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#38639 - 16/09/2001 19:50 Tuner and Screens
grgcombs
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Registered: 03/07/2001
Posts: 663
Loc: Dallas, TX
I'm a little shocked to see that there's still no tuners or screens or power adapters available for the US market ... I'm also shocked to see that 1.1 (now 2.0?) isn't available in beta yet.

I guess I'm just shocked in general. I think I'm going to go to bed and cry myself to sleep.

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#38640 - 16/09/2001 21:19 Re: Tuner and Screens [Re: grgcombs]
loren
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Registered: 23/08/2000
Posts: 3826
Loc: SLC, UT, USA
Check here.

Tuners are available, but out of stock at the moment.
Screens are avalable.
Power adapters can be had from 3rd parties for $6.50, namely All Electronics
2.0, well, i'm not gonna link to any, but there's ton's of threads on that.


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#38641 - 17/09/2001 06:31 Re: Tuner and Screens [Re: grgcombs]
kazama
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Registered: 11/11/2000
Posts: 202
Loc: Boston, MA
I guess I'm just shocked in general. I think I'm going to go to bed and cry myself to sleep.

{sarcasm}
Get ready to cry for a good long time them. 1.1/2.0 has been at the testers since the start of the year and if they would stop doing such a good job in finding bugs we would have had the software by now. But they continue to keep finding bugs, and delaying the schedule, and it goes on and on. You think they would mess up at least once and let a bug go by but NOOOOooo, they have to be all "technically minded" and "find all problems so users don't complain". Hogwash! Do like Microsoft does. Release a product half finished and let the users find the bugs.
{/sarcasm}

The best we can do is be patience and know that the software will, eventually, come out one day. That is if Tony will let it out of his sights.

Greg



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#38642 - 17/09/2001 06:40 Re: Tuner and Screens [Re: kazama]
rob
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Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
I still stand by the 2.0 schedule that I announced last month. No guarantees, but I'm hoping to get a public Beta out in about two weeks.

Although the Beta is feature frozen, after 2.0 becomes a consumer release we will start considering suggestions for further beta's in the 2.x range, leading to an eventual 3.0. In other words, we'd like to return to how it used to be - regular public releases with a few new features in each.

Rob



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#38643 - 17/09/2001 10:13 Re: Tuner and Screens [Re: kazama]
altman
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Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 3457
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
2.0 hasn't been delayed *just* because of bugs, it's been delayed because we've been working on another huge project too. Now that's (pretty much) out of the way, things are pressing ahead on 2.0.

If all we'd been doing was bugfixing for 9 months...well. We don't write software that's *that* buggy :)

Hugo



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#38644 - 17/09/2001 10:23 Re: Tuner and Screens [Re: altman]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31602
Loc: Seattle, WA
If all we'd been doing was bugfixing for 9 months...well. We don't write software that's *that* buggy :)

Right. The alpha team hasn't been getting new car player versions all this time. There has been a long lull as the Empeg team worked on another unrelated project.

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#38645 - 17/09/2001 10:54 Re: Tuner and Screens [Re: grgcombs]
synergy
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Registered: 20/02/2001
Posts: 345
Just recieved my replacement AR screens from SB. For all the problems to be had with Digital River, I must say, with both the tuner and screens, I'm not one of them. I've been pretty pleased with their service.


Wow. That Green is GREEN.

And on a related note, How do we get an AR coated Blue now, since SB isn't selling the screen kit with one?

Thanks

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#38646 - 17/09/2001 11:10 Re: Tuner and Screens [Re: rob]
kazama
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Registered: 11/11/2000
Posts: 202
Loc: Boston, MA
I just want to clarify that my first post was just joking/being sarcastic. I know you guys don't write buggy software and you are doing all you can to get 2.0 out. Keep up the good work and I have no problem waiting even if the schedule gets pushed back.

Greg


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#38647 - 17/09/2001 11:12 Re: Tuner and Screens [Re: synergy]
rob
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Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
How do we get an AR coated Blue now, since SB isn't selling the screen kit with one?

Email carsales@riohome.com and they'll arrange to sell one to you from the empeg store, once stock arrives (2 - 3 weeks).

Rob



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#38648 - 17/09/2001 15:53 Re: Tuner and Screens [Re: rob]
msaeger
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Registered: 23/09/2000
Posts: 3608
Loc: Minnetonka, MN
maybe this should be an faq entry ?

32Gig MK2 In 2001 VW Golf TDI
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#38649 - 17/09/2001 17:07 Re: Tuner and Screens [Re: rob]
jwickis
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Registered: 24/08/2000
Posts: 658
Loc: India
Cool, that's the one I'm missing, how much is the one blue lens if the kit is $29.?? for the three?

#695-Mk2/8 colors-12Gig/TUNER- awaits v2.x & Voice Recog.

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#38650 - 18/09/2001 03:39 Re: Tuner and Screens [Re: jwickis]
rob
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Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
I haven't decided yet. I would guess about $15.

Rob



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