Posted: 5/8/2007 9:24:40 AM EDT
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Anyone have a suggestion for what FM transmitter I should buy for my Ipod for use in the car? Also should I buy one with or without a charger. I'll be using this roughly everyday, and not more than 3 hours max. Oh, and don't start hatin on the Ipod. I plan to try out a Zune whenever this thing dies... may be awhile 
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+Eleventy Billion. I use mine with a charger that integrates the sound. One cord into the bottom of the ipod. ByteTheBullet (-: |
I've never heard of this option - not very tech savvy either. Can anyone clarify what this involves or what I need to buy? |
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I too have a Belkin with a power cord. It works fine for what it is. None are really any better than the other. I've heard you can remove your antenna from the outside of your car to reduce local stations from walking on your transmission. Never tried it though. Direct audio input is the way to go. I set my wife's Toyota up that way, and it's amazing. I'm looking to see if I can do it for the Suburban now. 
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I have one for my car. It was very simple to install, I just couldn't use my trunk mounted CD changer anymore (which was fine by me). PAC makes them. Here is one for sale: link |
| Or if your head unit has pre-amp inputs just pull out the head unit, buy a headphone jack to audio jack cable, plug it into your head unit and use some wire or string to run the cable through an opening in your dash. Then buy an aftermarket ipod charger that plugs into your cig lighter. You can make it look real clean if you take the time. |
Doesn't have to cost that much if you have a relatively recent head unit with AUX input. The AUX jack takes the 3.5mm plug, same size as a headphone plug. You get a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable from Monster (Availiable at Best Buy for about $25 I think) and plug one end to your unit and the other to your iPod. It won't charge the iPod up for you but as long as you're not driving 11 hours a day and don't know how to charge at home, it shouldn't be too serious an issue. If you've got a standard stock head unit then you might have an issue, if not, look up your unit and see if it does have the AUX port. (Usually it's in the back but some newer models have one in the front.) If it's not too hard to do, pull it out and check yourself. |