HiFi-Link for iPod
For $70, this is a nice solution for playing your iPod through your home stereo system. You plug the cables coming out of the dock into the aux jack of your stereo. (You also have to plug a wall wart into the dock in order to keep the iPod charged.) I appreciated the ease of use -- I didn't even need to use the manual.
The remote allows you to jump from one playlist to another, and skip forward or back by track, but there's no volume control. Also, the remote uses infrared not RF, so you need a line of sight to the dock to skip songs, which is not idea for my set up (I hide the stereo system and HiFi-Link in a cabinet, so I need to keep the cabinet doors open if I want to be able to change a song.)
The HiFi-Link also hooks up to a TV, so you can view photos and videos (if you have an iPod Video) with it. I haven't tried that yet. $70.99 on Amazon.com
Comments
Is it possible to design a world that doesn't need wall warts?
Which is to say...
If you were building a house from scratch could you design a low voltage system into the walls?
Would that be a smart play?
Could you couple it with solar panels in some way?
As you can tell...
I don't like warts.
Posted by: koreyel | March 11, 2006 3:24 PM
you need one of these: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2049642
Its a transciever for
IR -> RF -> IR
so that you can use your IR remote from a different room or close the cabinet door, or both. You can also get multiple transmitters so you can use the remote from multiple locations.
Posted by: Chris | March 21, 2006 6:33 AM