[TriLUG] Mp3 players, Linux & car

[Tanner Lovelace]

On Sun, 2002-06-16 at 13:26, Andrew C. Oliver wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm finding CDs incresaingly inconvienient, however, I've got a lot of 
> CDs (so I can't go cold turkey).  I'd like to be able to save them off 
> as MP3s and use them via an MP3 player for the car.  I have both a tape 
> player and CD player for the car, but I'd rather an Mp3 player with 
> maybe a radio interface to avoid the necessity of hookups and wearing 
> out my tape player (and messy wires are a pain in a miata).
> 
> Is there a MP3 player with a reasonable amount of storage, communicates 
> via radio and a convieinient interface that I can download music to via 
> my linux box thats not an arm and a leg?
> 

Actually, what I would suggest is something slightly different.
I have an in-dash CD player that plays MP3s that have been burned
to CD-R.  The model I have is the Aiwa CDC-MP3 and I notice that
Circuit City is currently running a sale on its successor the CDC-MP32.
This URL doesn't mention it, but I can assure you this does play
MP3s on CD-R and right at the moment, it's only $149.

http://www.circuitcity.com/ewebIMa/detail.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0782620958.1024262126@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccccadcfhffhikfcfngcfkmdffhdffg.0&catoid=-8864&bookmark=bookmark_1&oid=51462

The advantage of using something like this is that

1. You can use all your own CDs since it plays regular CDs too.
2. You can, at your leisure, move your CDs to MP3s burned on CD-R.
3. CD-Rs of MP3s can hold anywhere from 8 to 10 albums.
4. CD-Rs can be burned from linux.
5. This particular model has a direct input (using a simple headphone
   plug)
6. Sale price is about the same you'd pay for an mp3 player with
   a radio interface.
7. Don't have to worry about several different components.

Disadvantages

1. Won't play tapes directly (but you can add a tape player with the
   auxilliary in.

I've been using mine for a year and a half, and I love it.

Tanner
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