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3 years, 3 months ago

What is the most cost-efficient way to play my iPod in my car?

Right now I have a crappy wireless adapter that works through the FM transmitter. I bought it off of a friend together with a used iPod years back. It's totally unreliable, and I'm finally fed up with it.
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shakespearegeek | 3 years, 3 months ago
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Technically the cheapest way would be to use the earbuds that came with your iPod. that's pretty much free. Dangerous and possibly illegal, though, as I'm not sure you're allowed to wear headphones like that while driving
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I've always used either the Belkin or Griffin FM Transmitters. I realize these days there are a zillion cheapy ones, so I'm not sure the kind you tried. The trick to these is to find the best station to play on - and that's going to change with your location. Checkout Griffin's Station Finder service for a list of the best choices, depending on where you're at. You don't need to be using the Griffin transmitter to use that information, btw.

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cajolejuice | 3 years, 3 months ago Report

I knew I shouldn't have said "cost-efficient." I meant something that's actually pretty good, but not overpriced like something at the Apple Store. Maybe I just have a particularly crappy transmitter.. I'll check out that site, for sure. Thanks.

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shakespearegeek | 3 years, 3 months ago Report

No doubt, the Griffin is expensive. But the one that also doubles as a charger? Worth it if you spend any time at all in the car. As a matter of fact, when I went from an iTouch to an iPhone? An iPhone cannot use most FM transmitters because of the cellular signal and shielding. So I *still* use my Itouch, just for the FM transmitter capability. That one stays in the car, and the iphone is my portable.

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waulok | 3 years, 3 months ago
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You could also buy cheap unpowered speakers which plug straight into the 3.5mm earphone jack. They are not powerful, but they may be sufficient.

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nyadney | 3 years, 3 months ago
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I bought a mid-quality FM transmiter from walmart for about $30 a couple days ago. If you absolutely refuse to try radio again, you would be best to get a car stereo with an auxiliary input.

two low price car stereos - You could probably get more help on this topic inside an electronics store:
http://www.target.com/Pyle-CAR-STEREO-MP3-INPUT/dp/B0013CE47E/sr=1-1/qid=1235039221/ref=sr_1_1/175-7023964-1847450?ie=UTF8&index=target&rh=k%3Acar%20stereo&page=1
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8739868&st=car+stereo&lp=4&type=product&cp=1&id=1201913868575

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michaelpaul | 3 years, 3 months ago
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A friend of mine had a switch installed in her car that enabled her to simply plug an audio cable into the top of her iPod and, once the swich was turned to the ON position, the audio would be piped through the stereo and into the speakers. The radio needed to be ON, but it didn't need to be on a particular station since the setup was wired (as opposed to wireless).

Talk to your local audio installer to see if they do this. My friend's boyfriend (an installer) did this for her and it seems to be working out well.

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jeffhoard | 3 years, 3 months ago
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If you have a cassette player already in your car you can purchase one of the cassette adapters, although they don't last long (buy a few I suggest) They are extremely cheap, you can buy a bulk on Amazon for under 10 bucks.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33749589@N07/3291471229/

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