Re: [OT] SD Memory Cards

[Tim Allen <tim.allen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Wow what car is that?! I haven't even got electric windows in mine.
Come to think of it, it doesn't beep if I leave the lights on and open
the door. And I haven't got power steering. Or airbags. Or air-con. Or
TC. But I do have a digital trip computer that goes berzerk in cold
weather (99mpg anyone?). Annnyway...

I believe 2gb cards are imminent and personally would buy Sandisk or
Kingston. The only ones I've ever had trouble with were cheap unbranded
ones from ebay. As for life, I'd have thought they'd last for years
unless you were *constantly* changing the contents of them, as aren't
they rated for a certain number of read/write operations?. As for
bitrates I've always used 160 for MP3s, but since Apple went the AAC
route I've not really used MP3. AACs sound better to my ears at 128
than 160 MP3s do, and use less space.

Tim.

On 4 Mar 2005, at 2:41 pm, paul_watkin wrote:

>  My new car has two SD card slots for MP3 playback in the dashboard,
>  which leads me to a couple of questions.
>
>  1. Is 1gig the biggest SD Card available?
>
>  2. Are there recommended brands for constant use like this or are
>  they all much of a muchness?
>
>  3. How long should I expect an SD card to last in this kind of
>  application.
>
>  4. What kind of bit rates do most people rip their MP3's to for
>  listening to in the car.
>
>  cheers
>
>  Paul