I have finally lost patience with wires and cables floating around my
car, casette adapters and jury-rigged wire routing, the ridiculous
amounts charged for wired adapters from Crutchfield/Volvo/IPD and the
silly price the FM transmitting adapters add to the cost of a player
(crappy ones w/3 frequencies for $20, better ones starting around
$55)!!
After extensive research to find the best and most practical in-car
MP3 solution I have discovered this: the 4Gb version of the Netac A210
(reviewed here: http://tinyurl.com/2vk2cm).
There was no distributor so I contacted the company directly and now
I'M A DISTRIBUTOR!
So the feature run-down that got my attention was:
- Built-in FM Transmitter (with digital tuning, just pick your
channel, powerful enough to transmit from another room!)
- INCLUDED in-car adapter/charger (haven't really needed it yet,
battery runs for hours off one charge)
- 4Gb of storage (I uploaded 280 songs and it's less than half full)
- big colour screen (well 2x that of an ipod nano)
- same overall size as an ipod nano but sleek and black and
unobtrusive (i.e. not as much of an invitation to window smashers)
- simple USB interface (no iTunes needed), just plug it in and it's
like another hard drive, no installation drivers needed
- you could watch video or read e-books on it but the screen is too
small for that IMHO
If you're interested in this cool little solution let me know as I can
certainly get it to you in North America for better than the commonly
posted Australian price!
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