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Hey does any one is using your evo to stream music using the bluetooth pair ?
I want to buy a car stereo that have usb and bluetooth ready to stream music from my evo.
I have seen a couple of videos on youtube they have blootooth but no usb I want to have both options
any suggestion it will be appreciate.
I have a Alpine w505 and I use bluetooth streaming but not sure if you can connect to a cable usb. The phone contacts and call logs even transfer.
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http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/01/05/ces-2011-parrot-introduces-an-android-powered-asteroid-car-stereo-video/
this is the stereo i'm waiting for
I have the Kenwood DNX9960 and it works well. I use it for streaming and hands free calling. It has USB and I can play all media from my EVO as a USB drive (except for the videos shot from the camera, doh!).
JVC Arsenal KD-A815
$179.99 + free wiring harness to fit your vehicle. Works great, has USB and Bluetooth
Didnt read the whole thread..
But I use Belkin's bluetooth receiver.. http://www.google.com/products/cata...ult&ct=result&resnum=4&sqi=2&ved=0CDAQ8wIwAw#
I just got a nokia car charger for it to hardwire it behind my dash and hooked it up to my aux input on my alpine. Works flawless
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Didnt read the whole thread..
But I use Belkin's bluetooth receiver.. http://www.google.com/products/cata...ult&ct=result&resnum=4&sqi=2&ved=0CDAQ8wIwAw#
I just got a nokia car charger for it to hardwire it behind my dash and hooked it up to my aux input on my alpine. Works flawless
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Care to provide details on the charger used? Does it stay paired/charged long enough to hide it out of sight completely and have it automatically work when I turn the car on and hit play on PowerAmp?
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Care to provide details on the charger used? Does it stay paired/charged long enough to hide it out of sight completely and have it automatically work when I turn the car on and hit play on PowerAmp?
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I just went to walmart and found an old nokia charger that has the same plug size as the belkin (had to pick it out with the belkin in hand, was kind of an "i hope this fits" purchase). Got it home, plugged it into the cig lighter, got power and everything worked fine so I hardwired it to the headunits remote power wire (the blue one for amplifiers) and have everything tucked nicely behind the dash. It turns on automatically with the radio, so all you have to do is turn on bluetooth on your phone to pair it and your good to go!
lookout4theyeti said:
I just went to walmart and found an old nokia charger that has the same plug size as the belkin (had to pick it out with the belkin in hand, was kind of an "i hope this fits" purchase). Got it home, plugged it into the cig lighter, got power and everything worked fine so I hardwired it to the headunits remote power wire (the blue one for amplifiers) and have everything tucked nicely behind the dash. It turns on automatically with the radio, so all you have to do is turn on bluetooth on your phone to pair it and your good to go!
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Nice!! I'm still factory stock with a ghetto rigged aux in to my cd changer, so this might not work for my situation since I dont really have any amps hooked up to trigger power.
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Nice!! I'm still factory stock with a ghetto rigged aux in to my cd changer, so this might not work for my situation since I dont really have any amps hooked up to trigger power.
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You can tap the charger into any 12v power source in the car, the amp wire was just the easiest for my situation. There are ignition wires you can tap into, or even find the power wire for the stock radio. Just grab a volt meter and start testing around, you'll find something. You can even tap into the cigarette lighter wires if you need to.
EDIT: Just copied the how-to I typed up a while ago on my car forum to a new thread here in the evo forums so more people can see this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10393604#post10393604
Eclipse CD5030, if you can find one. Works like a charm.
Sony MEXBT
By far the best sound over BT.
Thanks guys i have a lot of homework to do then. what do u guys think of the DEH‑P610BT
I have this: http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs...10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665755310 . Bluetooth streaming works great, comes with an external mic you can mount on your visor for calls, can connect to like 10 devices and has an internal phonebook you can transfer contacts into so you can call from the deck. I just get in my car and it's connected, press play on either the deck or the phone and it starts playing(if I'm using bluetooth audio as the source on the deck of course.) It also works amazingly with my iPod, supports just about every function you can think of with good navigation and even has a mode where you can restore control of the music to the iPod itself in case you want to hand it to someone who doesn't want to figure out the deck's controls. You just plug it into the front with a standard usb port and it works.
I think there's also a cheaper version that has a smaller screen with less info, but otherwise nearly the same functionality. I know Sony has some other ones now too that can actually hold an iPod within the deck itself now too. I don't think they have a cd player though.
Unless you guys are running Cyanogen, doesn't the BT sound like crap with the low bitpool? I've played with a few A2DP devices with the Evo (headsets mostly), and the sound was un-listenable. Distorted, compressed, and very lo-fi. It was much better with CM, but I like Sense.
I order this model Clarion CZ500
I decided to give a shot to this model Clarion CZ500 after many days of searching and reading reviews of a lot of car stereos.
