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onetonnesam
Date Registered: 05-2004
Location: Redfern, Sydney
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Re: CD Player TI-L- MP3's and stereo question
Hi mate,
We adopted an alternative solution. 60GB Apple iPod with Griffin Road Trip FM Transmitter and car charger. Our entire CD collection (~2700 songs) on the go.
Definitely recommend that you give it consideration.
Last edited by onetonnesam, 7/Aug/2005, 9:50 am
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7/Aug/2005, 9:49 am
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NPC73
X-TRAIL HOLIC
Date Registered: 12-2004
Location: Mount Isa, QLD
TOTAL POSTS: 1247
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Re: CD Player TI-L- MP3's and stereo question
Hi Sam,
Please tell us more about your setup. i.e. setup costs, etc.
I've been looking for a way to compress these wav files so they act like MP3's, so that they will play in the standard CD player, but I don't think it's possible at all.
I've managed to compress the wav files to about a third or their original size, but then when you burn them to CD-R they take up the same space on the cd,  ,
So I'm now fairly sure there is no way to do this as the burning process is fixed on the time of the audio file.
I'm now seriously looking at an MP3 alternative.
Last edited by NPC73, 7/Aug/2005, 4:22 pm
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Member ID: X-072 (Retired Administrator)
2003 X-trail, TI, Manual, (Series 1) - (with the works)
2013 Toyota Prado, Manual, Turbo Diesel - (Snorkel-K&N-Full Exhaust, 20" Low Profiles, Chrome Bullbar, HID Spots, + All the Bling!)
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7/Aug/2005, 2:18 pm
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NPC73
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Date Registered: 12-2004
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Re: CD Player TI-L- MP3's and stereo question
xtrluke,
Thanks for the info.
Of course pics would help  , would help many others as well to be able to visually see it.
Same goes for you Sam. =D
Thanks.
Last edited by NPC73, 7/Aug/2005, 5:30 pm
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Noel...
Member ID: X-072 (Retired Administrator)
2003 X-trail, TI, Manual, (Series 1) - (with the works)
2013 Toyota Prado, Manual, Turbo Diesel - (Snorkel-K&N-Full Exhaust, 20" Low Profiles, Chrome Bullbar, HID Spots, + All the Bling!)
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7/Aug/2005, 5:28 pm
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onetonnesam
Date Registered: 05-2004
Location: Redfern, Sydney
TOTAL POSTS: 70
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Re: CD Player TI-L- MP3's and stereo question
Guys,
Not sure if this warrants photos, but a pic of the charger:
http://www.expansys.com.au/product.asp?code=108486
Pic of the iTrip (it's the one on the left):
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/itrip/index.php
I had actually been looking for a combined car charger/transmitter from Monster, but this was around $169. Then I read on the Australia 4WD forum (http://forum.australia4wd.com/index.php?showtopic=409) and someone mentioned the Griffin iTrip. Myer had a sale selling the separate charger and transmitter for $100 so I grabbed it.
The only problem is finding a good place for it - we just sit it in the space above the ashtray, or it stays in my wife's hand (we have discovered that because there are so many songs and it is so easy to skip the the next one, you often do).
The good thing is the 2700 songs still only occupies just over 11 GB from the 60 available. The iTrip powers itself from the iPod's battery supply, so I can transmit directly to any radio, inside the house or inside the car.
Given the versatility of the iPod outside of the car, I am happy to have spent our hard earned dollars on this. Unfortunately, it is my wife's little toy outside of the vehicle 
EDIT: Forgot to mention that there are car holders for the iPod (ones that suction cap to the windscreen, one for the cupholder etc) but I have not found any good (i.e. not a total ripoff) ones yet, if you find any, let me know.
I have to duck down to Broadway shops now for the wife, will take a photo and put it up later.
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7/Aug/2005, 6:07 pm
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Re: CD Player TI-L- MP3's and stereo question
Hi Guys,
I believe this question has been asked before and HERE is the thread that discussed it. You may find some helpfull info. in there.
As far as I'm aware none of the Nissan factory head-units have an AUX input which can be utilised for plugging-in an external device (such as iPod) so the FM transmitter is the only option for these, but it has its disadvatages in terms of not a CD quality audio. (i.e. it's not perfect)
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7/Aug/2005, 9:42 pm
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David M
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Date Registered: 02-2005
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Re: CD Player TI-L- MP3's and stereo question
Some of the information in the thread about installing a car phone looks relevant here - though from memory none of us seem to have found the elusive input wires yet. David M
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9/Aug/2005, 8:12 am
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Re: CD Player TI-L- MP3's and stereo question
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David M wrote:
Some of the information in the thread about installing a car phone looks relevant here - though from memory none of us seem to have found the elusive input wires yet. David M
Dave, do you mean the mute function wires which Tin was looking for his Nokia kit?
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