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Blaupunkt has begun to ship their new Melbourne SD27 in-dash car stereo. This time choosing to remove the CD player all together in favor of the SD/MMC card slot with the 3.5-millimeter auxiliary input.

“For more and more people, compact discs have become obsolete,” comments Blaupunkt USA General Manager Lutz Marschall. “They buy their music from the internet, download it to their hard-drive music server, and take it with them on their iPod.”

The Melbourne SD27 radio has support for both MP3 and WMA audio files at bitrates of 8 to 320 kilobits. The SD27 also includes AM/FM radio with adjustable bass, treble, and X-Bass EQ functions and has 4 x 45 watts of power. The SD27 will also allow the integration of cell phone and navigation systems, Bluetooth/USB modules to use compatible devices including phones, MP3 players, and USB-based hard-drives for an entire library of MP3 files.

The Blaupunkt Melbourne SD27 car radio is currently available at a suggested retail price of $159.95.

Read [Engadget]