Ipod car kit? - Page 2

chevre · 06-10-2008

Modern electronics are smart enough not to overcharge their batteries. If it has a full charge, it will simply stop charging the batteries.

Point Blanch · 06-10-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayschares

Just something to think about, but if your ipod is charging whenever your car is on the battery life is going to go downhill fast. it's bad for batteries to be charging when they are full.

Uh, do you have any science to back that up? Because I've found that to be completely untrue. I've heard it before from people. After the battery gets full it stops charging (which is why it says "charged" with a picture of a lock). And playing the iPod while it's charging doesn't hurt it either. I never did that with my old iPod and the battery life got less on its own.

chevre · 06-10-2008

It's true that if you use a "dumb" charger to charge a battery, that overcharing will damage it. But you will not find such a charger today, for the most part.

Pojo · 06-10-2008

I'm pretty sure that your iPod won't be overcharged...

Trevor · 06-10-2008

The name in your link sounded familiar and the picture even moreso, so I had to go and dig in my bag from my recent trip to see, and as it happens, I took the same model on my recent trip. The sound was okay, although it took a little time to find a suitable unused channel in New York City. Driving longer distances, it worked better where the channels were not so tightly packed, but then it would require occasional adjustment as stations changed (every 60-100 miles or so).

Overall, I found it to be a pretty good product and I was much happier with it than the cheaper one I bought previously. I was particularly pleased with the charger, which was not a feature of my older, cheaper unit.

diapernh · 07-10-2008

I have XM in my Taurus, the issue with the FM modulator is that it just sucks if you drive a bit. I drive 40 miles to work each day, so i was changing the station often.

I decided to get a PIE Adapter. XM Satellite Radio at MyRadioStore - All Things XM I got the one with the audio and power. so now my little Roady2 powers up and down when the car does, and I had enough slack to use the audio cable for other things, like hooking my PDA into the radio and playing my MP3's. It basically makes the radio think I have a CD changer in the trunk

Little tip about ford cars like the 02 Taurus, the actual radio is in the trunk.... the head unit is just a CD player and remote tuner controls.

Spirit · 09-10-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by betagame

If you don't care about sound quality, heres what you need:
cassette player
iHolder
Ipod
cassette adapter
sound in your car
Ipod charger

Cassette adapter? Eww.

Honestly, you can get iPod or USB compatable heads for, what, cents nowadays.

UltimateZero · 10-10-2008

My car only has a cassette player. I use an adaptor tape similar this one that I plug my Mp3 Player(s) or other audio device into and listen to it in my car that way. The quality is great. Actually, if I listen to the FM radio on my Mp3, it sounds clearer than the car's radio. So I can't really complain.

Pojo · 10-10-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by UltimateZero

My car only has a cassette player. I use an adaptor tape similar this one that I plug my Mp3 Player(s) or other audio device into and listen to it in my car that way. The quality is great. Actually, if I listen to the FM radio on my Mp3, it sounds clearer than the car's radio. So I can't really complain.

Yup, that's what mine looks like...Except the white on the cassette is orange

andysetra · 10-10-2008

Quality for FM broadcasters depends on where you live and how many stations there are, how strong they are, etc. Inherently an FM transmitter will never sound as good as a quality cassette adapter, but you can get pretty close. The reason being is the audio signal has to be modulated and broadcast using a (cheap) FM transmitter go through the whole demodulation process in your car's FM radio. Chances are it has circuitry to clean up the reception (engine noise, etc) but you lose alot of fidelity from that. A cassette adapter is as close as you can get to a direct link to your car's stereo. Yes, cassettes have a bad reputation for crappy sound quality, but that is from the worn magnetic tape inside them, but you wouldn't be listening to an actual cassette.

The reason FM transmitters are so prevalent is because, come one, what cars have a tape player nowadays? And you can't make a CD adapter - technology Gods forbid, what with lasers and that :P

Me, I went all out on mine. I have an Pioneer CD player that has an auxilary input (direct, uses a 3.5mm headphone jack). I also picked up an iPod adapter that plugs into the back of the CD player and runs to an ipod dock on my dash. It charges the ipod and let's me control it from the CD player controls

EDIT: Forgot to add, like others have said, your iPod won't overcharge your battery. You'll notice the icon in the corner change from a 'charging' icon to a 'charged' icon when it finishes.