The Clarion CZ500 it seems very stable and have what I am looking for it.
I will let you guys know how everything goes.
Sony XAV-70BT
Just got it from sonicelectronix
for 400. Sweet system. No nav but everything the 1000$ model has.
Nice sounding streaming too!!
Depends on if you want double din or single as well. Jeep for me so double din.
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I just installed the Clarion CX609 (double din) from SonicElectrolux. It sounds great, I couldn't be happier. Comes with a mic that you can put wherever you like.
I have a model EXTREMELY similar to this:
Sony Xplod MEX-BT3800U
and I LOVE it. The only one thing I don't like is that it's VERY bright, but I drive at night so that makes a bigger difference to me than others.
I just installed a DUAL XHD7714. $120 at best buy. It has every feature I would like. Bluetooth, HD, front USB and Aux inputs. I'm pretty happy with it.
What's the best/optimal way to listen to music in car?
I used those tape cassette things from Griffin, they're good but they break/wear out easily.
I don;t have AUX in the car. Any suggestions?
I'm not going to help much - I have one of those cassette thingies. I have used it for many years now, and it has never broken or failed. I use it for about an hour every workday, and on long trips, some of over 9 hours.
Another way I found and used for a while (no idea where it is now) was an FM transmitter. You plug into a 3.5 mm socket, and it transmits on a selected FM signal. You then just tune your radio to that frequency. I found a bit of interference, so I went back to the cassette. That also does not require batteries or cable (except audio).
When I abandon my current 13-year-old Volvo, I may try and get a car with a BT music receptor for the stereo. More likely I'll settle for one with Aux in.
I have an Aux input and a USB input but Im playing music through the bluetooth link. Ive given my GPS away and just use my note now with the google nav.
I bought jabra cruiser (Bluetooth hands free with FM transmitter ) and I have it in my car .
Once I am in I switch it on and it pairs to my note and transmits through FM.
It is a very good and handy accessory for those who doesn't have aux in nor Bluetooth stereo systems.it even have music control buttons which work perfectly well with my note.battery life is amazing too (lasts around a week with an average of 1hour playback, it can auto switch off after a few moments of inactivity so ubwont have to worry shutting it down ecevrytime )
I can't recommend it enough bcos of its many other features...
Hope this helps
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Am aftermarket headunit is the way to go.....Pioneer's 2012 line-up allows you to stream music and Pandora via bluetooth......none of that fm modulated crap....horrible SQ
Twistedchild420 said:
Am aftermarket headunit is the way to go.....Pioneer's 2012 line-up allows you to stream music and Pandora via bluetooth......none of that fm modulated crap....horrible SQ
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I have high hopes for the App Radio 2.
Twistedchild420 said:
Am aftermarket headunit is the way to go.....Pioneer's 2012 line-up allows you to stream music and Pandora via bluetooth......none of that fm modulated crap....horrible SQ
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Pioneers only support pandora on ios devices. At least my unit does. You can ofcourse stream whatever you want via a2dp bluetooth connection. Regardless the app you use to reproduce audio.
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Quick question to add to this, I am looking at getting a new car and chances are it will have aux-in, usb and bluetooth connections.
I know the aux-in will just plug straight into my Samsung dock, but what about the usb/bluetooth.
Will I be able to control the phone music from the stereo with these, or will the usb connection even work?
That Appradio2 looks smart, hope it comes to the UK.
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Get a pioneer car stereo with aux-in. I just got their cheapest model with aux for about $70... Great sound, it has built-in 4x50watt mosfet amplifier and also line out if you want to upgrade using your own amplifier.
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Pioneers only support pandora on ios devices. At least my unit does. You can ofcourse stream whatever you want via a2dp bluetooth connection. Regardless the app you use to reproduce audio.
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All new pioneer bt units can stream pandora from android....i work at a stereo shop...lol
se1988 said:
Get a pioneer car stereo with aux-in. I just got their cheapest model with aux for about $70... Great sound, it has built-in 4x50watt mosfet amplifier and also line out if you want to upgrade using your own amplifier.
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Aux input does not = "great" sound...lol
Twistedchild420 said:
All new pioneer bt units can stream pandora from android....i work at a stereo shop...lol
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all new pioneer units can stream whatever music app from android as long as the device supports a2dp.
When you see the Pandora logo on pioneer devices however, it means that this pioneer device can control pandora (next, previous, radio selection etc) on iOS. that's all i meant.
Just don't expect the head unit to control your pandora app on android.
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Quick question to add to this, I am looking at getting a new car and chances are it will have aux-in, usb and bluetooth connections.
I know the aux-in will just plug straight into my Samsung dock, but what about the usb/bluetooth.
Will I be able to control the phone music from the stereo with these, or will the usb connection even work?
That Appradio2 looks smart, hope it comes to the UK.
