RichTJ99 said:
Searching on fleabay for Hdd media player found a few.
The only question I have is if the unit is plugged in, will it play the sound through the headphones if I am listening to another input?
Oh, the other question is how to get the IR pointed at the device if its is sitting where the RCA ports are in the back seat?
I got curious after you asked your question, so I tried it out. I connected my media player to the AV inputs and yes, the audio do play out of the headphones.
In regards to the IR remote, I guess you can do one of two things. Either leave the enclosure in the back, but visible from the front, so that the IR remote can have a line of sight to the device. This way you can point your remote to the back to change movies. Or you can use a really long composite wires and place the device in the front, somewhere on the center console. The wiring can always go under the molding and carpeting. Either way, you need to watch the RES monitor in order to choose the movies you want to play, so it's a bit difficult to do this from the driver seat.
I'm not sure if one exists, but perhaps you may be able to find one that uses RF remote instead of IR.
I found this while I was searching for a way to be able to play video on the Navigation monitor.
http://www.avelectronic.com/NavigationVid-Switcher.html
I guess, with this particular device, it will be able to provide additional video and audio inputs to the Navi and the RES. But this is a bit pricey. Supposedly, this device is approximately $550. But with this, you can plug in the media enclosure device to the front Navigation system and choose the movies you want to play in the RES.
Good luck and let us know which one you went with. Perhaps, once you have it installed, you can provide some pictures on how you did the wiring or the mounting.
