Playing iPod in car

Cat695

only if your a BIG downloader (we're talking 100's of albums here) of music will you get any hassle......i get my music from else where for free so don't download it

yes alot safer downloading from a known download site such as itunes etc

torrents can be dodgy unless you know where your getting it from (normally comments are left about that track/album so you know if its safe or not)

just depends if you want free or happy to pay...

superjaggybunnet

Get an FM Transmitter for the car. You will also be able to use this in the house and play your iPod through your stereo.

Check out https://www.jamendo.com for free and legal downloads.

Cheers

Lakeuk

MrsJackBauer wrote: »

As for the illegal downloads - I know many do it...but how do you get caught..and if you do, what happens. Is it much safer downloading from itunes etc in terms of protecting my laptop as well? My husband used to sort all the techie stuff for me - think there's gonna be lots of posts from me :rolleyes:

I just buy the cd and rip it to mp3, I don't trust any company that sells DRM copyrighted music (including iTune), if any of these companies decide to shut up shop then thats the end of your music collection (yahoo is a recent example), yes you can make a DRM free copy but a) it's alot more hassle than burning a CD b) the quality will be lower than the song you bought.

As to illegal downloading it's not a case of will I get caught it's just when will you get caught - all they need is your ip address / time and they can track you down, the top 5 ISP have bought into sending out warning letters, I'd expect some people to be made examples of

Marty_J

Cat695 wrote: »

only if your a BIG downloader (we're talking 100's of albums here) of music will you get any hassle......i get my music from else where for free so don't download it

yes alot safer downloading from a known download site such as itunes etc

torrents can be dodgy unless you know where your getting it from (normally comments are left about that track/album so you know if its safe or not)

just depends if you want free or happy to pay...

And let's not forget of course, that recording artists deserve to be paid for their work.

TiTheRev

I use an iTrip which just plugs onto your iPod and plays the tunes at a radio frequency picked up by your car/home/work stereo. It's powered by the iPod battery too so no extra wires required...

As for downloads, as Marty says, artists deserve the money they get from downloads and it's only about £6/7 per album, hardly worth risking dodgy (illegal) downloads?!?

DKLS

I use Itrip currently in my car and quality is ok, but am upgrading my head unit at the weekend, and will have lead fitted to the back of the unit.

Keep an eye out at your local Car boot for tunes, at mine there is a guy who sells a disc with the top 100 albums on for £5

[Deleted User]

Using the Torrent system to obtain files illegally is pure stupidity since anyone who logs onto the Torrent can see the IP addresses in the swarm, therefore leaving you very exposed to those with interest, ie the BPI.

TiTheRev

superjaggybunnet wrote: »

Get an FM Transmitter for the car. You will also be able to use this in the house and play your iPod through your stereo.

Check out www.jamendo.com for free and legal downloads.

Cheers

Thanks, but no decent artists and slower than a slug on crutches :rolleyes:

TiTheRev

DKLS wrote: »

I use Itrip currently in my car and quality is ok, but am upgrading my head unit at the weekend, and will have lead fitted to the back of the unit.

Keep an eye out at your local Car boot for tunes, at mine there is a guy who sells a disc with the top 100 albums on for £5

You can buy a lead that uses the same connection as a CD changer to add a docking station in the glove box/centre armrest of your car to plug your iPod in and use with the same controls as a CD changer.

BUT, it's £150 fitted, so not a 'cheap' alternative but better sound quality and uses the normal function controls so no fiddling with the iPod whilst driving

kevsan

if it was between a cassette adaptor and fm transmitter get a cassette adaptor like the one here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/TGC-Player-Tape-Cassette-Adapter/dp/B000LULI8M

With fm transmitters they transmit a radio signal and its never as good quality as a wired solution, plus depending where you are you can get a lot of interference.

For 3 quid, the amazon link is a bit of a no brainer.