ipod in your car....

Post by **MrPink** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:24 pm

anyone play their ipod whilst driving with an fm transmitter? I'm looking to get one off ebay, but almost all of them say that they're compatible with 3G, 4G, shuffle, nano etc ipods but not 1st or 2nd gen. I believe my ipod is 2nd gen, but if it just plugs into the headphone socket I can't see why it wouldn't work with older models? I've e-mailed loads of different people selling them on ebay but none of them can give me a definite answer on whether it will work or not. anybody know?

Post by **MrPink** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:41 pm

Nevermind, I've bid on one anyway, I guess I'll find out soon enough whether it works, it just fucks me off how the first people to go out and buy the product get shat on in the long run, cos nothing supports it. homosexuality in a bag that.

edit: how come h omosexuality becomes law when typed out? :icon27:

Post by **werldhed** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:43 pm

I don't have an iPod (my car adaptor fits right into the headphone jack

) but I believe that the transmitters for newer models require use of one of the extra jacks on the top of the iPod.
I'm pretty sure you'll have to find a transmitter that fits older models.

I know that I couldn't use my friend's 3rd gen iPod transmitter with my Zen, but that's about all I know.

Post by **werldhed** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:44 pm

MrPink wrote:Nevermind, I've bid on one anyway, I guess I'll find out soon enough whether it works, it just fucks me off how the first people to go out and buy the product get shat on in the long run, cos nothing supports it. law in a bag that.

edit: how come h omosexuality becomes law when typed out? :icon27:

That's what you get with iPods

(and test: homosexuality )
(edit: fucking

)

Post by **Nightshade** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:12 pm

I have a Griffin Raodtrip http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/roadtrip/

It's passable in terms of audio quality, but mounting is a bit of a pain in the ass. If you have spare 12v outlets it makes life easier, especially if it lets you plug the adapter in vertically. If it's horizontal, like it is in my Jeep, the damn thing wants to rotate every time you go around a corner.
Didn't need anything other than what came in the kit to install, and it just uses the port on the bottom. I think that the iTrip uses the headphone connection.
I mostly listen to podcasts when I'm driving, sound quality just pisses me off when listening to music. I think that you'll get that with any transmitter system, though. Best bet is a head unit with an available AUX input.

Post by **R00k** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:41 pm

I have a RoadTrip and an iTrip. The RoadTrip pissed me off too much because of the rotating/falling over when turning corners. So I bought the iTrip, and only use the other one when the battery is low.

The iTrip doesn't plug in to the headphone jack (I don't think any of them do?) - you have to plug it into the jack on the bottom of the iPod, which is why it matters which model you have.

You should take your iPod to a store (OfficeDepot, whatever) and compare the bottom of it to the jacks on the different transmitters, and see which one works with your model.
Then just order it online.

Post by **Nightshade** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:53 pm

It sure looks like it plugs in to the headphone jack...

As I said, I don't have one, so where does this plug go?

Post by **-Nick-** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:06 pm

aye, one into the headphone jack, and the little one to the left of it, into what i understand is a power source.

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:16 pm

fuck that. get one of these.

http://www.alpine-europe.com/content/en ... CEIVER.htm

or something like it.

Post by **R00k** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:21 pm

Nightshade wrote:It sure looks like it plugs in to the headphone jack...

As I said, I don't have one, so where does this plug go?

Those are the old ones - the Apple store told me that they don't makeor sell those anymore. I had one of those until it finally died and I had to get a new one.

This is what they have now:

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:25 pm

Doombrain wrote:fuck that. get one of these.

http://www.alpine-europe.com/content/en ... CEIVER.htm

or something like it.

even getting some cheap HU with an aux input is better than transmitting over an FM modulator.

Post by **Dave** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:36 pm

MrPink wrote:how come h omosexuality becomes law when typed out? :icon27:

Rules don't usually become law until you write (or type) them down

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:38 pm

alright.

Post by **Dave** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:45 pm

You're just jealous you didn't think of it

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:49 pm

actually yes.

Post by **Scourge** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:50 pm

Oh hell.

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:07 pm

its not that funny ffs

Post by **Scourge** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:13 pm

To me it is.

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:19 pm

k, enjoy a none sex type life then

Post by **Scourge** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:19 pm

I get plenty son.

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:22 pm

lol, no

Post by **Scourge** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:23 pm

Really?

Post by **Doombrain** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:15 am

you forgot the ",", moran.

Post by **Scourge** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:17 am

Commas are optional. Get with the program.

Post by **Scourge** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:20 am

Nice diversion though.