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Dong Member 136 Posts 8/06	Posted - Dec 6 2006 : 1:13AM WARNING: I'm not at all tech-savvy (as you will no doubt gather from the following) but here goes : As a Christmas gift for my mom, I want to give her the means to play her favorite songs (which she downloaded through iTunes) through her car's sound system, so she can listen to them to-and-from work (I don't want her to be listening through [and fumbling with] iPod/earbuds, unable to hear road noise, etc. - I'd rather she listen through the sound system). Problem is, her car's system [CD player and radio] has no Aux In (to accept input from iPod), and no cassette player (to accept the little iPod "cassette adapter" thingy). And I don't want to go dismantling/modifying her system [partly because I'm no good at it, but also because I'm just pissed that Apple would make us do that, just to get something we've had for 30 years: Car-playable music media...] So,... am I basically screwed then? Or is there a legit online music service that'll let you purchase songs, then burn them onto CD in a format that'll play in your car? What about Rhapsody, others? Same situation? Thanks for any insights. (and again, forgive me if this is common knowledge - I guess I just grew up in a world where if you pay for music [cassette, CD], you can go play it in the car)... - Dong Edited by - Dong on Dec 6 2006 [Link]
OneLouder Member 203 Posts 12/06	Posted - Dec 6 2006 : 1:47AM I may be missing something here, but I'm pretty sure if you download music with itunes, you can burn it x amount of times to disc. [Link]
Jeff @ IAFD Webmaster IAFD.COM 933 Posts 6/00	Posted - Dec 6 2006 : 2:08AM The other option is an FM transmitter for the iPod. The one I use, or There Are Others, too... (and as Onelouder pointed out iTunes does let you burn...) [Link]
Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00	Posted - Dec 6 2006 : 2:44AM This is the Ipod Dock/FM Transmitter that I recently bought my sister for her birthday. She says that it works perfectly and that she loves it. I know, you're thinking, "You got it for her for her birthday. Of course that's what she would say." Not in my family. If there was something wrong with it, she would have said something. If only to make sure that I don't give the same thing to someone else. [Link]
HarryWild Member Make me believe 622 Posts 2/05	Posted - Dec 6 2006 : 2:45AM I would just get the FM transmitter for $50 dollars and have her plug it into the cigarette lighter socket; turn to a station that is non-existent and tune the FM transmitter to the same station and you are done. If you are willing to schell out $100 or more then you can get the deluxe FM transmitter. Also, they are coming out with custom direct wire for your specific car model but they are usually start at $150 and it takes some labor to attach it! You have to have a popular car and a late model too! [Link]

