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since this one uses the bottom adapter
Bugger. Of course. They need to fix that.
From what i can tell, it occurs when I've first put it in to the tape deck (the adapter usually lives inside the tape deck. I only take it out when I'm going on a trip or something.) or when it's cold outside.
For me, it's whenever I turn the stereo on.
Vaguely relatedly, I was listening to Kojo Nnamdi (on my iPod, so connected) where someone was bitching about CD rips losing fidelity.
I remember when the issue was CDs vs. LPs. Are we beyond that?
In retrospect, I don't even know why I bought the one I did. It was just dumb. Now I'm out 25 bucks and still need to buy a casette adapter.
So we seem to have decided that FM adapters suck and tape adapters suck?
I wouldn't say tape adapters suck.
I suppose I should be grateful the USB connector is in the front:
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So we seem to have decided that FM adapters suck and tape adapters suck?
No, I really loved the plain old-skool Monster tape adapter I had. I'm going to buy another one, toss this one in the glove compartment and try to learn from the error of my ways.
Shiny and new doesn't always equal better.
I really have to make my way through the ilounge reviews of all of them.
I got a more-expensive kind of FM transmitter (from DIO, I think) which cost $79. It has an adaptor that attaches to the "cigarette lighter" so it charges the iPod, and I've driven from Boston to NJ (and back) with very little static interference.
The only downside I can see if that I've got to take my iPod Mini out of its protective case every time I run it in the car, but that's a small sacrifice.
I had been toying with the idea of getting a phone with web access, because there are times that my business requires me to be able to get e-mail. After the afternoon from hell, in which I was waiting for an important e-mail and the ice storm took down my phone line and DSL, eventually driving me to the wi-fi at Krystal, of all places, it's suddenly become more of a priority. I want a qwerty-ish keyboard. It seems to be a battle between a Treo and a Blackberry. This [link] is interesting, but doesn't have much of a track record. Anyone want to say what good or bad about what they have? There's too much stuff to compare and I'm baffled.
