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EvilTwin Regular Visitor
Joined: Feb 20, 2005 Posts: 99 Location: England
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:37 am Post subject: Tomtom and MP3 playback..... (just an idea) |
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I've been toying with the idea of buying somthing like an MP3 player such as an ipod mini for use in the car. But after looking how cheap 4Gb CF cards are on value flash, i've been having a rethink....
I'm now thinking of using my ppc (iPaq hx2410) as an mp3 player for in car sounds. Using a simple player like Mortplayer http://www.sto-helit.de/freeware/pocketpc/mortplayer/en/index.pl i can get a full screen player with nice big buttons for skipping or replaying the odd track on the move. and with some connectors and cable from maplins i can get me a working system for in the car......
The problem is If you want to use TTN5 at the same time, and then skip a track, you need to pull over, dig out your stylus and go switching programmes, then switch tracks. Hardly convenient.....
So does anyone know of a trick or plugin that would allow an mp3 player to be used with tomtom, so you can just touch the screen to get acces to other programmes through the menu like this?
I know it can be done by assigning buttons, but i'd like the touchscreen option.... _________________ TT 730 |
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EvilTwin Regular Visitor
Joined: Feb 20, 2005 Posts: 99 Location: England
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:40 am Post subject: |
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Forgot to mention that the other reason i want to do this would be so i can output the tomtom voice through my car speakers, as the 2410 speaker is far to quiet to be heard when driving..... _________________ TT 730 |
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tomo1340 Regular Visitor
Joined: Jul 17, 2005 Posts: 209 Location: Bentham
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 6:20 pm Post subject: Re: Tomtom and MP3 playback..... (just an idea) |
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EvilTwin wrote: | I've been toying with the idea of buying somthing like an MP3 player such as an ipod mini for use in the car. But after looking how cheap 4Gb CF cards are on value flash, i've been having a rethink....
I'm now thinking of using my ppc (iPaq hx2410) as an mp3 player for in car sounds. Using a simple player like Mortplayer http://www.sto-helit.de/freeware/pocketpc/mortplayer/en/index.pl i can get a full screen player with nice big buttons for skipping or replaying the odd track on the move. and with some connectors and cable from maplins i can get me a working system for in the car......
The problem is If you want to use TTN5 at the same time, and then skip a track, you need to pull over, dig out your stylus and go switching programmes, then switch tracks. Hardly convenient.....
So does anyone know of a trick or plugin that would allow an mp3 player to be used with tomtom, so you can just touch the screen to get acces to other programmes through the menu like this?
I know it can be done by assigning buttons, but i'd like the touchscreen option.... |
Program one of the buttons to open the program you want. I use the itask button to bring up the today page myself. _________________ o2 XDA Stellar
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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That's what I do, configure one hardware button for Tomtom and one for the MP3 player. If TomTom is running hit the MP3 player button to gain control of that and then hit the TomTom button to return to nav. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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Satellite Lifetime Member
Joined: Apr 18, 2005 Posts: 176 Location: Swansea, UK Napoli, Italia
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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Better still, why don't get MS voice command and by pressing button one and saying " next track " it will skip to it. That is what I use, and I can start listening to music even if tt is on. As for having the sound from the car radio, you can get a little wired/wireless device from ebay, plug it into the headphones, put the radio on one of the frequency and....voila' sound and tt in stereo. |
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Satellite Lifetime Member
Joined: Apr 18, 2005 Posts: 176 Location: Swansea, UK Napoli, Italia
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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sorry forgot to mention, the device send the frequency to any radio, not just cars. For example, if you want to use the ppc as mp3 in the house, put on your stereo, match the frequencies (radio-device) and relax. It even works on a dvd with a radio receiver. |
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camel Occasional Visitor
Joined: Aug 30, 2005 Posts: 10
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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(wireless radio transmitters of this sort technically illegal in the UK IIRC of course ...) |
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Satellite Lifetime Member
Joined: Apr 18, 2005 Posts: 176 Location: Swansea, UK Napoli, Italia
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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Are they? Didn't know that. |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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They are. You can't broadcast (even at the very low power of these) on any licenced frequency. These broadcast on FM Radio bands and are therefore not permitted.
Crazily its not illegal to sell them but it is illegal to use it and if you get caught the Radio Agency can confiscate it and any equipment it is connected to _________________ Darren Griffin |
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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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I used one of the FM transmitters for some time until I upgraded the the CD/ Radio in the car and the new one came with a line in connection (RCA phono jacks) the lead is easily avail from high streets / Maplin etc 3,5MM sterio jack to RCA phono plug, with this all I select is external line in and the music from the PDA comes from the speakers, as does the TT sound and better still the traffic alerts still come through via RDS. The IPAQ is a much better suited unit for doing this than than the XDA but either one one connected are great - nearly as good as a factory fitted unit - Mike |
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philip4242 Regular Visitor
Joined: May 26, 2004 Posts: 123
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 12:35 am Post subject: |
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Darren wrote: | ... Crazily its not illegal to sell them ... |
This quote from the OFCOM site would seem to indicate otherwise
'In the mean time and until such time when all compatibility issues are resolved, FM band low power transmitters must not be operated in the UK . Indeed the Ofcom enforcement team will continue to take action against those supplying non-compliant equipment.'
See
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/ifi/licensing/classes/rlans/technical/srd811/#content
for the full story. _________________ Getting older and more senile by the minute !
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 8:32 am Post subject: |
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Hmm, I'm not sure about that comment. It has never been an offence to sell radio equipment that requires a licence (even where in this case no licence would be granted) but it is an offence to operate it. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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Satellite Lifetime Member
Joined: Apr 18, 2005 Posts: 176 Location: Swansea, UK Napoli, Italia
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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OOOOppps...Sorry guys, just opened a can of worms!!!
Anyway I suppose the easy way to have sound trough the radio (if you have a radio cassette) is to get one of those tapes that connects to the headphone jack, not the most elegant solution I'll admit, but no one will be breaking the law (I hope!!!).
By the way does anyone know if is possile to adjust the angle of view in TT5 in 3d prespective? By that I mean not just temporarely by means of +/- switches at the top of the screen but a more permanent solution.
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Wilko Regular Visitor
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EvilTwin Regular Visitor
Joined: Feb 20, 2005 Posts: 99 Location: England
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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I've had a look @ the skins, but theres none that offer landscape, so i've been trying to produce a script that will give me a landscape skin thats suitable. But its still mostly trial and error.
Yet again my tinkering has left me with new problems... I've used the skux menu builder, to change the layout and get rid of all the useless functions in the menus like the help sections, and bluetooth stuff that i dont use. (basicly make the menu's a bit closer to TTN3) which is great. Unfortunately i'm stuck with a landscape only version of TTN5 which i cant reset to portrait. _________________ TT 730 |
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