Nowadays, with the development of the society and technology, if you wish to take your music on the highway with you, maybe your iPod is the greatest and most convenient option. But if you ride the vehicle, how can you connect it ? Which is best method ? And what options have you got?
There are many options depending on your car and stereo equipment you have installed, there are a selection of ways of connecting your iPod to your Vehicle. The Kits range from fully integrated connections that emulate your CD changer providing CD quality or better audio through your stereo, through to FM Transmitters that connect to your iPod and transmit radio signals to your aerial. The simple truth is there are thousands of options and a number of different brands that offer slightly different functions.
The more basic of the options start with simple FM Transmitters; they are a simple kit but can provide good results. Simple FM Transmitters plug into the bottom of the iPod / iPhone and translate your music being played on your iPod to a radio signal, The radio signal is then broadcast to the local area (Anybody utilizing the same frequency can listen to your music / podcast etc).
The simple FM Transmitters are usually the less expensive option when purchasing an iPod car kit, however keep in mind the area you live in or commute to before buying. If the area is heavy with radio signals it is possible to receive a poor signal, usually resulting interference or a duplicate signal played outrageous of the original frequency so you have two sources of audio being played.
There are many pros and cons to the simple fm transmitter kits, these can be broken down simply see below;
Advantages: They are very simple to install; Not much expensive; Move from vehicle to vehicle
Disadvantages: Sometimes it has poor signal; Can't control the iPod from vehicles controls or radio; Drains the iPod / iPhone battery.
