Recent content by StarSpeckledSky

Wooo! After some more digging, I found just what I was looking for in the JVC KD-G730! All text fields on the display are fixed, meaning there are no options to control what song information is shown. That would seem like a bad thing, right? But get this. The unit itself adjusts what is...

Ah, sorry I wasn't being clear. Scrolling is not at all an issue for me, I mean it's pretty much required for a Title / Artist combo line. I meant that I'd like to see a HU show all 4 song characteristics (Title/Artist/Album/Elapsed) at once, doing all the auto-scrolling nessesary, rather than...

Thanks for the suggestions man. I'm being really picky, aren't I? Seeing that nearly all modern players have knobs, I've revised my priorities (and the first post of the thread!) so that if they have tilt-knobs, they must at least be stable and have good response, not over- or under-...

Are there any units that read full-length ID3v2 tags, AND display the Title, Artist, Album, and Elapsed Time all at once? The Kenwood KDC-MP635 comes close, with it's 3-line display option of: Elapsed Time Title / Artist Album However, the unit reads only ID3v1 -- rather than ID3v2 -- tags...

Thanks for the quick response Deja. The first and last would need more lines of text to suit me, but the middle (Clarion DXZ775) definitely looks interesting. Do you know what brick-and-mortar stores carry Clarion headunits so I can test one out for myself?

Hi, After recently getting a newer car (2004 Corolla LE), I decided I'd like to swap out the factory radio for something aftermarket. I'm probably being a little picky with what I want, but would you folks be kind enough to help me find what meets my needs closest? Here's a list of what I'm...