Play PPC Music Through Car CD?

[Oreocat]

Is there an adapter, converter or anything that will allow me to connect either of our ppc's to the car cd player (no tape player, just a radio and cd) and play the music stored on our Axim and/or Asus through it?

We're going on vacation soon, and I'd rather not have to make and carry several cd's when all our favorites are *already* on our ppc's :roll:

[Oreocat]

Is there an adapter, converter or anything that will allow me to connect either of our ppc's to the car cd player (no tape player, just a radio and cd) and play the music stored on our Axim and/or Asus through it?

We're going on vacation soon, and I'd rather not have to make and carry several cd's when all our favorites are *already* on our ppc's :roll:

[surur]

You need something like this which takes any audio source and transmits it to FM locally, so you can tune your car radio into it. Not brilliant sound quality apparently, but better than nothing.

Surur

[Oreocat]

Hmmm, I checked this out, and you're right, it seems like most of the reviews do say the quality isn't that great, plus you apparently need a working radio frequency, which we won't have on several areas of the trip.

*However* this does give me a starting place to search from, so thank you!

[hoffm11]

I actually bought the Sound Feeder 121 ( http://www.vistek.ca/details/detail_...&Specs=N&Box=N ) and have had good experience with it.

There are also newer versions of this that might be even better ( http://www.semsons.com/arsounfeedii.html ) and ( http://www.semsons.com/arsounfeedii1.html ).

[Oreocat]

*snickers* Oddly enough, I was just looking at those! :lol:

Thanks for the recommendation, the Sound Feeder II Digital looks pretty decent....it's definitely going to the head of the list

[Steven Cedrone]

Originally Posted by Oreocat

Hmmm, I checked this out, and you're right, it seems like most of the reviews do say the quality isn't that great, plus you apparently need a working radio frequency, which we won't have on several areas of the trip.

*However* this does give me a starting place to search from, so thank you!

AFAIK, you don't need a working frequency! As a matter of fact, I would think clear channels would work better. The belkin I have works well enough, I am no audiophile though!

Steve

[Kati Compton]

Originally Posted by Steven Cedrone

AFAIK, you don't need a working frequency! As a matter of fact, I would think clear channels would work better. The belkin I have works well enough, I am no audiophile though!

I don't use that particular device, but I use an FM transmitter. It can sound a little muddy when there's "competition" on the frequency, and you need to make sure that your source device isn't at too high of a volume (it can distort, depending on the device). But I like it quite a bit.

Yesterday my husband and I had a 2hr-each-way drive for Mother's Day. We were in a car that had a removable antenna, so we took that off. It helped quite a bit as we drove into the Chicagoland area where the frequency we use is actually used by a radio station.

[Oreocat]

I would think empty channels would work better too, but I guess I'm either misreading information, or confusing it between different products ops:

I thought one adapter was saying you need an actual radio station and that you "cover" that station with the output from the adapter (which would allow for bleedover, to me), although another adapter seemed to say you just needed empty channels...?

I think I'm just going to hit the local RadioShack and see what they have and try it out While I'm no audiophile either, as long as it works and sounds semi-decent, that's all I need for the 8 or so hours we'll be driving

[Kati Compton]

Originally Posted by Oreocat

I thought one adapter was saying you need an actual radio station and that you "cover" that station with the output from the adapter (which would allow for bleedover, to me), although another adapter seemed to say you just needed empty channels...?

You cover the FREQUENCY. If a station is not broadcasting on that frequency, it's easier. If one is, and your car is sitting next to their antenna, you won't get very good results overriding that signal.

[Oreocat]

You cover the FREQUENCY. If a station is not broadcasting on that frequency, it's easier. If one is, and your car is sitting next to their antenna, you won't get very good results overriding that signal.

Ok, that makes a little more sense. Since we're going to be in the desert, I don't think we'll have too much trouble with being too close to signals-that's the main reason I'm checking into this. Last vacation there was really bad reception in certain areas and we went several hours without a good signal.

I believe most of the units come with either 4 or 8 presets, so it's mainly a matter of finding the best one.

Thanks Kati, I think I understand now.

(And woohoo, I finally figured out how to post with highlighted text included! Ahem, sorry. Personal hurdle there )