Hi all,
I've got the desk stand for the TD1 with the stock adapter, and the adapter for the extended battery. Unfortunately the TD2 fits neither of these adapters.
I jut thought I'd post to let others know - am off to try and see if HTC (someone?) does just the adapter to make it fit....
Rich
Cradle adapter (on it's own) was announced before release of the TD2.
Here ..... http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=179105
Got it from Clove in the end - slightly chepaer and I prefer dealing with them over Expansys.
http://www.clove.co.uk/viewProduct....Category=A90CF1CE-2959-499B-9AFA-172FF5C27F9F
Rich
How much for a piece of plastic?! ...anyway, how does the phone look in the cradle?
Unfortunately they sent the TD1 insert - I returned it but they are not due stock of the TD2 one for a couple more weeks, pic when I get it...
R
I used this one for my TD1 from Brando, same problem the TD2 doesn't fit. But I could sell it to someone with a Touch Pro 1.
Bought the TD2 version from Brando and I am very satisfied.
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Anyone found a good car holder for the TyTN? I've looked through ebay and found a few and all of them have no charging/power connector. I don't know which one fits well. I'm looking for a good cheap holder with ot without a power connector. Any recommendations?
Try the Brodit range:
http://www.dsldevelopments.com
There's also a thread over at Modaco.com about their stuff:
http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showtopic=244140
Hope this helps.
That looks really good! But I can't afford to spend £40 on a holder. I went for a simple one from ebay for a fiver. I only use it when I go on long trips and use my tytn for satnav which is very seldom.
penyekz said:
That looks really good! But I can't afford to spend £40 on a holder. I went for a simple one from ebay for a fiver. I only use it when I go on long trips and use my tytn for satnav which is very seldom.
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You could check out these links, they are from HTC Europe.
http://www.expansys.com/htc/p_htc_item.aspx?i=142066
http://www.expansys.com/htc/p_htc_i...www.expansys.com/htc/p_htc_item.aspx?i=142058
http://www.expansys.com/htc/p_htc_item.aspx?i=142059
Things to consider though is if on long journey the phone might need charging so make sure the mini usb has enough room for a car charger to be plugged in. I use the charger for Holux GPSlim 236 satnav receiver to charge both devices when in the car. The only other problem I had with my M2000 was when accelerating hard or going fast round corners the phone would be pulled out of the cradle in fact I tried loads of cradles so I'm hoping this smaller phone doesnt suffer the same problem otherwise it could be elastic band time again.
Looking at that cradle in the top link it looks like one of the bottom lugs will block access to the mini usb which is no good really. Oh well only one way to find out and thats go and buy it.
I bought one from a Vodafone shop. It's just known as a universal car holder. Cost a fiver and works great.
I can still access the mini usb and all buttons while it's fitted in there.
Hope this helps
Is it worth buying something which is designed specifically for the Hermes or does a cheap generic one do just as good a job?
I'm willing to spend a bit extra is the holder is better quality.
If anyone has a decent holder could you let me know the brand/where you got it from.
In my experience, The Brodit holders are superior. They have excellent fit, and some come with built-in charging (active holders) for additional convenience.
yes, anything by Brodit - expensive but worth it.
I am not very much convinced with their website's photos.
I have ordered dwo desktop cradles from expansys: HTC-branded, and from ORA, plus a car holder by Carcomm. I will review and post photos when they (finally) arrive.
Another vote for Brodit. See my pics in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=280439
I can recommend a unit by Carcomm, available at Handnav.
http://www.handnav.co.uk/product_details.php?id=2292
I've been using it for 3 weeks, very pleased with. You can get power cables for various GPS receivers too.
HTH
Mike
i am using a cheap car holder from Hama. it's doing its job and i paid only 20euro for it
My vote goes to the Brodit holder. Use it for several months now and charge my tytn without problems. Also i have one for my dell axim pda.
Brodit holders are a perfect fit.
i just use a generic pda holder bought form ebay, i think the ebay store was t-dimension.
it cost me $5 AU + postage. It is an anti-vibrate model.
This holder together with a TYTN car charger ($20 AU) is a practical and cheap (money wise) solution.
There is ONLY one place to buy from and it is...
www.proclipusa.com
I have no affiliation with them but I have bought holders for 2 different vehicles from them. The quality is very high. And they have basically taken every single vehicle out there and figured out how to mount your ohone as if it were a factory option. The location of the brackets is different for all vehicles and the fit on the phone and on the car is perfect.
I hope you enjoy, just as I have.
Using the Brodit cradle here, fantastic bit of kit which works perfectly. Recently used it on a 2500KM car journey and it was perfect the whole way!
Does anybody know which holder is compatible with the extended batteries?
I got this one at radio shack for 16.00
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103140&cp
add to it a retractable miniusb cigarette charger (for the RAZR) at wal-mart for $10.00
That looks right along the lines of what I want - I don't think it would hold the LION Battery pack with the Hermes though :/
Hi,
Here it is from Clove!
http://www.clove.co.uk/viewProduct....&product=1D0A78F8-C643-40C0-A006-1157B4C8200C
£45.83 inc VAT
A bit expensive considering their active car holders are usually £33-ish.
