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I had the exact same needs by Fussbett 01/05/2009, 10:37am PST
Rafiki wrote:

I've looked into it a little, but it's hard to find the information I really want. What I'm looking for:

This is primarily going to be used in my car. I have a 1 hour one-way commute, and I'm tired of changing CDs in my car all the time. I don't even buy CDs anymore! I have to buy blank ones and burn a million CDs! What is this, 2001? The iPod has an attachment you can buy that finds a dead radio frequency and broadcasts on that so you can play songs through your car stereo, so it is currently the frontrunner. I don't know if the Zune or other MP3 players have similar functionality.

This was me, two years ago. I had a much shorter commute, but drove many other places many times. To be like me, what you want in a solution is a new car stereo. You want one that plays MP3 CDs and has a USB port on the front. They're $100-$169.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8912616&type=product&id=1213399954419
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9023781&type=product&id=1218009475760
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8958924&type=product&id=1216424781227

Mine is this one: http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10098844&catid=21981 ...but I couldn't find it on the US site.

So not only do you get 700 megs of MP3s onto each 10-cent CDR but because of the USB slot, you can also plug in any $2 flash drive, which as a computer enthusiast you probably already have. No iTunes, no myZune, no DRM.

I already had a $60 MP3 player for jogging:



...which now joins me in the car and plugs right into the stereo for an additional 2 gigs of MP3s. They don't make this model anymore now that Sansa switched everything over to the dumb "slotMusic" idea, but any tiny off-brand mp3 player that doubles as a USB flash drive is a great addition to the MP3 car stereo (they key is NO ADAPTERS. Adapters are the enemy of convenience). You can listen to stuff on the way to work and then unplug it and bring it in with you. In fact anything you plug in there is fine, as it's USB! I had a laptop on a trip once, and I plugged that in and browsed the shit out of that!
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IPOD OR ZUNE OR TERRIBLE 3RD PARTY ALTERNATIVE by Rafiki 01/05/2009, 8:17am PST NEW
    winamp NT by Weyoun Voidbringer 01/05/2009, 8:22am PST NEW
    I like the iPods, but iTunes has gotten fucking irritating NT by Entropy Stew 01/05/2009, 8:24am PST NEW
    In practice, that IPOD radio tuner thing is not great. by Last 01/05/2009, 8:29am PST NEW
        I mean to say, just get a cassette deck adapter which is cheap and works best. by Last 01/05/2009, 8:31am PST NEW
            or maybe I could crank out some tunes on the victrola by Rafiki 01/05/2009, 9:07am PST NEW
                I drive a 30-yo car, but I've seen 2003's with cassettes in them SO FUCK YOUUUUU by Last 01/05/2009, 9:24am PST NEW
                    Hey, maybe it does have an input jack. I haven't checked because I knew about t by Rafiki 01/05/2009, 9:37am PST NEW
                    You drive a car from the late 70s?! That must be a piece of shiiiiiiiiiiit. by Fussbett 01/06/2009, 12:14am PST NEW
                        It was shit, so I bought a 2006 model last night. by Last 01/06/2009, 5:13am PST NEW
                            Jesus, dude, the victrola thing was a joke. You didn't have to go out and buy a NT by Rafiki 01/06/2009, 6:36am PST NEW
                                The Caltrops New Year: Rapes, New Cars, and a Deadly Game of Cat and Mouse NT by Entropy Stew 01/06/2009, 3:43pm PST NEW
    I had the exact same needs by Fussbett 01/05/2009, 10:37am PST NEW
        But I don't want to have any CDs! by Rafiki 01/05/2009, 11:37am PST NEW
            So don't burn any CDs! by Fussbett 01/05/2009, 12:51pm PST NEW
                Re: So don't burn any CDs! by Rafiki 01/05/2009, 1:50pm PST NEW
                    Re: So don't burn any CDs! by Ray of Light 01/05/2009, 11:43pm PST NEW
                    Re: So don't burn any CDs! by Fussbett 01/06/2009, 12:22am PST NEW
                        Re: So don't burn any CDs! by Rafiki 01/06/2009, 1:34pm PST NEW
                            Serves you right for having such a fancy car! by Fussbett 01/06/2009, 1:53pm PST NEW
                            Get over the iPod hate and get the iPod adapter by I need clarification 01/06/2009, 2:14pm PST NEW
                                Playlists? Or do those work too? NT by Entropy Stew 01/06/2009, 2:49pm PST NEW
                                    The one I looked at sold by Honda supported playlists, but by Rafiki 01/06/2009, 2:59pm PST NEW
                                        Gay. iPod is way better. by Entropy Stew 01/06/2009, 3:28pm PST NEW
                                I tried really hard to Godwin the CD discussion. by Rafiki 01/06/2009, 2:49pm PST NEW
                                Why CDs are awful. by Zsenitan 01/06/2009, 3:41pm PST NEW
                                    Re: Why CDs are awful. by Fullofkittens 01/06/2009, 3:58pm PST NEW
                                        Or double click the MP3s before burning them. NT by Fussbett 01/06/2009, 4:23pm PST NEW
                                            Or just get an mp3 player. NT by Zsenitan 01/06/2009, 4:27pm PST NEW
                                                But how to best integrate it with the car stereo? OH NO THREAD EATS ITSELF NT by Fussbett 01/06/2009, 4:42pm PST NEW
    JUST GET WHATEVER IS REALLY CHEAP WHAT'S THE PROBLEM BITCH by Zsenitan 01/05/2009, 10:42am PST NEW
        Oh, they do still make this. by Fussbett 01/05/2009, 10:49am PST NEW
        Can I play it in the car? That is a key requirement by Rafiki 01/05/2009, 11:44am PST NEW
    random points by Helpful iTunes Monkey 01/05/2009, 12:28pm PST NEW
    iTunes songs to be DRM free and recorded at a higher quality by Entropy Stew 01/06/2009, 1:36pm PST NEW
 
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