mp3 player in my car

aurora_borealis_2

haveagoade wrote:

You can buy fm modulators on ebay that plug into a cig lighter you can then plug in whatever device you want into this and it will come through on the car radio in stereo. You can plug in any mp3 player dvd player even portable usb drives as it wiil play them all.
You can have just a basic car stereo and anything can be played through it.
The one I bought had good stereo seperation and far better than a casette adaptor.

Type in fm modulator to ebay and have a look.

Thanks haveagoade. I did that and got a good one, I hope. I'll let you know when it arrives

Bonecracker

Are there any car stereos that just take the jack plug, I mean can you plug in the car stereo via the 3.5mm jack plug so that the actual ipod or iriver or whatever is the actual player and you plug that straight into the car stereo so that the car stereo doesnt take discs or anything its your mp3 player thats the stereo but it just plugs into the car radio for amplification and speakers.

scheming_gypsy

something like this one

Bonecracker

scheming_gypsy wrote:

something like this one

But doesnt need CDs as it runs off the mp3 player only (sorry if I dont explain myselfy) as even I cant figure out a sure way of explaining I mean it would just basically be a box with a jack socket and no stereo front as the mp3 player is the stereo and the box just amplifies the sound.

I may have inadvertently just invented a new gizmo.

P.S thats a nice stereo and as I need a new one thats the one I shall get, Thanks S_G

scheming_gypsy

never seen one that only has a jack plug and no stereo interface.. unless you can get a radio only with an aux input.

Bonecracker

scheming_gypsy wrote:

never seen one that only has a jack plug and no stereo interface.. unless you can get a radio only with an aux input.

I think it would be quite a nice idea as then you can take out the mp3 player and use as a personal stereo after a car journey so two uses instead of lots of stereos that have one use.

Im convinced

scheming_gypsy

would also stop friends bringing along their crap CD's and insist on playing them

Bonecracker

And carrying a big bulky detatchable front display.

haveagoade

If you go the fm modulator way you can have a real clunky stereo radio and plug everthing into it. Some old clunky cassette radios have good amplication and speakers, stick a modulator on and its an mp3 player, usb reader cd/dvd player whatever you want!

billinge

Bonecracker wrote:

Are there any car stereos that just take the jack plug, I mean can you plug in the car stereo via the 3.5mm jack plug so that the actual ipod or iriver or whatever is the actual player and you plug that straight into the car stereo so that the car stereo doesnt take discs or anything its your mp3 player thats the stereo but it just plugs into the car radio for amplification and speakers.

Many car stereos have an auxiliary input, which usually comprises two photo connectors (red and white). Connect a lead with 2xphonos to 3.5mm plug (like this http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=31700&criteria=phono%20to%203.5%20lead&doy=30m4) and you are laughing.

Billinge