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plug mp3 player into car: Introduction

So there are various ways of listening to you ipod through your car radio. You don’t want to have to put your headphones on in your car that’ll be a bit daft and sometimes mad and dodgy. You can with the right equipment turn your car into your own personal ipod. As they say there are many ways of skinning a cat. There are many ways of plugging your iPod into your car radio. What will you do A. take the time and effort and burn all your songs onto a cd, B. put up with th radio its not that bad or C. Find a way of plugging your iPod into your car.

So where now I hear you ask. I would start by asking how much you’re willing to spend on the solution. You may want the all singing all dancing solution or your may want a cheap wire that you plug into you ipod and then into your radio.

plugging my mp3 player into my car: Options

So we shall begin here are your options

Option 1: iPod adapter to cassette tape

This is the not only the cheapest option but also this is simple a lead that fits into your headphone jack socket and then it has a cassette that you put into your car radio. I personally think that this is not the right option I wouldn’t go for this one as you have to have wires everywhere and it can be fiddly. These cables generally cost you between $8 - $20(4 - 10). But also on the downside most new car radios don’t have a cassette player.

Option 2: iPod radio transmitter.

This option is a small device that plugs into the bottom of your iPod and it will transmit what ever you’re playing to your radio. You simply set what frequency you want to transmit and then tune your radio into the same station and hey presto you can here your favourite iPod tune. This unit will set you back $40 - $80 (20 - 40). There is a downside 1. You have to do some tweaking to get a good signal i.e. you may have to search for a good frequency to use. 2. You can buy them over the counter in the UK as they are classed as Radio Transmitters, but you can buy them on the internet.

Option 3: iPod compatable radio

This is simple a car radio that accepts a usb connection to it. So you don’t need to have any other wires apart from the one that came in the box. Some radios come with there own wire. Also a lot of newer radios have copied the interface of the iPod so its easy to navigate through your songs. The radios range from $260+ (130+) to some high end units that cost $1400 (700) but like most things there are units that will cost even more the that one and do more as well.

How do I plug my mp3 player into my car: Conclusion

There they all are well not all your options there are a few more out there but these are the quick and easy one. So go out and make your choice.

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