The ipod in a car.
Everythingipod.com is offering a "complete ipod auto connection kit.
Has anyone had success with these devises. It seems like it would be to many cables. I have heard rumors about a possible Griffin Technology FM transmiter that connects directly to the ipod. Is this going to come out?
Also, what options are there for directly connecting the iPod to the car stereo?
The ipod is going into a Passat.
[ 09-30-2002: Message edited by: jante99 ]</p>
Has anyone had success with these devises. It seems like it would be to many cables. I have heard rumors about a possible Griffin Technology FM transmiter that connects directly to the ipod. Is this going to come out?
Also, what options are there for directly connecting the iPod to the car stereo?
The ipod is going into a Passat.
[ 09-30-2002: Message edited by: jante99 ]</p>
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Link your iPod to your car or home stereo without wires, without headaches. Simply plug the 300W into the headphone jack on the iPod, choose one of four FM frequencies, and tune your radio to that frequency. The irock! 300W transmits the audio from your player directly to your home or car FM radio-no wires, no hassle.
the charger has shipped...the other device hasn't. Can't wait to get it!
both from <a href="http://www.apple.com"; target="_blank">www.apple.com</a>
FM transmission is a sloppy 1970's alternative.
Bah!
D
<strong>I just ordered the auto charger for my iPod and this:
Link your iPod to your car or home stereo without wires, without headaches. Simply plug the 300W into the headphone jack on the iPod, choose one of four FM frequencies, and tune your radio to that frequency. The irock! 300W transmits the audio from your player directly to your home or car FM radio-no wires, no hassle. </strong><hr></blockquote>
My wife uses that. She loves it. The frequency selector switch will move on a simple bump, though. This can be highly annoying as it results in a car full of static.
Ummm, helloooo?
I'm running a mini-disc deck in my rig at present. I'd say that FM wins out over that 1980's kludge known as the tape-convertor.
For the tape convertor, I say DOUBLE BAH!
And a HUMBUG for good measure.
Drew
the best solution for the iPod though is to get a deck designed to control a cd changer. the decks also have an optional converter to an 1/8th inch jack. (or whatever the headphone jack is) 9 times out of 10, the cd changer connection is a higher quality one, and will produce better sound. the Aiwa decks also have a feature that "enriches" sound, which was designed specifically with MP3's in mind, as they drop out some frequencies.
however, these decks will tend to run anywhere from $250 to $500, so the iRock is a much cheaper solution. also, a normal aux in is a better sounding solution than the iRock.
edit: oh yeah, one last note. the size of the city you live in makes a big difference in the sound quality of the iRock. since the iRock is a radio transmitter, large cities are more likely to have a strong radio signal on or near the iRock's 4 frequencies. this will have a noticable effect on your sound quality.
[ 10-02-2002: Message edited by: alcimedes ]</p>
I'm not really trying to be an ass about this thing or the tape converter, just wanted to make people think about a better way to do this.
When I get back into town I'm going to go pull out the manual to my Sony mini-disc receiver and find out how possible it is to hook the iPod into the auxilliary input. I dread the thought of digging that joker back out of the dash, but would do it if I could hook an iPod into it.
That would give me another reason to buy an iPod.