Car stereo and mp3 player?

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trs80 wrote:
> Is there a car stereo rig that interfaces to these portable players or comes
> with companion portable player?

Same solutions as were used for CD players before those were built into
cars: an adapter that plugs into the cassette slot (though I have
friends who swear such adapters have damaged their cassette players), or
a small FM transmitter which couples to your radio, or -- if you want to
pay the surcharge -- some car stereos actually have a Line In connection
which can accept output from the MP3 player's Line Out or the headphone
output.

Some car CD players now play MP3 CDs, for whatever that's worth.

Shop around.

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thanks for that. I got the Creative Zen, 20Gigabyte of storage for $180.
Works great. sounds great. nice user interface. I got a little FM deal to
try it on the car radio. If I get into it I may get a new car deck with aux
input as you mention.

thanks

"Matt Ion" <soundy@moltenimage.com> wrote in message
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> trs80 wrote:
>
>> Im looking for a portable MP3 player (im liking the Creative 30GB
>> Jukebox). Is there a car stereo rig that interfaces to these portable
>> players or comes with companion portable player?
>
> FM transmitter that plugs into the player; tune your car radio to the
> appropriate frequency.
>
> Old-fashioned cassette adapter, if your car stereo has a cassette deck.
>
>> Or do the car stereos just have an input you can plug the MP3 player
>> into?
>
> Some do. Some also have an extra set of "AUX" input RCA jacks on the back
> that you can run an RCA-to-mini-stereo-plug cable to (like my wife does
> with her iPod in her van). If the deck doesn't have such inputs, you
> could possibly add an outboard EQ/booster that has the inputs.
>
>> Any thoughts and/or product recommendations?
>
> You can also get a car deck that will play MP3s and off optical disc, such
> as CD-R. This includes most new in-dash DVD decks, which will play MP3s
> off a DVD-R (800-1000 songs).
>
> A few also allow you to plug in flash-memory cards (CF, SD, etc.) and play
> MP3s off those - if your portable player uses cards, you might find a deck
> that supports the same card.
>
> And there's always Sony MiniDisc - the new formats hold a lot more music,
> and there are both portable and in-dash players available.
>
> Just out of curiosity, have you looked at iPod? My wife recently went
> shopping for an MP3 player and ended up with the iPod Mini 6GB - for any
> given amount of storage, it was actually cheaper than any of the other
> options, and it's way more solid (aluminum-cased), cleaner display, and
> more efficient operation (everything in one simple "dial" control rather
> than assorted tiny buttons scattered all over the player) than anything
> else we tried.
>
>
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