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The answer is probably yes for the Bluetooth, probably no (in my limited experience) for the USB.
Bluetooth does remote control through the AVRCP profile which works with the Note. As long as your stereo does AVRCP right, the note should play along.
USB is hit and miss. Most of those systems either expect an ipod attached or a simple mass storage device.
I didn't want to play around with installing a new stereo as it was a but complicated in my car. Went with the Parrot MKI9100:
www.parrot.com/uk/products/hands-free-car-kits
It's basically it's own separate amp rigged through existing setup. Sound quality is fairly good, it does have an output if you're using a power amp.
It's got full a2dp, syncs contacts to use it's own voice recognition which is much more accurate than built in Android. Voice quality is great to hear other person, not so great for other person to hear you. Big bonus is that it also has connectors for latest gen apple devices, USB, and 3.5 audio so pretty good options. Other bonus is it's well supported with firmware updates, had 2 since I've had it which have improved device compatibility and voice quality.
Installed it myself, was pretty easy once I'd looked at the wiring diagrams.
For the price though, I would probably have bought a high end double height new stereo as they have all this built in.... however, I'm a slave to impulse buys
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Yeah i was a bit confused how it would recognise all the music in the 32gb of data on the phone over usb.
Probably won't bother me in the end, will normally have it in the dock to control it on long journeys anyway. As long as the music plays through usb I don't care.
If I plug it in USB how will the phone know to send the music via that rather than its own speakers like it would do with the aux-in??
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Yeah i was a bit confused how it would recognise all the music in the 32gb of data on the phone over usb.
Probably won't bother me in the end, will normally have it in the dock to control it on long journeys anyway. As long as the music plays through usb I don't care.
If I plug it in USB how will the phone know to send the music via that rather than its own speakers like it would do with the aux-in??
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If you play through Aux out:
Galaxy note reads a file on your SD (or internal memory) and the CPU feeds it to your audio chip that converts the digital file into analog voltages that go out your headphone jack and into your stereo. The quality is limited by the encoding of the file and the quality of the Note's audio chip.
If you play through A2DP:
Same as above but the CPU feeds the file to your bluetooth chip. The quality is limited by the bit rate and encoding of the A2dP protocol.
If you connect via USB to your stereo:
Your card (or internal memory) is read by the stereo, not the note. The stereo converts the file into audio output. Quality is limited by the file encoding and the quality of the stereo's sound chip (which is probably better than the note).
Make sense?
David
Sounds good to me. I just hope that the usb cable works with my car dock (official samsung one)
Ideally I would be able to stick a usb cable from the dock to the car and it would charge and play music, instead of me having the usb port taken up by the charger and having to use the aux-in port.
If that makes sense...
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Sounds good to me. I just hope that the usb cable works with my car dock (official samsung one)
Ideally I would be able to stick a usb cable from the dock to the car and it would charge and play music, instead of me having the usb port taken up by the charger and having to use the aux-in port.
If that makes sense...
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Probably will work and I am interested in your results. One minor issue is that your stereo probably will only supply a small charging current to the phone so it won't charge as fast.
You might have to put your phone in mass storage mode but maybe not. Let us know if it works.
My note does not play music via bluetooth. Car is opel insignia if it matters... Any ideas how to connect? Accept of course to turn the car is on .
qunick
I have been using a Jabra Cruiser2 with all of my cellular phones and highly recommend it. The sound quality over bluetooth+FM is, somehow, is better than what I get when I plug the phone into my vehicle's aux input.
i just tested a2dp in my MVH-8300BT pioneer and turns out that the new pioneer units do not support BT music streaming and require a bluetooth module (sold for ~150$). Aux cable for me
I'm looking for the best way to do this, so I figured you guys would be able to throw some ideas around. Basically, I'm looking for a way to transmit audio to my car stereo, wireless. I currently use an audio cord (3.5 to 3.5) and just have the cord running through my car. It would be awesome to have it all be completely wireless, but I'm not sure what the best route would be to do this and still maintain the sound quality of the cord. I've used the FM transmitters in the past, but they always seem to be a hit and miss. Is there anything else I can use to do this?
Invest in a unit with bluetooth.
I use the Belkin CarAudio Connect AUX with Bluetooth: http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=525857
The phone can stay in my pocket and when I press the button on the Belkin it connects to the phone and starts my music.
I have an aux port and i just connect it to this BluBridge MiniJack and it works great. You can't really notice much change in sound quality. My car's factory bluetooth for the phone still works too. Both can be connected at one time without any interference.
http://www.amazon.com/Miccus-BluBri...A11U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333589281&sr=8-1
It's pretty like the Belkin one above.
For those of us without fancy cars with built in Bluetooth...
$5 fm transmitter from the Family Dollar works great for me. I never have any problems as long as the transmitter is with 10 feet.
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I really like that Belkin one, but it's more expensive obviously. Does the second one run on batteries or the cigarette lighter?