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06-10-2008	#11 (permalink)
chevre Not your typical kid Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: US Age: 24 Posts: 941 Threads: 25 Wiki Edits: 37	Modern electronics are smart enough not to overcharge their batteries. If it has a full charge, it will simply stop charging the batteries.

06-10-2008	#13 (permalink)
chevre Not your typical kid Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: US Age: 24 Posts: 941 Threads: 25 Wiki Edits: 37	It's true that if you use a "dumb" charger to charge a battery, that overcharing will damage it. But you will not find such a charger today, for the most part.

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Pojo Changed AIM for privacy Historical Donor Staff Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cow-Land, VA Age: 18 Posts: 4,381 Threads: 73 Gallery Uploads: 6 Wiki Edits: 110 Blog Entries: 20	I'm pretty sure that your iPod won't be overcharged...

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Trevor Man, that's Grapefruit! Historical Donor Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Seattle, WA USA Posts: 594 Threads: 12 Gallery Uploads: 5 Wiki Edits: 7 Blog Entries: 1	The name in your link sounded familiar and the picture even moreso, so I had to go and dig in my bag from my recent trip to see, and as it happens, I took the same model on my recent trip. The sound was okay, although it took a little time to find a suitable unused channel in New York City. Driving longer distances, it worked better where the channels were not so tightly packed, but then it would require occasional adjustment as stations changed (every 60-100 miles or so). Overall, I found it to be a pretty good product and I was much happier with it than the cheaper one I bought previously. I was particularly pleased with the charger, which was not a feature of my older, cheaper unit.

07-10-2008	#16 (permalink)
diapernh Regular Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 48 Threads: 1 Reputation: 1	I have XM in my Taurus, the issue with the FM modulator is that it just sucks if you drive a bit. I drive 40 miles to work each day, so i was changing the station often. I decided to get a PIE Adapter. XM Satellite Radio at MyRadioStore - All Things XM I got the one with the audio and power. so now my little Roady2 powers up and down when the car does, and I had enough slack to use the audio cable for other things, like hooking my PDA into the radio and playing my MP3's. It basically makes the radio think I have a CD changer in the trunk Little tip about ford cars like the 02 Taurus, the actual radio is in the trunk.... the head unit is just a CD player and remote tuner controls.

10-10-2008	#18 (permalink)
UltimateZero Regular Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Age: 21 Posts: 51 Threads: 1 Reputation: 3	My car only has a cassette player. I use an adaptor tape similar this one that I plug my Mp3 Player(s) or other audio device into and listen to it in my car that way. The quality is great. Actually, if I listen to the FM radio on my Mp3, it sounds clearer than the car's radio. So I can't really complain.

10-10-2008	#20 (permalink)
andysetra focaccia! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 1,202 Threads: 8 Gallery Uploads: 7 Blog Entries: 5	Quality for FM broadcasters depends on where you live and how many stations there are, how strong they are, etc. Inherently an FM transmitter will never sound as good as a quality cassette adapter, but you can get pretty close. The reason being is the audio signal has to be modulated and broadcast using a (cheap) FM transmitter go through the whole demodulation process in your car's FM radio. Chances are it has circuitry to clean up the reception (engine noise, etc) but you lose alot of fidelity from that. A cassette adapter is as close as you can get to a direct link to your car's stereo. Yes, cassettes have a bad reputation for crappy sound quality, but that is from the worn magnetic tape inside them, but you wouldn't be listening to an actual cassette. The reason FM transmitters are so prevalent is because, come one, what cars have a tape player nowadays? And you can't make a CD adapter - technology Gods forbid, what with lasers and that :P Me, I went all out on mine. I have an Pioneer CD player that has an auxilary input (direct, uses a 3.5mm headphone jack). I also picked up an iPod adapter that plugs into the back of the CD player and runs to an ipod dock on my dash. It charges the ipod and let's me control it from the CD player controls EDIT: Forgot to add, like others have said, your iPod won't overcharge your battery. You'll notice the icon in the corner change from a 'charging' icon to a 'charged' icon when it finishes.