Brodit car holder for jasjar

[otimov]

a good news...

http://www.brodit.com/productinformation.jsp?anr=968649

the new ACTIVE holder

[SiliconS]

Thanks for the link...

Unfortunately no power output for a GPS unit?

[timetex]

I fail to see the difference between the passive holder and supplying your own cable, and this active holder... you still have to attach a cable every time you slide the device in!

[SiliconS]

I fail to see the difference between the passive holder and supplying your own cable, and this active holder... you still have to attach a cable every time you slide the device in!
Exactly! (Glad I'm not the only person thinking this!)

I'm waiting for a holder like a laptop docking station. Slide the Universal into the holder in landscape/laptop mode, with connectors at the back for audio (with the jack) and the USB/power connection. It's surely no coincidence that HTC made this machine with all the connectors in a row on one face and with the connections in parallel? (On the XDA2 the main connector is at a different angle to the headphone jack so one holder couldn't provide both interfaces in one fixed cradle.)

[joebongo]

Also I am looking for a holder that doesn't mean I need to butcher my dashboard with screws to fix it in.

A new dash would probably cost me as much as the Universal if I bodged it.

[timetex]

Also I am looking for a holder that doesn't mean I need to butcher my dashboard with screws to fix it in.

A new dash would probably cost me as much as the Universal if I bodged it.

These brodit holders don't need you to botch your dash...

You simply buy the proclip from Brodit which matches your car, and that attaches to your dashboard without drilling or screwing - they usually just involve you "spreading" the dash at a join and slipping it in. Works perfectly.

[SiliconS]

These brodit holders don't need you to botch your dash...

You simply buy the proclip from Brodit which matches your car, and that attaches to your dashboard without drilling or screwing - they usually just involve you "spreading" the dash at a join and slipping it in. Works perfectly.
It's a nice theory but they seem to be designed to block air vents though, especially on my car. I've never understood why this is an acceptable solution. Seems like a bad idea to be blowing either ice-cold or roasting hot air straight at the back of a £400 nugget of ultra-sophisticated electrickery instead of at my face. Whether it buggers up the machine or not (and I'm guessing it doesn't cos nobody seems to complain) I don't want this solution! I want it mounted somewhere unobstructive, away from the car's functions! A sucker-mounted screen attachment is ideal. But I'm still waiting for one... :)

[timetex]

These brodit holders don't need you to botch your dash...

You simply buy the proclip from Brodit which matches your car, and that attaches to your dashboard without drilling or screwing - they usually just involve you "spreading" the dash at a join and slipping it in. Works perfectly.
It's a nice theory but they seem to be designed to block air vents though, especially on my car. I've never understood why this is an acceptable solution. Seems like a bad idea to be blowing either ice-cold or roasting hot air straight at the back of a £400 nugget of ultra-sophisticated electrickery instead of at my face. Whether it buggers up the machine or not (and I'm guessing it doesn't cos nobody seems to complain) I don't want this solution! I want it mounted somewhere unobstructive, away from the car's functions! A sucker-mounted screen attachment is ideal. But I'm still waiting for one... :)

That depends entirely on your car...

Mine has at least 4 different locations for mounting, 2 of which do, indeed, foul the airvent - but I have my iPod mounted on one clipped down near my stereo, which is a perfect location.

The alternative is a bracket from Dashmount (www.dashmount.co.uk) as, IIRC, these don't block vents in a lot of cars.

[Anton.Valleyman]

Has anyone yet found somewhere that's selling these on behalf of Brodit yet?

When I got the XDA2(X) in 04 it was via www.handnav.co.uk, but I cannot see anywhere that's selling them at the moment.

Cheers
Ant

[chrissyboy6969]

I have had one of these brodit and proclip combinations for all my recent devices and i can tell you there is nothing better, perfect holders and easy installation with no screws or anything into the dash, they clip in and are solid as a rock 10\10 in my book

Chris

ps anyone selling yet in the uk

[griffog]

I'm waiting for a holder like a laptop docking station. Slide the Universal into the holder in landscape/laptop mode, with connectors at the back for audio (with the jack) and the USB/power connection. It's surely no coincidence that HTC made this machine with all the connectors in a row on one face and with the connections in parallel? (On the XDA2 the main connector is at a different angle to the headphone jack so one holder couldn't provide both interfaces in one fixed cradle.)
Ditto, I've suggested as much to Brodit, let's see what results ;)

[griffog]

Has anyone yet found somewhere that's selling these on behalf of Brodit yet?

When I got the XDA2(X) in 04 it was via www.handnav.co.uk, but I cannot see anywhere that's selling them at the moment.

Cheers
Ant
Handnav can get any Brodit Part once it's available to retail, another alternative is Nemesis the UK importer. http://www.nemesisgb.com/ Cr*p website but call them and they can' t be more helpful.

[griffog]

A sucker-mounted screen attachment is ideal. But I'm still waiting for one... :)
See this (http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/5417.htm). Brodit even have a clip that will interface between that four pronged mount (known as the HR-Mount) and their cradles.

[Anton.Valleyman]

Decisions, decisions!!

In all honesty I'd love to have a good Brodit mount that sticks to the windscreen to show off the Exec in laptop mode to other drivers!! haha...though I've been weary of it losing suction and falling (in probably slow motion with me watching it) disasterously to the floor mid journey.

I'm keeping the arm of the existing car kit I had for the 2/2i but hoping to just rescrew in the Exec model.

Ant

[johnwx]

Handnav will have the brodit in stock from the end of next week!

[LPC]

Oooo nice find ... I want ... no need this :).

Just emailed HandNav asking when it's coming in and if I can order it :D.

[Churchill]

Brodit also has powered Holder now for the JasJar QTEK 9000 etc

[CJSnet]

Major design flaw with Brodit. Follow thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=30022

[Churchill]

I have Just ordered a powered Brodit Holder for my MDA PRO, it shall arrive on Monday. Costs: 53,55 Euro, this is for the Powered holder with sigarette plug.

[CJSnet]

Great, let me know when it arrives if your speaker is also covered by the device, like in my post above ^

[Churchill]

Well that does not bother me so much, because I have a very simple solution for that problem. If I really find that the sound is not adequate for the navigation or using the speaker phone, then all I do is with a very small bit drill a couple of holes next to each other on the spot where the speaker is and that should solve the problem :)

[LPC]

Where can I order one from please guys ... I'm in the UK and waiting for it somewhere :).

[Churchill]

I am in Amsterdam so can not help you there sorry.

But there were some posts somewhere indicating that you could order it somewherer in the UK, or just google for it