Post date: Jul 30, 2010 6:12:26 AM
posted by David Frerichs on March 10, 2010
http://tuner2.blogspot.com/2010/03/half-baked-tethering-from-radiotime-and.html
Classifies
- the RadioTime solution in BMW
- Pioneer AVIC/Pandora joint-venture (is this what they are doing with Ford?)
as just another "half-baked attempt" to put Internet Radio in the car. Although not mentioned by Dave, this also includes
- Alpine's iDA-X305S
"As such, until Internet radio is truly integrated into the dash, it will not take the place of FM radio or even satellite radio in the car. Integration doesn't mean just controls. It means controls and connectivity. It has to be truly built in and "just work.""
Dave's opinion is that
"Until you can sit down, power on, drive off, and enjoy your favorite Internet radio, it isn't viable competition for the user's time in the car."
I am going to add something else, to truly take the place of the in-car FM radio, an Internet car radio will also need to be able to tune in to not so favorite stations directly from the dash. This requirement would leave out many current Internet car radio solutions including
- Livio's Carmen
- MiRoamer/Blaupunkt
both these need some form of interaction from a PC.