So I figured out why Ford infotainment is such shit

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
12/31/2014 at 00:34 • Filed to: None

400mhz ARM11 processor, 256mb of DDR RAM. Jesus christ on a coffee cup that's terrible.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Sync…

DISCUSSION (25)

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/31/2014 at 00:35

Pretty sure my calculator can outperform that.

Nibby > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/31/2014 at 00:38

My ThinkPad T21 has a 750MHz processor and 256mb RAM... and it's from 2000.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/31/2014 at 00:38

It's funny cause our dual band Asus router has better specifications than that!

TheHondaBro > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
12/31/2014 at 00:38

My phone is more powerful than that, so why would I hook it up to a shittier computer?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Nibby
12/31/2014 at 00:39

What OS are you running on it?

Nibby > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/31/2014 at 00:40

I rarely use it, but it has 95 and NT4 on dual boot.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
12/31/2014 at 00:40

My Raspberry-Goddamn-Pi has better specs. And it cost $35 instead of being a $1000 option

claramag, Mustaco Master > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/31/2014 at 00:43

sweet bebe jeeses, my old dell Inspiron 1000 is WAAY better.

So does this mean one could hook up an old dell to a Ford Edge and it be an UPGRADE?

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/31/2014 at 00:47

Aaaaaaaaaand i thought the iDrive on Rolls Royce is terrible.

Kinja'd!!!

It's like iDrive, but from 2004.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/31/2014 at 00:58

Because its in a Ford?

Saracen > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/31/2014 at 01:00

And you get charged hundreds of dollars for it.

Kinda like Infiniti charging $2000 for a Nav system with a 40 GB hard drive.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/31/2014 at 01:02

I hope MyFordTouch is better, but it's probably a rebranded and identical to Sync. ._.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Saracen
12/31/2014 at 02:47

40GB HDDs still exist?

Jordan Clifford > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/31/2014 at 03:00

This kind of thing is so confusing to me.. Processing power has gotten so cheap now, why don't they put better infotainment systems in cars? Every system I have ever used has been hilariously underpowered. are they recouping costs by chopping mhz? It seems like such a simple value add for something almost every driver of the companies cars will use everyday. And if cost really is that much of an issue, why not make the entire thing standardised and modular, so end users have a choice?

Tohru > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/31/2014 at 04:17

I have a netbook that is obsolete enough that all it does is hold my printer up and it has an 800MHz Celeron and 1GB of RAM.

spanfucker retire bitch > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/31/2014 at 07:06

That's pretty fucking awful. Why Auto companies don't just go out buy a 2-year old Qualcomm SoC and just use that is fucking beyond me. You don't even need to add other ISP like bluetooth support or a dedicated cell modem. It's all integrated into the SoC.

Roundbadge > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/31/2014 at 07:25

This is immediately where my mind went, as well. Just picked up my second for a project (new B+). Every time I hear about small single-board computers, I start comparing their stats to the Pi's.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
12/31/2014 at 12:19

Sync is a java-based interface on top of an ancient version of Windows CE. The next version will be QNX-based which is faaarrrrrr more frugal

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Jordan Clifford
12/31/2014 at 12:20

There is absolutely no accounting for or explaining the ridiculous decisions of corporate beancounters.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Tohru
12/31/2014 at 12:21

Eeepc?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Roundbadge
12/31/2014 at 12:23

How is the new B+? I have a first-gen B but right now its just being used as an IRC bouncer. I need to get another for actual embedded projects.

Roundbadge > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/31/2014 at 13:48

It has more USB ports, video is only done through HDMI, it uses a Micro SD instead of standard SD card, and it has more GPIO pins. The processor and memory are the same as the B.

If you're looking for more power, the B+ isn't it. Same old machine, just more convenient to use.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Roundbadge
12/31/2014 at 14:11

No more RCA video? That's an interesting choice, given the higher cost of HDMI-compatible equipment to use with your price-of-a-good-coffee computer

Roundbadge > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/31/2014 at 14:35

I was a little surprised by the move away from RCA, as the whole idea was to provide a cheap computer that could be used with found equipment just about anywhere. Requiring HDMI seems almost counter-intuitive.

For my next project, I'll have to use the B, as it's going in a spare bedroom that doesn't have anything other than an old CRT TV. I guess I could buy an HDMI adapter and use a real monitor...but why?

Tohru > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
12/31/2014 at 14:39

Yep. 900HD, with 120gb of storage.