(ARA) – “Are we there yet?” For years,
those have been the most popular words uttered during
a long car trip; but soon people will instead be saying,
“Can I stay in the car a little longer, please!”
Starting
in Spring 2005, people who buy one of General Motors’
new crossover sport vans (CSVs), including the Saturn
Relay, will
be able to upgrade to the new Mobile Digital Media Powered
by PhatNoise system, a wallet-sized, 40-gigabyte (GB)
hard-drive cartridge that installs in the vehicle’s
integrated overhead rail storage system. .
The
cartridge is easily removable, and can be connected
to a home PC or laptop to download content. It is capable
of holding and playing back a total of 10,000 songs
(in MP3, WMA or WAV formats) or 40 standard-length movies
(in MPEG format), or a combination of music, movies
and video games -- up to 40 GB of material.
“It’s
an entertainment option that really offers something
for everyone,” says Jill Lajdziak, Saturn’s
general manager. “When you’re on a long
road trip, the kids can watch their favorite videos
or play video games, and the adults can listen to music
or audio books, at the same time without disturbing
each other.”
Front
seat passengers use radio and steering wheel controls
to access the music collection. They can browse by artist,
album, genre or custom play list. Rear-seat passengers
select from a colorful menu displayed on the overhead
DVD monitor to play their own music, videos or games
using the wireless DVD remote and headphones. Two wireless
game controllers are also included.
In
addition to the PhatNoise entertainment systems, the
new CSVs also offer the option of adding XM Satellite
Radio, a service that provides more than 120 coast-to-coast
digital-quality channels of original commercial-free
music, news and sports talk. There are even channels
devoted to weather and traffic.
“Before
you know it, summer vacation will be here, and for families
planning a long road trip, upgrading to an advanced
entertainment system can be a real life and sanity saver,”
says Lajdziak.
To
find out more about the system that puts all the entertainment
features you can imagine at your fingertips -- even
while traveling 65 miles per hour down the highway --
log on to www.saturn.com.
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