Music in Cars

[Binky]

I was wondering what ways there are and which were the best ways for playing music from an ipod in a car with a cd player???

The only thing is there is no tape deck so can't use one of those tape ipod transfer things. Also the cigarette lighter place will be used by a Sat Nav. What other possibilities are left???

one of them transmitter thingy bobs that plugs into the bottom of ya ipod and tunes into ya radio, bout £10 ain't they?

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

one of them transmitter thingy bobs that plugs into the bottom of ya ipod and tunes into ya radio, bout £10 ain't they?

Yeah, pay a bit more though, cos the cheapy ones are a bit buzzy... I drive around all day with work, and play a lot of podcasts on mine. Anyone on here listen to podcasts? if so, which ones?

Steve

[Skip]

Funnily enough I have been looking at this today - there are some on eBay for £10 or one with a posh red display for about £18 - any recommendations Steve?

I use a Griffin i-trip. About 10 quid off the bay.

Not audiophile standard but does the job for me. The ipod sits in the centre armrest and there is no loss of signal.

[Binky]

Is there a significant sound quality difference between a ten pound i trip and a twenty pound one for example???

Is it also true that they have to be sort of calibrated to a spcific ipod, meaning that i wouldn't be able to borrow one etc???

[yorkie_chris]

The cig lighter situation... just butcher some "stuff" to get a 2 outlet one. Satnav and ipod don't use much power.

Yeah, the Griffins good, and the Belkin, I got a cheapy for ?6.00 but it got a lot of interference, and the charger part fell off.

[Viney]

I have a Harmon Kardon Drive and play

Far better than the tranmitters. This can either plug directly into the head unit (If it has an Aux in(most do nowadays)) or via a modulator.

Dont underestimate the ammount of times you will look at your pod whilst driving. My screen is located up in the bottom right hand side of the windscreen and the controller down by the hand brake. It all works well, and charges you pod whilst using it.

http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/pro...s_id/4892.html

Edit: If it does have an Aux in then you can just buy a lead. Some radios have a 3.5mm jack on the front, others a pair of RCA flyleads on the back of the unit. So by the appropriate lead and you'll be fine.

Most of the popular ICE (In Car Entertainment) brands make a control box that'll plug into some of their head units allowing the car stereo to control the iPod so you cn stick it in the glovebox and forget about it.