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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 07:27 PM
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dose anyone know if there are any head units that you can play music from a loptop ??

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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 07:30 PM
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loptop - like it

yeh buy a head unit with rca INPUTS, ie a cd changer input or something.

alternatively, just use the line out the laptop, straight into the amps

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Old Sep 9, 2005 | 07:40 PM
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thanks dose anyone use laptop as part of there ice i was hopeing to use it coz i thought it would be more useable than a HU with a screen?

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Old Sep 11, 2005 | 12:00 PM
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dose anyone elce use laptop for music in there car??
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Old Sep 11, 2005 | 12:04 PM
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laptop a bit too big, my mate used a palmtop mounted on the dashboard.

worked well!

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yea i was thinking laptop would be abit bulky
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Old Sep 11, 2005 | 12:44 PM
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Yes mate .. Just buy a head unit with an auxilary in.
Use a line out on the laptop (if it has one) Headphone output uses another pre-amp .. so wont be so good quality, and input gain not fixed.

For instance .. If you can plug in an iPod, it could also be another device.
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i think the headphone scoket is the only out put un less firewire or USB ports can be used?
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Old Sep 11, 2005 | 01:19 PM
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Cant use them mate ...... far as I know .. no head unit has these .... yet!
Use a stereo jack to the input format on the head unit and try that.
I am getting an Alpine 9855R (Ipod input) but dont know the format yet .. It needs an adapter, but must plug into the unit in a normal sort of way.
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Old Sep 11, 2005 | 01:28 PM
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thanks for that im shure some one will make laptop compatable one soon enough. could just get in car pc system lol im sure they dont cost much
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