If you want to take the music from your home computer or mobile device and use it in your automobile, you have several options, car mp3 players come in many forms.
Mp3 Capable Stereo
Car mp3 players that are most common are the actual stereo that is mp3 disc compatible. This is a stereo that will read a disc that you create on your home computer from your vast library of music. Today you would be hard pressed to find one that was not mp3 compatible.
For the money, however you might want to consider looking for car mp3 players that have more options. For instance, you can now purchase car mp3 players with DVD and USB compatibility. What this means is you can now watch your favorite movie while driving on America’s highways! Okay you could do this but you probably want to set the viewing screens up for those not responsible for navigating the vehicle.
The nice thing about many of these models is they also have a USB drive in which you can connect a flash drive containing all your favorite tunes. Makes it very simple to turn your stereo a car mp3 player.
Conversion
One way to turn even the oldest model stereo into car mp3 players is to purchase a wireless modulator. This is a handy device that transmits the signal from your IPod, personal media player or other device to your stereo over radio waves.
You plug this device into your car cigarette lighter, turn on your portable device, or plug in your memory card or USB device and you are all set. All that is left is to tune your stereo to the correct frequency and you are ready to jam!
This device is recommended for the person who has an older stereo system or who is not ready to fork over huge amounts of money to upgrade to in dash car mp3 players. For about $20 on Amazon
, you can pick up a Falcon in car IPod like control.IPod Docks
For a little more money and some intensive labor, you can install car mp3 players that will play both mp3 format disc and come with IPod controller built in. A nice example of this is the JVC model KD-PDR210
. The price is competitive at $70 before tax and shipping. It has a 200-watt maximum output, wireless remote and an IPod connector cable.JVC has a long-standing reputation in the car audio field and unlike many off brand products; you will find they back that reputation with reliability. Car mp3 players are definitely here to stay and if you haven’t settled on one yet, now maybe the time. Technology is moving at a brisk pace and the prices have fallen to a place where nearly anyone can afford to upgrade to a car mp3 player.
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