Will defo get one when it is available in more places!
If anyone has got one already, please post a review
Thanks.
i have a Brodit passive holder....
just a quick comment on it..
I have had a brodit holder for every PDA i have had for the last X amount of years and have never been unhappy in the least bit...
When i picked up the holder for the TC from the local shop here in Sweden, I looked at it and said "boy that looks tiny".... i thought maybe my head was playing tricks on me...
i took it out of the package at the counter and tried to shove my phone in it.... I would have needed a crow bar, and elephant and some butter to get it in there....
luckily the shop that i bought it from also doubles as a car stereo installation/ car mod shop.....
one of the guys from the shop was there and whisked me into the back and got out his heat gun and heated it up and together we made it fit to a T.
now it is perfect and i love it....
(i wonder, did brodit try to make this only with dimension from HTC, or had they an actual unit during their manufacturing process???)
anyway now i am once again a satisfied Brodit customer....
Proclip
I just got my holder yesterday. While tyhese are a little more than all the others I have seen it looks to be about the best holder I hqave ever had. I had one of the cheap ones off ebay and it broke already. This one seems to be very well made. They offer a few different models for the TC. With or without tilt or charger. I got one with the tilt and I like it. For what these phones cost it is worth it to get a quality holder for the car.
This my carholder-active, orginal for P3300
I got the Brodit as well as I've used them before and they are really well made....that is, except for this one which is as tight as you like. The o2 orbit2 does not fit it properly and I'm now having to debate sending it back vs. finding someone with a heat gun !!!!
In fact, I returned it and have just received another one....problem is that this one is even tighter. Will now have to find someone with a heat gun !!!!
Mine is a tight fit too but far better than the one I had for my last pda. If it isn't tight it buggers up the mini usb connection. The fitting kit for the car works fine too but it would have been better if the curley cable was shorter and the straight bit from the mount was longer just to make it easier to route the cable.
If you're looking for a car holder for the touch cruise, go to best buy in the auto dept., look for one made for the iphone and ipod both. It is around $12 and clips onto your air vent. The cruise fits in it perfectly.
Has anyone seen a cradle for the TD2 yet? I've got a Brodit mount in my car with the cradle for the Kaiser, but I'm after a new one now.
Received this from Brodit when I asked about a D2 mount:
"Hi!
For the moment we can’t say any clear date but please check the web within a couple of weeks.
Best Regards"
galvinize said:
Received this from Brodit when I asked about a D2 mount:
"Hi!
For the moment we can’t say any clear date but please check the web within a couple of weeks.
Best Regards"
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Got the same answer, more people email them then they'll know there's demand out there and get a move on.
brodit cradles available
cactusbob said:
Has anyone seen a cradle for the TD2 yet? I've got a Brodit mount in my car with the cradle for the Kaiser, but I'm after a new one now.
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just found the new cradles available on the brodit site (512011 Active Holder, Tilt Swivel
With cigg-plug. and many others)
No info about price and delivery time yet
Nice spot, have emailed a few suppliers asking for price and dates.
Just Pre-Ordered Mine
Hi
Just ordered mine from DSL.
http://www.dsldevelopments.com/brodit/Holder/HTC+Touch Diamond 2 T5353-Brodit-Holder.asp
Can't wait till it lands.
Looking at the picture on the site, it's not obvious exactly what part of the dashboard it attaches to and how?
hotlips69 said:
Looking at the picture on the site, it's not obvious exactly what part of the dashboard it attaches to and how?
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Brodit holders come in two parts, a custom bit that holds the phone which is unique for each phone, and the proclip bit designed for your car. Where exactly on the dash it fits depends on which which car you have and which proclip you buy for your car. You're best off calling to find out, although most of them seem to have an option to fit over the central air vents.
Hi,
Any update??
I have preordered from mobilefun but still nothing.
Hi,
Got my cradle today from mobilefun. Just need a reliable navigation software.
Ordered mine from mobilefun yesterday, came this morning, fits great
cactusbob said:
Ordered mine from mobilefun yesterday, came this morning, fits great
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What one did you get?, and did you get a in car charger with it?
I'm looking for one that attaches to the dash/air ventthat will also support a chrger.
Was looking at the Brodit one, and although they do look quite nice, £50+ for the holder and clip is a little steep in my mind.
I got the passive one, I already have a HTC car charger (with a pretty blue light). I only got the phone part as I already had the vent mount for my car from my previous phone. Thats the benefit really - you only need to change the phone bit. The Brodit mounts are a bit expensive but the quality is excellent and the phone fits really well
cactusbob said:
I got the passive one, I already have a HTC car charger (with a pretty blue light). I only got the phone part as I already had the vent mount for my car from my previous phone. Thats the benefit really - you only need to change the phone bit. The Brodit mounts are a bit expensive but the quality is excellent and the phone fits really well
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Cheers - one last question - I see the tilt and swivel, but to the rotate though 90°, so the phone can be viewed horitontally (i.e. when using it as a Sat Nav)?
