iphone 4 car stereo dock/cradle

robin3

hi, I'm looking for a christmas gift of a car stereo or accessory that will allow iphone 4 to dock in it and play music over the radio/car speakers
I'm a bit clueless, any help gratefully accepted, and best place to purchase

Cerocco

For what its worth I have an iTrip that i got off amazon and I bought a phone cradle that sucks onto the windscreen. Have been using this for over a year and its worked perfect

robin3

thanks for the reply, that looks like it'll do the job
does it charge the iphone too?
also would it work as a handsfree kit if the phone should ring while listening to music?

Cerocco

Yep it charges the phone but its not a hands free kit. The phone will ring throught the speekers in the car but it has to be picked up like usual

robin3

anyone know of one that is a stereo that the phone docks into?

biko

If the stereo has bluetooth the phone can play music and do calls through that.
Mine has BT so whenever I sit into the car it automatically locks onto the stereo so any calls I just answer on the stereo, no need to take phone out of the pocket ever

Dades

Bluetooth stereo is the way to go - without doubt.

Play your music on it - no wires required - and calls can be taken over the speakers with the push of a button.

I've used various incarnations of the this cheap-for-the-price Sony headunit for the last 3-4 years (different cars).

http://www.sony.co.uk/product/ica-bluetooth-car-stereo/mex-bt2900

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/10869235/art/sony/mex-bt2900-cd-mp3-bluetoo.html

Any other setup, and you are just compromising on the best solution you can get.