Somewhat uncharacteristically for me, I splurged this past weekend and got a new stereo installed in my 6-year-old Honda CR-V. The new stereo actually lacks a CD player, but since 99% of my listening is to my iPod these days (and the other 1% is to the radio), I didn't see that as a problem.
Previously, I had been using a low-power FM transmitter that plugged into what used to be called the cigarette lighter. Disadvantages:
- Sound quality wasn't good, especially when real FM stations interfered.
- It was easy to jostle the transmitter out of the power outlet, leading to an abrupt ear-splitting jolt of static while driving down the road.
- Having to fiddle with the iPod controls while driving.
- My iPod sat out for anybody who walks by to see.
This new stereo has none of these disadvantages...the iPod connects in the glove compartment and fires right up when I turn on the car. I can control the iPod with the stereo controls. The controls are iPod-like, but actually easier to use when driving. Instead of spinning a wheel, I click through the choices one-by-one. That's easier to do with your eyes on the road.
What really sold me was the display of the album art and the song title on the display. You can sorta see that in the picture above...it's a lot harder to take a good picture of the stereo than I would have thought. (I'll let you guess how many songs I skipped through on the shuffle until I got one I wanted in the picture.)
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