Internet downloads not only need for DRM mandate, audio-visual technology to extract the development and changes soon. PC users through the Internet to download and install a new decoder level to the computer and mobile devices. Unless the vehicle has installed a new level of decompression, or may not be in the car on the normal broadcast content.

Aftermarket and vehicle from factory

In many cases, aftermarket car market of equipment suppliers to provide "onboard audio-visual device" program than car manufacturing plant is much more simple and quick. First, the car maker to provide the equipment must comply with stringent performance testing, but the aftermarket car is different. Secondly, the security considerations that the sold car equipment suppliers face are less than car manufacturers. For example, the sale of vehicles equipped with mobile device users and motorists to use - such as when driving play DVD - if the user’s licensing punished by the police, this is only by the user to bear legal responsibility. However, if the automobile manufacturers equipped with such equipment, first of all, manufacturers face a strict legal provisions.

In addition, after-sale equipment to the design and life cycle and consumer electronics is almost close, which makes aftermarket car market equipment providers can benefit from it, make them more easily keep up with the pace of change in consumer electronics. Aftermarket car market has introduced a series of products, the new audio systems to DVD players, the assembly of the front seat or back seat of the top.

But car manufacturers are also on the market to respond. The current system as a consumer entertainment product to the customer's car for the preparation of the options can be provided to the customer. This also provides manufacturers generate considerable additional income. Through these built-in car entertainment systems connected to the car's other systems, such as car navigation system that can bring more attractive and higher value. For example, when the opening of car navigation systems, music playback automatically become silent mode, or when driving to the car parking spaces or waiting, the navigation display automatically converted to DVD player mode.

Times for automotive hard disk is coming

Configuration of the hard drive vehicles have been produced in the production line, the first in Europe and Japan's auto market, these cars on the market provides a built-in satellite navigation system, the Japanese car on the road can also be deposited in the city three-dimensional map data. At present the car in the United States usually is only used to store music. As in the larger scope of the current temperature and poor working environment and machinery, these drives require very strict quality control. Even so, car manufacturers are still very willing to use hard drive technology.

For audio-visual storage, as the text of the foregoing reasons, such as DRM and decompression of the update, need to drive cars on the needs of the content and user's mobile device or PC to update the contents of sync. This requires that cars can directly connect to the Internet or through the user's digital home network indirectly connected to the Internet.