LIDL CD Car Radio

Jay Dee

Saw this at LIDL site

http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20100211.p.Bluetooth_MP3_CD_Car_Radio

Seems great Value for 70.00

Anyone got one before?

One Question :
" Simply plug in your stick/card and: playback from your memory stick/card, record any song or program on the radio with the touch of a button!"

Does this mean that you can run an Ipod through the unit ?

68 lost souls

"With integrated card reader (SD/MMC) and USB port for connecting external devices (including iPod®) "

That would be a yes.

Jay Dee

Just goes to show what you learn if you read the whole thing.

Cheers,

Jay

dowtchaboy

68 lost souls wrote: »

"With integrated card reader (SD/MMC) and USB port for connecting external devices (including iPod®) "

That would be a yes.

My suspicion is that the iPod connection is as an external USB disk drive ie you may not be able to use iPod's own controls, just the forward/back, pause, random etc controls on the radio itself. Neither will you get the various playlists on the iPod. Also it is unlikely to charge the iPod. If they really have put full "made for iPod" capability in it that would be impressive but I would expect they would have the "Made for iPod" logo showing with all the other ones. You may have to set your iPod for "disk mode" by the way.

I have a LIDL one from 18 months ago - very similar to this - I tend to use 4G SD cards which don't hang down and fall out like the USB sticks, and I use my iPod via a minijack on the front panel - don't know if this model has that. The unit works very well - haven't tried the record function (why would you???) - the Bluetooth connected instantly with my Nokia - don't use the CD at all - the Radio reception was not wonderful I thought but that might be just me and whatever way the antenna is set up.

Very good value as always.

PS: If anybody DOES find it is "made for iPod" please let us know! Thanks.

massy086

it plays the ipod perfect thru bluetooth or sorry ipone if not it comes with a wire that plugs in to the front. and as far as i know u can use ipod controls i bought this for the other half,s car and she love,s it ill b grabing 1 for sure ill ask her about the ipod controls as she used to have the itouch with no bluetooth and it worked with the cable great

peckerhead

Does it punctuate sentences?

dowtchaboy

peckerhead wrote: »

Does it punctuate sentences?

ah now - it was ten to 4 in the morning when he posted this! And he was probably using his iPhone which is not the easiest platform to type on.
At 03.47 I was in a bit of a "comma" meself.......