Radio Ranger

[billroper]

Having decided to keep my current car a while longer, because it's running just fine (and I hope mentioning it doesn't jinx that :) ), I started thinking about reasons why I actually would want a new car. My car is, after all, comfortable. And it hauls a lot of people and things. The gas mileage is nothing to write home about, but it isn't execrable. And even with current gas prices, keeping the current car is a lot cheaper than another car payment.

But I have been intensely jealous of daisy_knotwise's new van. Part of that, I suppose, is that we've ponied up for the satellite radio, but, honestly, I don't have that desperate an urge to pay for more satellite radio service. And it has Bluetooth and will pair up with my phone so I can make hands-free calls, which is really handy (no pun intended), especially since there's some danger that Illinois might ban hand-held cell calls in cars shortly.

So what I have here is basically radio envy. And I can fix that.

So I've ordered this from Crutchfield. It has Bluetooth phone support and will pick up the local HD channels, which should be entertaining as a change up from the stations that I'm normally listening to. And it has front USB and AUX ports for my iPod Touch.

All I have to do is get it installed...

Comments

[hms42]

good luck with the new radio. I hope it works out well. As for the hads free cell ban, it exists in NY and I just find it more useful to not talk on the phone while driving at all.

[joecoustic.livejournal.com]

Definitely a more affordable choice than a new vehicle, even with installation :).

[dave-ifversen.livejournal.com]

I put an HD radio in the Jeep. The only problem I've found with HD is the digital signal broadcast power is *much* lower than the analog power, so as I drive the radio switches from HD to non-HD and back often, with very weird audio artifacts.

[markbernstein.livejournal.com]

A few years ago, I added an iPod interface to the existing stereo in my car, and I'm very glad I did. I hardly ever listen to any sort of radio any more. I don't care much about satellite radio, but I can see the appeal of the Bluetooth support, and may look into that.