the monster one is the best i think due to its two best features: 1. the ability to be on any channel, and have three presets. 2. it is a charger as well
the griffin itrip doesnt charge, it just eats power. tw On 10/26/05, Marlon Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Originally I bought the Griffin iTrip. It worked well until it was > ran over in the parking garage. I went back to Fry's to buy another > one, but ended up buying a aux adapter for my truck. The iTrip was > $35.00, the aux adapter was $100.00 and a Belkin car charger/line out > adapter was $3.00 on ebay. That said, the aux adapter is definitely > the way to go if you use it in the same car. The iTrip suffers the > same problems as any rf modulator in that it's not near as loud as any > other source for your radio so you end up turning the radio volume > quite high. The other problem with rf modulators is that you'll get > clipping if the source (the iPod) is too loud, so then you have to > turn you iPod volume down a bit, but you don't want to turn it down > too much cause then you can't hear it well. It's a viscious cycle. > None of these problems occur with a direct connection to your radio. > > Most other radio adapters seem cheaper. I've got a GM vehicle with > the upgraded radio and it has to have a special adapter with > electronics built into to fool the radio into thinking there's a live > component always hooked up to it. Installation was a snap though. I > think it took me all of about 15 minutes. > > The brand I got is called "Peripherals" I think. I installed it about > a year ago, so I could be wrong about the name :) > > > > On 10/26/05, Jillian Koskie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I originally worried that 4GB wouldn't be enough space --but the reality > > is that I have more than 60GB of MP3's, so even if I went for the > > biggest iPod out there, it wouldn't be enough... And frankly, it isn't > > as if I'm listening to more than 1000ish songs at once... That's a lot > > of music! > > > > I noticed that with the mini being phased out, that they can be found > > for pretty cheap... That might be a good option. > > > > Has anybody used the FM transmitters? Are there better/worse ones? I'd > > like to get one so I could use it in the car as well. > > > > -- > > Jillian > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michael T. Tangorre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 10:52 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: I need an iPod... desperately > > > > > From: Jillian Koskie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > But which one do I get? > > > I'll be using it for two purposes primarily: work and on my > > > motorcycle. > > > My gut says to go with the Nano... Good battery life, small > > > enough to be really handy... And enough storage space that I > > > can put a reasonable number of MP3's on it. > > > Does anybody have a Nano and wish they got something > > > different? Does anybody have an MP3 player that isn't made > > > by Apple that I'm making a huge mistake by overlooking? > > > > My wife and I both have the mini iPod and love them. At 4 GB it holds > > enough > > music for just about anyone! The Nano is experiencing some problems with > > the > > screen so I'd check into that before considering it (there is a class > > action > > lawsuit!). The mini is small enough to workout with and take biking or > > to > > work (which is what I do). > > > > Mike > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:178341 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