Drew Black broken crankshaft 8031 Posts 9/99	Posted - Dec 6 2006 : 3:30AM Some cars have an aux. input jack on the front face of the radio. We recently rented a Jeep that had this feature. I bought a $4 cable and (1/8" to 1/8" stereo) and plugged it into the Ipod's headphone jack and the car stereo's input jack. It worked perfectly. Also, some audiophiles like to get all worked up about hardwired vs. FM transmitter. IMO, it's bullshit. (Remember those trunk-mount CD changers playing through FM transmitters?) It's true that hardwired solutions have the potential to sound better than FM but the reality is that in a car there's so much background noise that mere mortals couldn't detect the difference. [Link]
pinc_noiz Deactivated User 758 Posts 6/05	Posted - Dec 6 2006 : 3:57AM Drew Black wrote: Some cars have an aux. input jack on the front face of the radio. We recently rented a Jeep that had this feature. I bought a $4 cable and (1/8" to 1/8" stereo) and plugged it into the Ipod's headphone jack and the car stereo's input jack. It worked perfectly. Also, some audiophiles like to get all worked up about hardwired vs. FM transmitter. IMO, it's bullshit. (Remember those trunk-mount CD changers playing through FM transmitters?) It's true that hardwired solutions have the potential to sound better than FM but the reality is that in a car there's so much background noise that mere mortals couldn't detect the difference. Click to expand +1 Car audio is not my thing (I don't even listen to anything while driving myself: motor-noise is music to my ears sometimes ), but I've friends using the 'FM-trick' to connect players to their car-set: it works flawlessly. p_n [Link]
chaotic_23 Member 339 Posts 1/06	Posted - Dec 8 2006 : 5:28PM HarryWild wrote: I would just get the FM transmitter for $50 dollars and have her plug it into the cigarette lighter socket; turn to a stations and too much non-radio electrical interstation that is non-existent and tune the FM transmitter to the same station and you are done. If you are willing to schell out $100 or more then you can get the deluxe FM transmitter. Click to expand In both cases, there are a limited number of available channels on the transmitter, and depending where you're driving, you might not be able to get a clear signal on any of them. For example, the spectrum near Washington DC and Atlanta is too cluttered with stations and non-radio electrical interference to make it worthwhile. [Link]
Tinaka Member 953 Posts 8/03	Posted - Dec 8 2006 : 5:31PM FM transmitters only just got legalised in the UK. lol [Link]
Bornyo Deactivated Member 803 Posts 12/04	Posted - Dec 8 2006 : 6:24PM My XM Roady 2 transmits thru FM, and it has 15 or so frequencies. I've had to retune driving from, say, charlotte to atlanta, but there are plenty of options. Did anyone have a car old enough to use an FM converter? Drew- I bet one of your Mustangs had one. Edited to say: an fm converter was a poor boys way of getting deep purple and led zeppelin into your late 60's early 70's muscle car that only had an AM radio that played the beegees. link Edited by - Bornyo on 12/8/2006 6:29:47 PM [Link]
Drew Black broken crankshaft 8031 Posts 9/99	Posted - Dec 8 2006 : 7:28PM I had one in a 67 Cougar. The original push button AM radio still worked up until the day the car went to the crusher in 96. [Link]
Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00	Posted - Dec 8 2006 : 7:28PM Bornyo wrote: Did anyone have a car old enough to use an FM converter? Drew- I bet one of your Mustangs had one. Click to expand I never had to use one. But I remember when FM stations were selling them cheap or giving them away as prizes. [Link]
Mike Quasar Zero Tolerance Reluctant pornographer 1768 Posts 7/01	Posted - Dec 8 2006 : 11:29PM Drew Black wrote: Some cars have an aux. input jack on the front face of the radio. We recently rented a Jeep that had this feature. I bought a $4 cable and (1/8" to 1/8" stereo) and plugged it into the Ipod's headphone jack and the car stereo's input jack. It worked perfectly. Also, some audiophiles like to get all worked up about hardwired vs. FM transmitter. IMO, it's bullshit. (Remember those trunk-mount CD changers playing through FM transmitters?) It's true that hardwired solutions have the potential to sound better than FM but the reality is that in a car there's so much background noise that mere mortals couldn't detect the difference. Click to expand I beg to differ with you on this one. I used 3 different FM transmitters in my car for my ipod and all of them gave me an unacceptable amount of static. I finally ponied up the dough and got an ipod port hardwired into my car and now there is virtually no static ever. Best money I ever spent. [Link]
Drew Black broken crankshaft 8031 Posts 9/99	Posted - Dec 9 2006 : 12:22AM Do you still have to tune the radio to a specific FM station to listen to the Ipod or did you get one of those units that allows you to control the Ipod through the car stereo? I suppose I should have been a little more specific in my post though. My intent was to compare FM modulators (i.e. plays thru an FM channel) to hardwired solutions (plays through an aux/built-in controller). I screwed up and called them transmitters instead of modulators. FM Transmitters (not the modulators that wire into the antenna port on the back of the stereo) might suck in an area like LA that has a very crowded FM dial. I guess it depends a bunch on the transmit signal strength and the distance from the transmitter to the vehicle's antenna. I'm sure the transmit strength has to be in the milliwatt range otherwise the items would require an FCC license to operate. [Link]
Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00	Posted - Dec 9 2006 : 10:24AM The problem with FM Modulators is that, since they are connected in-line with the car's antenna, they can weaken the reception of AM & FM stations. The problem with FM transmitters, a Quaze pointed out, is that in areas like NYC or LA, with tons of radio stations, the FM transmitters aren't strong enough to compete with broadcast radio, which causes static. FWIW, IMO the CCrane FM transmitter is by far the best FM transmitter on the market. Out of the box it's FCC compliant as far as signal strength is concerned and will transmit 25-30 feet. However, with a simple 5 minute modification, that anyone can make with a philips head screwdriver, you can increase the range of this transmitter to about 200 feet. I have one of these in my house connected to a PC that is receiving XM Online 24 hours a day. This allows me to turn on any radio in the house and hear that XM station. Lastly, nearly any car that either has a CD changer or has the option to add a CD changer can be hard wired for satellite radio or an I-pod. Precision Interface Electonics (PIE) makes all kinds of adapters to allow an ipod or satellite radio to be connected directly into the CD changer input at the back of the stereo. The adapters for the ipod are available here. Adapters for XM radios in cars with OEM radios without an external CD changer are here. Adapters for XM radios in cars with OEM radios with an external CD changer are here.. Adapters for aftermarket stereos without a CD changer are here. And adapters for aftermarket stereos with an external CD changer are here. I have one of the PIE adapters installed in my car for my XM Commander. The sound is perfect. [Link]

Dong Member 136 Posts 8/06	Posted - Dec 10 2006 : 2:40AM Hey thanks everybody. Turns out, the later versions of iTunes do in fact let you burn, and without limit (unless you're trying to burn the very same playlist over, like, 7 or 8 times) (...and even then, there are ways to get around the limit) (and Mom won't be burning identical playlists anyway). I snuck onto her computer last night and burned her little 'Country' playlist, and it played just fine in her car, so, hot damn! Saved a little money there. All I need to do now is to inform her, on Christmas, that she can indeed burn CDs for the car. Ha! (yeah, I know, I'm a cheap-ass!) But I do appreciate the advice on FM transmitters, etc., because that's something I find tempting for my own setup. I've got far more music than she'll ever have, and I dig the idea of having that DLO transmitter with the cradle and that arm that positions the iPod wherever you want it, up within easy reach - instead of having it transmit from, say, the passenger seat, or somewhere else equally as inconvenient. In fact, that adjustable arm makes the transmitter an even better option than a direct Aux In connection, imo, precisely because of the accessibility of those iPod controls. (yeah, I know, there are new digital stereo systems that can be set up to control iPod and display song/artist info on the car system's own display, but neither of us are going to be laying out that kind of money anytime soon...) Given the cars/systems we currently own (neither very old nor very new), I think burning [for her] and FM transmission [and/or burning, for me] is the way to go. Thanks again. - Dong [Link]
sphonebell Member 43 Posts 12/06	Posted - Dec 13 2006 : 2:43PM I love my transpod. It lets you broadcast too all frequencies on the FM dial. [Link]

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