When will the GS get the next gen electronics package?
but i must confess, i've used the cassette player a few times, got some old tunes on tapes still. 
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On the other side of the dial in terms of electronics, Jaguar5 today unveiled the new XJ. Among the specs:
It will be delivered in January of 2010. No stupid joystick mouse either.
This small fry company is making lexus look bad...
"The new XJ comes standard with a CD/DVD player, HD radio, and a SIRIUS satellite radio receiver. In addition, the Media Hub provides flexible connectivity through two USB ports, Bluetooth audio streaming and an auxiliary input, which allow the user to connect with iPods, iPhones™, laptops and Blackberrys.
-- A 12.3-inch high-definition screen, which uses sophisticated--and beautifully detailed--Virtual Instruments, provides all of the functions performed by traditional dials."
-- A 12.3-inch high-definition screen, which uses sophisticated--and beautifully detailed--Virtual Instruments, provides all of the functions performed by traditional dials."
"Even the analog gauges are surrounded by chromed rings. Only they aren't really chrome – and come to think of it, they aren't really analog at all. The entire gauge cluster is a massive 12.3-inch TFT screen, and in addition to virtual gauges (speedo, rev counter, fuel, temp), the displays can show all manner of information as well as do some neat tricks like unique startup visuals and the ability to 'spotlight' key information like fading out the tachometer in favor of a low fuel warning, say. In another interesting twist, if the car's Dynamic mode is selected, the 'gauges' glow red and the transmission's gear indicator becomes more prominent.
As with the XF, many functions are controlled by a touchscreen setup, and mercifully Jag says this is a new generation that's significantly faster to change through menus and plot routes in the sat-nav system. Regardless of which audio system you choose or what input you are playing, the eight-inch screen will be your guide unless you use the voice controls, which is actually beautifully simple to operate, employing "speak what you see" prompts that display the available choices on the screen in the instrument binnacle.
We were given the chance to demo the top-rung 1200-watt, 20-speaker, Wrath of God Bowers & Wilkens 7.1 channel surround system in a static car, and it may be the best factory automotive setup we've ever experienced – even better than the B&O system available in the Audi A8 or the Naim setup in the Bentley Continental. Even if you go with the least expensive audio system, you'll still get CD/DVD functionality, USB connectivity, Sirius, HD Radio and hard drive space for in-car media storage.
Plump for the headrest-mounted rear-seat screens, and the XJ's "theater on the move" system can route four different signals at the same time, so the rear seat occupants, driver, and front-seat passenger can all be listening to different things simultaneously. If that sounds confusing, the rear seaters are treated to infrared wireless headphones, and up front, for foreign market XJs, the aforementioned eight-inch touchscreen will actually be a "dual view" monitor, meaning that the driver's angle can see the high-definition navigation screen while the passenger can be watching a movie simultaneously on the same display. We understand that this technology is not yet legal in the U.S. for front seat use (presumably Washingtonians fears we'll all lean way over to watch a movie from the passenger side while driving), but where there's a hacker's will, there's a way..."
Virtual gauges! The passenger can watch a movie while the driver sees an augmented GPS view in his dashboard... Plus a media hub that is very flexible and built to take advantage of connectivity.As with the XF, many functions are controlled by a touchscreen setup, and mercifully Jag says this is a new generation that's significantly faster to change through menus and plot routes in the sat-nav system. Regardless of which audio system you choose or what input you are playing, the eight-inch screen will be your guide unless you use the voice controls, which is actually beautifully simple to operate, employing "speak what you see" prompts that display the available choices on the screen in the instrument binnacle.
We were given the chance to demo the top-rung 1200-watt, 20-speaker, Wrath of God Bowers & Wilkens 7.1 channel surround system in a static car, and it may be the best factory automotive setup we've ever experienced – even better than the B&O system available in the Audi A8 or the Naim setup in the Bentley Continental. Even if you go with the least expensive audio system, you'll still get CD/DVD functionality, USB connectivity, Sirius, HD Radio and hard drive space for in-car media storage.
Plump for the headrest-mounted rear-seat screens, and the XJ's "theater on the move" system can route four different signals at the same time, so the rear seat occupants, driver, and front-seat passenger can all be listening to different things simultaneously. If that sounds confusing, the rear seaters are treated to infrared wireless headphones, and up front, for foreign market XJs, the aforementioned eight-inch touchscreen will actually be a "dual view" monitor, meaning that the driver's angle can see the high-definition navigation screen while the passenger can be watching a movie simultaneously on the same display. We understand that this technology is not yet legal in the U.S. for front seat use (presumably Washingtonians fears we'll all lean way over to watch a movie from the passenger side while driving), but where there's a hacker's will, there's a way..."
It will be delivered in January of 2010. No stupid joystick mouse either.
This small fry company is making lexus look bad...
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it's interesting you mentioned the vinyl record player. 
some audiophiles will state that vinyl records sound better than CDs. depending on the source used, i would agree.
we had an oracle turntable back in the early '90s, it looked similar to this:
http://www.oracle-audio.com/product_delphimkv.html
with a good turntable and a good tape deck for recording, sound quality for cassette tapes were not too far off from CDs. ah, the good old days!
some audiophiles will state that vinyl records sound better than CDs. depending on the source used, i would agree. we had an oracle turntable back in the early '90s, it looked similar to this:
http://www.oracle-audio.com/product_delphimkv.html
with a good turntable and a good tape deck for recording, sound quality for cassette tapes were not too far off from CDs. ah, the good old days!
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lexus should put a playstation controller port on the next gen electronics, and allow me to drive the car by controller pad.
unfortunately, it is against Lexus policy to use our (outsider) ideas.
so someone with CS and EE skills will have to develop this.
unfortunately, it is against Lexus policy to use our (outsider) ideas.
so someone with CS and EE skills will have to develop this.
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