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Redlemon · 10-07-2008, 09:57 AM

I'm going to guess at what you are asking, because it isn't clear.

I think you want to play music on your car radio, using either an MP3 player or your laptop as the source.

You say "I want a direct one because they don't seem to work very well." By this, I assume that you mean that you have tried a FM transmitter, and they generally suck.

Here are the basic options for MP3 to car stereo, in decreasing order of quality:
1. Auxiliary input jack, also known as AUX IN. Your stereo might have a headphone jack on the face, or there might be a spot on the back of the stereo where a CD changer could be plugged into, and you could run a cable from the back of the stereo to the car.
2. Cassette adapter. Decent, but not great.
3. FM Transmitter. Sucks.

10-07-2008, 09:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	I'm going to guess at what you are asking, because it isn't clear. I think you want to play music on your car radio, using either an MP3 player or your laptop as the source. You say "I want a direct one because they don't seem to work very well." By this, I assume that you mean that you have tried a FM transmitter, and they generally suck. Here are the basic options for MP3 to car stereo, in decreasing order of quality: 1. Auxiliary input jack, also known as AUX IN. Your stereo might have a headphone jack on the face, or there might be a spot on the back of the stereo where a CD changer could be plugged into, and you could run a cable from the back of the stereo to the car. 2. Cassette adapter. Decent, but not great. 3. FM Transmitter. Sucks. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.