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I did the bypass as described in this thread on my N-4 and it works flawlessly! Thanks!

Any update guys? did it work? Very interested as i thought about this myself. thanks. It's done!!! It works absolutely awesome!!! Highly recommend it! Get yourself a hard drive media player ASAP!

Installing my system (N4) now and am pretty sure I found the VSS wire without problem. If I want to check to be sure I have the right wire how can I check it with my multimeter? I have a good Fluke and know how to use it. Not sure what type of variable input I'm looking for. Is it 0-20ma, 0-10v, or what?

Any update guys? did it work? Very interested as i thought about this myself. thanks. I'm finally getting my system installed. Doing it myself outdoors so I had to wait until the weather got nicer. Should be done later this week.

Yes, it can be done easily, however you need to use a media player/hard drive such as a Mediagate MG-25 with RCA audio/video outputs. The user interface is built in to the media player and operated by a wireless remote. I have one with a 160GB hard drive and am waiting on the weather to get it installed.

Ha. Funny you said that. I've already taken it a step further and gave the Zune and the USB the boot! I'm going with a 160GB Multimedia drive with A/V (RCA) outputs that'll wire into the A/V in on the N4 brainbox.

occb2, thanks for the response. The dock isn't actually for the N4 but I'm trying to make it work correctly. I know that if I run the A/V cables from the Zune dock to the N4 brain box I can get both music and video to display on the N4. What I don't know is IF I could get both music AND video (basically what's seen on the Zune screen) to display on the N4 by using the USB connection only. Of course, with this connection I'd also be getting it's battery charged. My question is, if I use the A/V input on the N4 to display the Zune's music/video will the USB connection still charge the Z

The newest Zune docks come with a USB cable permanently fixed to them as well as the 3 RCA A/V outputs. I was thinking of using the new dock in my car and running the dock USB to the N4 and the A/V RCA's to the A/V input on the brain unit. Has anyone tried this yet? Will the USB connection charge the Zune while the A/V input is selected or do you have to select the USB input to charge it?

Thanks guys! I did mine here at the keyboard. Waiting to do my install.