How do I plug my mp3 player into my car

Have ever got into your car and turned on the radio to a song that you can’t stand then turn over to a different station only to find that the song you love has just finished. Okay you’ll be glad to know that is a solution, it is your humble iPod. There are many ways of playing your iPod music through your radio. This may sound expensive but you’ll be surprised on how affordable it can be.

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.

plug mp3 player into 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 simply 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 my preferred mid range solution. An iPod radio transmitter is a simple little device that fits into your usb socket of your iPod. It then uses the power off your iPod to power itself and then it transmits what ever you’re playing onto your radio. Basically you select what station you want your transmitter to transmit to and off you go. This solution will set you back from between 20 – 40. But the downside of this is that you need to get the station perfect as if you choose the wrong station you can get interference and it’ll sound like your playing your music on a gramophone.

Option 3: iPod compatable radio

This is the more expensive option. You can buy a radio that will accept the standard iPod cable, the one that came in the box to connect to your pc. You can also get some of the radios that supply there own cable to connect to your iPod. This option will set you back starting from $260+ (130+). There are some high end systems that have Sat nav built in that cost about $1400 (700).

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

So there it is all your choices there for you obviously there are other options out there but these are the main ones.

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Tagged with: car radio • headphone jack • interference • ipod cable • ipod radio transmitter • jack socket • mp3 player • usb socket

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