Cheap MP3 player for the car - £35

bamberbamboo

this is a bit off the thread but how do you change your cd/music files on your pc to mp3 or does the computer do it automaticly, my son has one for xmas and not sure what to do with it, thanks ???

blinky

No you'll need some software to create MP3's.

Audiograbber and dbpowerAMP are probably the best.

bamberbamboo

just looked at the Audiograbber after a search on google looks very complicated ??? anyone know of an easier one ?

uncle_buck_3

You can use Windows Media Player to record (Rip) your own MP3 or WMA files from a CD.
I think you need Media player 10 to do MP3s but earlier versions will do WMAs

tin

Any MP3 player can be used in the car using one of the cassette adaptors that are readily available on e bay for around a fiver.

http://search.ebay.co.uk/cassette-adaptor_W0QQsojsZ1QQfromZR40

Tescos sell a very good quality (IMHO) one of these for (as far as I can recall) about £3.50

ultrak3wl

Easiest thing for turning audio CDs into MP3 is Apple iTunes, they pride themselves on simplicity of use in all their products. Works on normal PC, don't need Apple computer:

http://www.apple.com/itunes/

ultrak3wl

I got one of the blankdiscshop MP3 players this week, just tried it in the car via cassette adaptor. It works great! Many thanks to OP for this brilliant idea.

GabbaGabbaHey

They are actually illegal to use too, and I thin kyou can get points on your licence and/or a big fine for using them. I think it's because they interfere with emergency services radio but I could be wrong.

The offence is under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 (the iTrip or similar is basically an unlicenced FM transmitter) so you cannot get points on your driving licence for using one. You can, of course, receive a fine if caught.

The transmitting power is so low that it's very unlikely that they could interfere with emergency services (and anyway these devices utilise broadcast frequencies - otherwise you couldn't pick them up on your car radio - whereas the emergency services have their own dedicated frequencies.)

wolvesinwales

just looked at the Audiograbber after a search on google looks very complicated  ??? anyone know of an easier one ?

As Uncle Buck says i just use windows media player, put a CD in your drive and a pop up asks what you want to do with it, save it to your computer and it saves it as an MP3. So simple.

bamberbamboo

As Uncle Buck says i just use windows media player, put a CD in your drive and a pop up asks what you want to do with it, save it to your computer and it saves it as an MP3. So simple.

I didn't realise the computor did it automaticaly thought it was more complicated than that, nice one ;D