(+10rep) Playing Ipod in Car

[Firehorse]

Ah. Thats exactly what I do with my ipod. I found one with a sig power cable for about £11 in WHS. Can be very handy but occasionally the signal can be weak dependant on where your arial is and even the weather as i've found :S I tested the distance on mine while camping and it was a good 90m or so.

[Barmi]

Tried a few products and from that experience, try to keep away from any knock-offs. There is a distinct difference in sound quality. The Griffin iTrip is absolutely fantastic IMO, and sound quality was better than I would have expected. It just clips onto the bottom of your iPod and sits there, using your iPod's battery (for short journeys, and you can plug it into the cigarette lighter for longer journeys to keep your iPod topped up too).

You should be able to find Griffin iTrips on eBay for about £5 (the older ones) to £25 (the newer ones).

[Ostinato]

The iTrip defo sounds what I need.

So it will just use the ipods battery if I choose? Lol my mums the sorta person who won't let me plug anything into the cigarette charger cause it wastes the battery or something lmao (we share a car :rolleyes.

Thanks a lot

[Smiddy]

The iTrip defo sounds what I need.

So it will just use the ipods battery if I choose? Lol my mums the sorta person who won't let me plug anything into the cigarette charger cause it wastes the battery or something lmao (we share a car :rolleyes.

Thanks a lot

The iTrip is an FM-transmitter made by Griffin Technology as a third party accessory for Apple Computer's popular iPod MP3 player.
The iTrip plugs into the headphone socket of the iPod and converts the audio output into an FM radio signal, which can then be picked up by appliances such as car radios. It has a range of about fifteen feet, and can broadcast on any FM frequency from 76.0 to 108.0 MHz (though the default US configuration is limited to 87.9 to 107.9 MHz). Instead of using batteries, the iTrip draws its power from the iPod through the remote connector port and the dock connector for an iTrip with a dock connector.


Just to quote Wikipedia there

[Ostinato]

The iTrip is an FM-transmitter made by Griffin Technology as a third party accessory for Apple Computer's popular iPod MP3 player.
The iTrip plugs into the headphone socket of the iPod and converts the audio output into an FM radio signal, which can then be picked up by appliances such as car radios. It has a range of about fifteen feet, and can broadcast on any FM frequency from 76.0 to 108.0 MHz (though the default US configuration is limited to 87.9 to 107.9 MHz). Instead of using batteries, the iTrip draws its power from the iPod through the remote connector port and the dock connector for an iTrip with a dock connector.


Just to quote Wikipedia there

Oooh thank you...

Very helpful indeed! Now to buy one of these bad boys... ;P

FIND ME CHEAP ONES! haha

[Metric1]

you can't use an itrip that uses the screen of the iPod for setting, because the touch doesn't support that!