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MP3 Storage Device, not in-dash
Please accept my apology if this has been asked a thousand times before...
I'm buying a new 2004 Chevy Colorado this week. Base model, basic AM/FM radio (no CD). I've got a medium-sized collection of MP3's that I listen to freqently at home. I'd like to put something in my new truck so I can listen to them in there as well. I don't want something in-dash; I'd like to keep the stock stereo. I'm thinking a hard-drive type storage unit that plays thru the FM band--something I could stick behind the seat. I've searched the net a bit and I've only come up with two options to date--Kenwood's Music Keg and another called MuzicVault. Surely there are quite a few other options as well, but I'm not getting good results in my searches. Are there indeed other options out there... could you guys name a few so I could research them? I'm not looking for an incredible amount of storage or a bunch of features--something basic and relatively inexpensive is fine. I can get a Music Keg on eBay for under $200 new. I appreciate the help. Thanks! Brian |
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MP3 Storage Device, not in-dash
I've got a medium-sized collection of MP3's that I listen to freqently at
home. I'd like to put something in my new truck so I can listen to them in there as well. I don't want something in-dash; I'd like to keep the stock stereo. I'm thinking a hard-drive type storage unit that plays thru the FM band--something I could stick behind the seat. ... Are there indeed other options out there... could you guys name a few so I could research them? I'm not looking for an incredible amount of storage or a bunch of features--something basic and relatively inexpensive is fine. I can get a Music Keg on eBay for under $200 new. My co-worker has a very low cost alternative: He uses a portable CD-player that can read CD/CD-R/CD-RW and MP3 files. And connect its headphone jack with a FM-transmitter that communicate with the car radio. The portable CD-player is around $25 to $60 (depending on the branch), and the FM-transmitter is from $20 to $30. For well below $100, you get a portable unit that you can transfer to another car easily. You need a car-power adapter or some rechargeable batteries though. The catch is that the LCD screen in any CD-player is going to be very small. I am not sure if this will become a problem in term of navigating the MP3 folders in a CD. The other thing is that I come across an article in one of the iPod web site that claims that using FM transmitter to send audio is not the best way; it suggests to use direct line-in if it is available. This is not important to me because I am not likely to be able to tell the difference. But you may or may not like this. I am also in the process of finding a way to play MP3 in my car radio. I probably go for this low cost solution because iPod is very expensive (iPod is supposed to be the best in those MP3 players that have hard-disk), and I am afraid that someone may come with a MP3 player that has a hard disk and PDA functionality and render all the single function expensive MP3 player obsoleted. Actually, I am going to buy this right after work today! Jay Chan |
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