of subscription services.

For the satellite radio companies this indicates a constantly growing pool of prospective subscribers and the cost of the equipment is a drop in the bucket when compared to customer loyalty and being on the cutting edge of sound technology. The drawback is that you must decide which service you wish to go with before making the purchase. Also while they offer a very nice auto sound system (bare bones kind of kit that only allows for the radio reception in most cases) at a very sweet price, if you want upgrades such as MP3 compatibility, CD players, CD changers, DVD players, GPS, or any number of other new and advanced technology you will still have to purchase those for your sound system at an upgraded price. There are a few packages that come with these things, but the price is a little on the hefty side. Oh the sacrifices we will make for a more enjoyable daily commute.

Know what your expectations are before you decide to purchase the auto sound system of your dream or you could find that it is more the stuff that nightmares are made of than sweet dreams. Do not live in constant fear that if you buy today you will find something you like better 6 months from now, that is a reality. Technology is growing and evolving at a frightening pace. Find the auto sound system that you like best today and make that your purchase. This is a much better option than waiting around indefinitely and purchasing one just as your warranty expires on your car and it's time for a trade in and another auto sound system.

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xbox 360 specs?

1. Can someone please fully explain the tech information in normal people's english? Like what it means and what it does when playing a video game and what it does when making a video game.

Product Name: Microsoft Xbox 360

Graphics Core Clock Speed: 500 MHz

Graphics Processor: Custom ATI Processor

System Memory: 512 MB UMA (Shared with GPU)

Video Memory: 512 MB UMA (Shared with CPU)

Embedded Video Memory: 10MB eDRAM

Integrated Communications: 802.11 A/B/G Wi-Fi ready, adapter not included

Plug and Play Storage: 20GB Removable Hard Drive

Standard AV Output Connectors: n/a

L2 Cache: 1mb

Processor: Custom IBM PowerPC CPU

Processor Clock Speed: 3.2 GHz

Memory Bandwidth: 22.4 GB/s main memory bandwidth, 256 GB/s to eDRAM, 21.6 GB/s FSB

Surround Sound: Multichannel Output (software driven)

2. What will be the top 3 games of 2007 (games sold, ratings, awards)?

I think:

1) Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3 and Xbox 360)

2) Halo 3 (Xbox 360)

here ya go:D

Product Name: Microsoft Xbox 360

Graphics Core Clock Speed: Speed of the graphics

Graphics Processor: Type of graphic card that the console contains.

System Memory: amount of memory, the more the marrier

allows for faster cacheing of stuff, which means faster interface.

Video Memory: same thing as system memory, but used on graphics, to speed up their speed.

Embedded Video Memory: memory that is embedded into the video card.

Integrated Communications: wifi stands for wireless-fidelity, which is useful when connecting to wireless networks.

these are used to surf the internet, or play games online.

Plug and Play Storage: its a hard drive(similar to a computer's) and it can be removed without messing with the insides of the ps3. can be useful if u want to take your game saves to a friend's house.

Standard AV Output Connectors: these are the wires that connect to your t.v.

L2 Cache: Level 2 cache. Its memory that is built into the motherboard. it delivers memory to l1 cache, and that delivers to the processor.

Processor: type of processor

Processor Clock Speed: speed of processor

Memory Bandwidth: speed of memory

Surround Sound: sound type

2. What will be the top 3 games of 2007 (games sold, ratings, awards)?

I think:

1) Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3 and Xbox 360)

2) Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
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i think:

the same 2 first.