What is a mp3 fm car transmitter adapter?
Two popular solutions for playing MP3
A short range FM transmitter wirelessly sends audio from your MP3 player to an unused FM station on your car radio. Connect the FM transmitter’s short cable to your MP3 player’s headphone jack. Then, use the FM transmitter’s switch to select an FM frequency that has little or no interference with FM radio stations. When you plug the FM transmitter into your vehicle’s cigarette lighter it will broadcast the MP3 sound to your vehicle radio on the FM frequency that you’ve selected.
Once you find a suitable clear FM frequency, you can leave the transmitter plugged into your cigarette lighter jack since it will be automatically powered on and off with your car’s ignition. You can buy FM transmitters that are battery powered, but I don’t recommend these because when the batteries weaken, they tend to broadcast poorly or not at all. Look for an FM transmitter that advertises “digital tuning” or that uses a switch or buttons to select a broadcast frequency.
Avoid FM transmitters that use a dial to select the transmit frequency because they can be difficult to tune and tend to drift off station. Search at www.Froogle.com for “FM Transmitter” to find a variety of choices ranging in price from $20 to $100.
A CD/MP3/MD to cassette adapter is a cassette shell with a short cord that dangles from the mouth of your cassette player. Insert the cassette and plug the cord into your MP3 player’s headphone jack to listen to your MP3 player through your car radio. You’ll find a wide assortment of cassette converters at www.Froogle.com for about $6 plus shipping. You can also find cassette adapters at retail electronics stores like Best Buy.
When you eventually buy a new car, you should know that some manufacturers now offer integrated MP3 options. On the high end, some BMW’s have an IPOD compatible in-dash radio that allows you to control your IPOD directly from the radio controls. Some automobiles that are targeted for the young adult market, like the Ford Focus, have in-dash compact disc players that are MP3 compatible and can play home-burned CD discs that contain MP3 files. Coincidentally, it’s not widely known that most home DVD
How can I find out my credit score? How are credit scores calculated?
It seems like lately you can’t sit through even one television commercial break without trying to be lured into getting a copy of your free online credit report and being pleasantly lectured about the importance of knowing your “credit score.” But of 1,000 Americans surveyed by the Consumer Federation of America, only one third fully understood what their credit score actually meant and the impact that it has not only on obtaining the obvious like car loans and mortgages, but also getting apartments and even jobs.
Credit scores are a somewhat blanket approach of letting potential lenders know overall where you stand with your credit. Using a rating of 300 to 900, it takes into account the obvious such as how timely your payments are and your credit account balances as well as how much unused credit there is on each account, how long you’ve been at your job and your residence. It also applies a rating to the age of your accounts, bankruptcies, and whether you’ve ever applied for credit counseling. Read more
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