2007 Mitsubishi Outlander: Hard Drive Rules!

craigm3, the following links may help.
 
First Drive: 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FirstDrives/articleId=116296
 
Full Test: 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander XLS
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=118989
 
Long-Term Test Introduction: 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander XLS
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/LongTerm/articleId=120390

It takes a few days to learm the MMCS, after that it is very easy to use. I'm actually kind of liking the Sirius radio, channel 35 "Chill" seems to match the vehicle. The Rockford Fosgate stereo is great!
 
The big wide screen on the nav is nice, easy to see in any lighting. Crank up the sound, pop in the Austin Powers Goldmember DVD and show off the opening scene to impress friends.
 
Keep driving the Outie, the more you drive it the better it gets.

Trojan, I've read all the tests, I was looking more for a long termer's point of view, as the vehicle breaks in a little more. Thanks, though!
 
One thing I would have liked on the NAV screen; a split screen so you can read the audio info AND see the map. Or is that option hidden somewhere I haven't found yet?
 
I'll have to check channel 36. Channel 25 "Underground Garage" has done the job for me so far :)

Good job Brian. At least you will be able to judge the car as an owner would, by knowing its capabilities, and readingt he manual if necessary to fully exploit his/her 30k buy.
I hope other editors will follow.

Oops, Chill is channel 35 not 36, give it a try.
 
The Nav screen can do split screen in certain circumstances, but I don't think it can split between nav and music.

I guess GM was just a little too far ahead of the curve with the PhatNoise system they offered in the '05 minivans. That was a removable hard drive, it allowed playing music, movies, and games from the drive, which got docked with the PC to transfer media to it. I think that was the only model year and vehicle GM offered it on. And that's too bad. I'd like to be able to dock the removable module, say, in the bottom of that huge central console in my Avalanche. Good for Mitsubishi!

"I finally took the time to learn the ins and outs of our Outlander's hard drive audio system. The menus are deep and not always intuitive."
  
"deep" and "not always intuitive" are vague terms, which I would, from a readers point of view, interpret that as "having a difficult time" working the menu. As with all devices with a menu it will take time to remember the "menu tree". Only through frequent use will you be able to memorize it. And I would agree that you can't just hop in and work your way through the Navi knowing where to find the info. In fairness to Mitsubishi Electric, I find the MMCS menu OK. It's not the easiest, but it's far from mediocre. And to help you get the most out of the MMCS, reading the manual really helps, and it allows you to dig through all user-adjustable settings in your Outlander, which would have taken a lot more steps if you to do it manually without the MMCS.
  
Some prospective buyers would say paying extra for the MMCS (aka Navi) is too expensive. That's if we think of it as a Navi, a TomTom or Garmin with a bigger screen, which it's not! The MMCS is a DVD player, a Music Server, a Sirius tuner, an MP3/WMA player, a CD-Audio player, a display monitor for you PS2/PS3 (with RF option), a Navi system, and works as your vehicle's computer interface too. So the extra you pay for this option is well justified. And the best way to have it is to buy it as a factory installed option, rather than a dealer installed add-on. Buy an Outlander with the MMCS/Navi (which is incidentally a fully loaded one with leather and sun&sound package), and negotiate for the least price you can haggle with the saleman.

I started reading rcpax's comments but they were too deep and not very intuitive so I stopped reading.
 
Someone please sum it up for me, too many words make me slee...
 
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