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I’m the proud owner of a shiny new black 30GB iPod Video. So far I’ve put about 2000 songs on the thing without too much trouble. The biggest pain in the ass was that I had to update a bunch of ID3 tags for various reasons which took some time.
But, I do need some help. I’m looking for advice/suggestions on two things: 1) A way to play in my car, 2) headphones.
- My options here are the tape player thing, an FM transmitter, or one of those fancy car receiver interfaces.
The receiver interface would be the nicest, but most expensive option. That might have to wait. And, I think I would have to lose my cd changer, but I might have just obsoleted that piece of technology anyway. Of the other two, I’m leaning more towards an FM transmitter. Ones that stand out after a little Internet searching are iTrip or iTrip Auto, which has a charger built in. Nice. So, do these things work well or not?
- I need some new headphones because the earbuds that come with the iPod are just uncomfortable. I don’t need anything too crazy, just some good sounding, affordable headphones. By affordable, I mean in the <= $50 range.
I’m looking at the Koss PortaPro and the Sennheiser PX 100, which both get excellent reviews from GoodCans.com. The PortaPros are probably the ugliest headphones ever, but if they sound anything like the equally ugly SportaPro, then I can get past that.
That’s it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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In Atlanta… skip the iTrip or any FM transmitter; the radio signals are so many in number, and so strong in signal, that they lead to poor sound quality and interface with your ipod and your car stereo. As ghetto as it is, the cassette option sounds the best, and is the cheapest!
As far as headphones go, I am with you, the ipod ones suck… but I managed to somehow score the Bose Triport headphones… They were worth the extra $100… trust me!
Good luck!
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duane: Thanks for the advice. I guess I didn’t think about the competing radio signals in the big city. I really can’t believe that the best option is one of those crappy cassette things.
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dave: I’m not sure why your comment went into moderation. WP must know your reputation.
I saw that one at Circuit City today for $80. I’ll have to look around online for a better price.
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Hehe, my reputation and I will take that as a compliment. ;-)
The Monster thing works great. I’ve used it downtown several times since I got it several months ago with little to no problems and the sound is FAR better than the cassette deal.
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Am I the only preson who likes the original iPod headphones? Actually, I prefer the in-ear buds over the default headphones…
As for the iTrip, you can use it, but you have to remove the antenna from your car (fer realz yo!) as like Duane said, thare are a million bajillion radio stations out there.
Get the wired remote/radio reciever, the lack of wired remote bugged me for the longest time.
AND finally, as you got a video pod *high 5?* download the PQ DVD to iPod Video Converter and convert dvds to ipod format and make the most of the video playback
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I got a car stereo with an auxiliary in-jack on the front. Just swap the cord out with my Sirius as needed.
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Greg: As for the earbuds, they just hurt my ears. Can’t wear them for too long. And, I’d have a problem removing my car antenna as its built-in to my rear window. Thanks for the advice about the DVD stuff. I’ll have to try that.
chutney: I wish I had that feature. That would obviously be the easiest option.
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“I’d have a problem removing my car antenna as its built-in to my rear window.”
There a solution for that you know… ;)
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I use the tape-player thingy, works just fine for me. Kind of looks crappy always hanging out of my tape player, but whatevs.
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Tommy
Tuesday, March 07, 2006 08:22:23 am
I have had the FM transmitter for about 9 months, have it transmit on 87.9 and I have not had any problems. Also have driven to Memphis and back several times and only once did I had any interference and that was when another car went by (maybe they were using an FM transmitter also and on 87.9 ??)
And I also like the earbuds.
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I’ve used the iTrip for over a year with no real issues. I’ve found when I use the lighter adapter do-hickey it boosts the power/signal and clarity is the result. I’ve also tried out the same tape-deck corded monsters we all lived with when we first got portable CD players and the quality is rancid.
I am a huge fan of the origional earbuds. Mine died and I got some of the new jobbies for Christmas and the darn things won’t stay in my ears (despite using the various sized fitter thingies).
dpb
Sunday, March 05, 2006 07:51:50 pm
I’ve got an older version of the Monster iCarPlay thingy. I was able to find it online for about $30 which was great because the new ones are pretty pricey. Anyways, it works great. I love it.