Yes the mount is in two parts, the bit that attached to the car and the bit that the phone goes in. The connection between the two is a swivel joint
I've just ordered one HTC Touch Diamond2 / T5353 Car Upgrade Kit - CU S240 from here, better says - preordered.
It says it will be avaible in 10 days or more...
Is this site reliable?
mirmarmms said:
I've just ordered one HTC Touch Diamond2 / T5353 Car Upgrade Kit - CU S240 from here, better says - preordered.
It says it will be avaible in 10 days or more...
Is this site reliable?
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I have this item ordered from mobilefun.co.uk, they say 2 - 3 days and it'll be in stock, but I wouldn't be so sure about that.
This is the same type of car kit I used for my Diamond 1, and that one worked very well, so I don't mind waiting for this one.
Oh, expansys says they won't have this car kit in stock until June 23rd.. so, I'm prepared to be waiting anything up until then!
still not avaible CU S240...
received today from:
http://www.sv2i.com/search/fiche.asp?ref_produit=BT-CMS-HD2
http://www.sv2i.com/search/fiche.asp?ref_produit=PDA-3BHTD2F41
I have just bought the proclip and passive holder from dsl, then I bought a car charger from ebay, I will post what they are like as soon as they arrive, and if I'm clever enough to fit them in my car.
11/06/09
The cradle arrived today, it turned out that I actually ordered the wrong proclip, I intended to buy the one that bind to the right A/C vent of my (RHD) Corsa, but instead I ordered one that binds onto the bottom left of the dashboard. As it was though, I actually think the ordering error turned out for the better, the postion of the phone was still very readable, easily reachable, and it means that when I plug in the phone charger I won't see a wire dangling all the way across my dashboard, which would be unsightly as well as inconveineant. I would recommend this position of proclip for everyone, I know it seems strange that you need to look down at the phone, but when I took it out for a spin today it worked great.
Unsuprisingly, the cradle itself was fantastic way worth the extra money I paid for, the phone actually slips into position, I was sceptical at first about perfect fits, but the fit really was impeccable.
The fitting process was simple and straightforward (if I can do it anyone can) but requires a bit of brute force, but in my opinion that just came to show how sturdy the kit is. You know it's not going to go anywhere.
It has been over the month for my HTC Diamond 2, I want to get full case for it and do what ever is possible with it to maximize it.
What do you recommend?
I was thinking invisible shield full body. What else would you add to this list?
A mini-usb adapter probably, mini-usb to 3.5mm.
AetieQ is right.. mini adapter is really useful!! i got 1.. how bout capcase??
I think invisible shield by ZAGG is the most important accessories too.I got the full body last month.It is the best case I have ever seen.
Mine would be the hard case or at least a cheap leather case..
this is what i've ordered from amazon few days ago:
Desktop cradle - there are many variations, mostly different in shape. Note that htc cradles cost about triple the time...
Air-vent mount holder - for those that don't like the whole stick of most widescreens .
ZAGG shield - ofcourse.
And a car charger.
krylovpro said:
this is what i've ordered from amazon few days ago:
Desktop cradle - there are many variations, mostly different in shape. Note that htc cradles cost about triple the time...
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That link is for the Touch Diamond cradle, does it fit the TD2 ?
Am using the soft plastic body casings. I used to use the Silicone variants on my HTC touch but they stretch after a while and have to be replaced. They also trap alot of dirt. Just look up HTC Diamond 2 soft plastic cases on ebay, they are inexpensive and are excellent protection. I dropped my BRAND NEW TD2 yesterday and the casing protected the phone, not a ding or dent. That's my must have accessory!
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That link is for the Touch Diamond cradle, does it fit the TD2 ?
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DUH! I didn't notice that
But here's the TD2 version: http://www.amazon.co.uk/iTALKonline...4?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1253622044&sr=1-4
The car charger reminded me of something...
The other day I was leaving for school and noticed that my battery was almost out. So I remembered that I have a cheap USB-MP3-Stereo in my car so I grabbed the usb-cable from my computer and headed for the car. So I plug the other end on where the usb memory stick is usually in and the other end on my TD2. The phone prompted me on what mode to use so I selected the mass memory. As It turns out, I could recharge my phone at the same time I was blasting the songs on my phone out of the speakers. I was really impressed
My must-have accessories for my new HTC Pure would include the following:
--full body Zagg Skin
--Silicone body skin
--Carrying Case; my preference is a horizontal leather with both clip and belt loops
--Multiple USB to 3.5 mm adapters; keep one in the cars, on the motorcycle, wherever I may find myself. They're cheap and very useful
--Battery charger; either the rechargeable kind or the one that runs off a AAA battery that also doubles as a flashlight. I have both
--Several earphones; same idea as the USB adapters.
I have wired remote yet, just perfect. using my topaz as player without touching and turning the screen off... (using with pocket player)