Appreciation

I've used the tape player and it works quite well. Not the best sound quality, but good enough for the cost, since the next option is getting a connector to plug the iPod directly into the radio, which will run you probably around $200.

 

Very good. :mrgreen:

He's a link for a stereo plug-in system that lets you control the iPod through the stereo, and even the on-wheel controls.

http://www.ipod2car.com/

 

Actually,

ipod2Car does not work with the Prius. Currently, there is no solution to get your MP3 player (like an ipod or in your case a CD player) to play directly through the prius.

The only solutions are:

1. FM modulator (purchase at radio shack) - problem here is low quality and you lose the signal often when driving in a city

2. Tape Adapter (you'll need the upgraded stereo with a tape deck for this - the standard stereo only has CD) - however, this too is low quality compared to direct input.

I'm waiting on coastal dave now to release an "aux audio input" but it has been 6 months and it is still on the "coming soon" list. I'm starting to get very frustrated burning CDs again..... oy

Good luck!

 

the nice thing about burning cd's is that they cost 10 cents each and so you are not risking your $400 ipod in the car...

that said, i wish the built in cd changer would play mp3 cd's. i put one of those in my avanti, and now i just carry 6 readily reproducible mp3 cd's and i have all the music i want... a couple of hundred songs on each cd.

 

How do you know the ipod2car doesn't work with the Prius? And what about the Dension system?

Dension iPod System

Edit: Sorry about that link being too long.

 

No fears, Canuck, cassette in the package does mean tape player, which means the mp3 adapter will work with no problems in your space machine. And if that B does stand for Beam Me Up, I wish I would've known that, I'd be using it on those long road trips to make them a bit shorter!

-m.

 

Canuck,

You have a cassette? We have a Canadian package A and I don't recall seeing a cassette deck in there.

I'll take a closer look the next time I'm in the car. Maybe I'm just unobservant.

 

FREE iPOD Interface for Prius....

Dension told me in email that it doesn't work with the Prius yet but that they were working on a fix iI beleive by June. I asked to be on their list to be contacted when it is available and I haven't heard yet.

Ipod2car seems to have a similar problem. They lack a Prius to test with. So... if anyone can drive their #9 '04 into Long Island for "4 or 5 hours" of testing after next week you can get a free converter and maybe more.

I may do it myself but it is 200 miles away from me. If anyone is instered in volunteering their baby for the cause contact me at "jvail at newts dot org" and I can hook you up with the guy in charge. If you were interested but didn't want the converter I will pay you $100 for it... (they retail about $200).

jv

 

Well thanks for pointing out that little issue. It's kind of odd that they didn't point it out clearly online, but oh well.

 

i'm on long island (thanks danny) what is involved?

actually, as i think about it, i might not be helpful. i use a nomad jukebox zen, not an ipod (nothing agains the ipod, the nomad was just a whole lot less money, and i've owned jukeboxes before). while this hookup is cool, it would not especially help me, unless they want to throw in an ipod too (which doesn't really seem likely).

coastal dave's input will hopefully be more universal, though probably fewer features. i would just like to be able to plug into the headphone jack and get the sound directly into the stereo instead of via an fm transmitter or cassette adapter.