car radio/ipod

pm. · 13-09-2007 9:09pm #1

hi lads, i drive a cmax and was wondering if i bought an ipod could i but an attachment for it to work on my radio?

speedfreak · 13-09-2007 9:43pm

yep there's a couple of ways. you can buy an fm transmitter which basically broadcasts your ipod on an fm frequency which you tune in on your radio. i have one and it works ok most of the time. not as good sound as radio or cd though.

If your car has an 'aux in' port you can buy a lead which goes from the earphones in on your ipod to this port.

rowanh · 14-09-2007 8:46am

Those FM transmitters dont give very good sound quality. Maybe htere are better and worse ones but the couple i have seen have been poor to say the least.

Most cd players that come with a car would not have a phono input, if it has an input for a multidisk cd changer you might be able to get an adapter but otherwise you would need to get a new head unit.

Bluetonic · 14-09-2007 9:04am

rowanh wrote:

Those FM transmitters dont give very good sound quality. Maybe htere are better and worse ones but the couple i have seen have been poor to say the least.

Wired ones are far superior to the wireless ones.

I can't fault the Dension Ice Link I use, cost around 100 euro. Easily fitted if you take your time with it.

Moanin · 14-09-2007 9:27am

If you know somebody going to the USA, they could get you an itrip.They will need the exact model of your ipod.I think this is a similar product to the FM transmitter already descibed?

Oryx · 14-09-2007 9:29am

Moanin wrote:

If you know somebody going to the USA, they could get you an itrip.They will need the exact model of your ipod.I think this is a similar product to the FM transmitter already descibed?

You can buy itrips online. And I have used the cheap fm transmitters, theyre ok, sound quality doesnt bother me so much. But radio stations tend to bleed in if your moving in the car.

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