[Pc_Support] Car stereo with MP3, posssibly other accessories?

[Bryan J. Smith]

I'm in the market for a new car stereo.

I just had my 2nd Aiwa car stereo go in under 4 years.  For some reason,
Warner Bros CDs really seem to toast Aiwa players for some reason.  I
guess I shouldn't have bought a 2nd Aiwa brand after the first one went,
but it was cheap.  I really need to get away from CDs (yes, I was a fool
last time, thought I got a MP3-ROM player, ended up I didn't, it was a
misprint in the St. Louis ad, long story).

Although I should mention the 1/8" input "AUX" input still works, which
means I _could_ get an iPod and just plug-in.  But I'm not sure I want
to do that.  There's a lot of stereos with MP3-ROM support for $150 or
less these days.

Furthermore, I'm seriously considering a satellite subscription.  A
number of sub-$200 decks have Sirius or XM Radio support.  And what are
"satellite-ready" decks, just ones with the 1/8" input "AUX" or is it
more than that?

And God would I kill for one that had a CompactFlash support, especially
since I have a 5MB Seagate ST1 1" drive that I like to use.  But I
haven't seen anything like that.  Which means maybe I should just use my
"AUX" port with a portable that takes a CompactFlash.

Decisions, decisions.  Any suggestions?


-- 
Bryan J. Smith   mailto:b.j.smith at ieee.org
http://thebs413.blogspot.com
------------------------------------------
Some things (or athletes) money can't buy.
For everything else there's "ManningCard."