Loudest Current PocketPC?

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"John Smith" <johnnyman307@wrongaddress.om> wrote in message
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> Which currently available PocketPCs has the loudest self-contained speaker
> volume?
> I need a PocketPC that can be heard in a car over road noise and radio
> without needing an external amplified speaker.
> I don't want to pipe it through the car stereo either because then I would
> not be able to play the radio or CDs.

The itty bitty speaker...smaller than one on my headphones...isn't going to
be able to compete with two to several much much larger speakers, let alone
road noise from all but the most quiet vehicles...unless that Pocket PC is
the size of a medium boombox.

Even if it could, why? If the radio and CD's are that important, who needs
something designed to interfere? On the same token, if you need to listen
to the Pocket PC, perhaps turning down the stereo for a couple minutes
wouldn't be the end of the world.

If you truly need exactly what you describe, the only way is through powered
external speakers.

Sony has a good set, small enough to be held on the dashboard with a small
patch of velcro, takes AAA batteries, and is pretty handy for laptops, MP3
players, what have you. They're about $40. The batteries last a good long
time, though if you use it regular you probably want to invest in
rechargeable.

Pagan

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the suggestion of amplified speakers is a good, if not the best option
for your need... you might also look for "cut out" switches that wait
for input from your ppc, then cut off your stereo and pipe your ppc's
instructions to the speakers.

Radio shack has both inexpensive amplified speakers as well as an amp
that is slightly bigger than a large pen that will drive unamplified
speakers.

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

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"John Smith" <johnnyman307@wrongaddress.om> wrote in message
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| Which currently available PocketPCs has the loudest self-contained
speaker
| volume?
| I need a PocketPC that can be heard in a car over road noise and
radio
| without needing an external amplified speaker.
| I don't want to pipe it through the car stereo either because then I
would
| not be able to play the radio or CDs.
|
|

Put the pda somewhere it can easily be seen (a number of mounts are
available) and where the sound is directed towards you, and turn the
radio down if it is too loud to hear your preference of the pda.

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alan smith wrote:
> Put the pda somewhere it can easily be seen (a number of mounts are
> available) and where the sound is directed towards you, and turn the
> radio down if it is too loud to hear your preference of the pda.

Additionally, I've put an external speaker from RadioShack on the the
center console; the kind that's meant for CB radios. Loud and clear voice
commands :-) I removed it though after a week, because plugging in one
more cable and having one more wire flying around was just too much hassle

Instead, I copied all the recorded wav files from the GPS program onto my
desktop, ran them through the good ole Soundrecorder, tripled their
volume, cut away superfluous text ("Hello, welcome to Pocketmap
Navigator!" became "Hello!" for instance), and copied them back to the
PocketPC
The PDA is mounted in clear view of the driver, with a highly
sophisticated mount consisting of two bits of Velcro. The GPS receiver can
be seen on top of the dashboard, above the two center vents.
http://www.gesellige-runde.com/gps [...] psdash.jpg

Works great, the GPS receiver has a clear view to the sky, the display can
be read easily, the voice directions can be heard clearly and checked
against the display, and the cable thicket is kept to a minimum :-)

--?
It's a bad sign when the beer company isn't running any sweepstakes, yet
all the lids say 'SORRY' underneath them

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Hi John,
I have the sound of my PPC running through my stereos equalizer. Now when my
PPC makes a sound, the stereo is muted (for some reason I'm not going to
complain about) and the PPC GPS software gives me directions then the stereo
returns to normal volume levels.

I think I still have a little more written about it here:
http://dougfreeze.com/rocky/index.html

Let me know if you have any questions about this setup.
Doug Freeze
Get your piano tuned !
http://MasterTuner.com



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"John Smith" <johnnyman307@wrongaddress.om> wrote in message
news:hKidnVU3NbRQDcXfRVn-pw@comcast.com...
> Which currently available PocketPCs has the loudest self-contained speaker
> volume?
> I need a PocketPC that can be heard in a car over road noise and radio
> without needing an external amplified speaker.
> I don't want to pipe it through the car stereo either because then I would
> not be able to play the radio or CDs.