Thanks for the input guys.
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The BluBridge has an internal battery that is charged via mini USB. You can plug it into your any universal USB charger and it works. I have one for my cigarette litgher and it can charge continuously while I use it. I've seen some out there that cannot charge while in use. This one can.
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The BluBridge has an internal battery that is charged via mini USB. You can plug it into your any universal USB charger and it works. I have one for my cigarette litgher and it can charge continuously while I use it. I've seen some out there that cannot charge while in use. This one can.
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Thank you. I'll probably go with that one then, since it is so much cheaper. There isn't much sense in spending that much more money on virtually the same product, I just wanted to make sure that it didn't run on batteries that I had to replace weekly. That would get old in a hurry.
Thanks for the input from everyone.
BluBridge is great too and definitely cheaper than Belkin, i got the Belkin for 57$ on Amazon
mainly because in addition to music and GPS navaigation i also need it for handsfree calling since Belkin lets you to pick calls and also activate voice command or play pause and skip music tracks with just a touch of a button which is very important for me.
I got one and never look back
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SONY-MEX-BT...r_Audio_In_Dash_Receivers&hash=item2a1d674d2c
I have an old Motorola bluetooth headset that you had to plug headphones in to use this this came out b4 bluetooth headsets were big its works great plugged into my bose 321 system plug one end 3.5 mm and the other end is rca works almost throughout my two bedroom apartment hope this helps
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Hi all,
I'm looking for a Bluetooth car audio receiver that is specifically compatible with the Samsung Galaxy S3. The reason I say this is that I have tried several receivers that my friends own and while I can pair and play music with them, if I turn bluetooth on and off, I then have to go into the Bluetooth settings and manually connect to them again.
This is very cumbersome. I am looking for a receiver that I can pair once, leave in the car and forget about. My aim is to use tasker and an NFC tag so that whenever I get in my car, I scan the tag, the bluetooth turns on, automatically connects to the receiver and music starts playing.
Hence, does anyone know of such a receiver. Specifically, I do NOT want to have to turn it on/off. I want to put it in my glovebox and NEVER touch it again after the initial setup.
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-gJMWQA...KD-X50BT.html?tab=review#customer-reviews-tab
Remembers 2 phones and you can control Pandora
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That is a deck. Not a receiver.
My car deck is already really nice and has an AUX. I'm not looking to change that. I'm looking for something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Britelink-Blu...781329&sr=8-9&keywords=bluetooth+car+receiver
I first bought a Soundfly that has a built in fm transmitter but the gain was way too low, so I returned it. Then I bought this: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CLYJ2I/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00 and it works perfectly since I have an aux input and cig lighter power adapter hidden in my center arm rest. That's what I recommend, bit pricey, but worth it for me.
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That is a deck. Not a receiver.
My car deck is already really nice and has an AUX. I'm not looking to change that. I'm looking for something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Britelink-Blu...781329&sr=8-9&keywords=bluetooth+car+receiver
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Are you referring to something like this?
http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-bluetooth-car-stereoclip-review
My AUX line in on my car is hidden in the center console along side a built in USB charger, and not really wanting to string a cable across to my mounted phone, this is what I've been considering. It's $70 though so I'm sure there are a few cheaper alternatives like what you linked to.
Edit: Looks like iMouseOne has the same idea.
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I first bought a Soundfly that has a built in fm transmitter but the gain was way too low, so I returned it. Then I bought this: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CLYJ2I/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00 and it works perfectly since I have an aux input and cig lighter power adapter hidden in my center arm rest. That's what I recommend, bit pricey, but worth it for me.
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Yeah...except if you notice on this one you have to turn it on every time you get in the car. That is exactly what I don't want haha.
I want something automatic. FULLY. I start the car, it starts playing music.
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Are you referring to something like this?
http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-bluetooth-car-stereoclip-review
My AUX line in on my car is hidden in the center console along side a built in USB charger, and not really wanting to string a cable across to my mounted phone, this is what I've been considering. It's $70 though so I'm sure there are a few cheaper alternatives like what you linked to.
Edit: Looks like iMouseOne has the same idea.
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That looks like exactly what I want. Has anyone bought it to test it out? Specifically, does it automatically connect to our phone once paired? Or do you have to manually connect it?
doomsjay said:
Are you referring to something like this?
http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-bluetooth-car-stereoclip-review
My AUX line in on my car is hidden in the center console along side a built in USB charger, and not really wanting to string a cable across to my mounted phone, this is what I've been considering. It's $70 though so I'm sure there are a few cheaper alternatives like what you linked to.
Edit: Looks like iMouseOne has the same idea.
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Forget the HTC stereo clip. I would go with the Samsung HS3000. There is a thread about it in the HTC evo 4g lte accessories thread. I have two and it's great. You can get them with some decent samsung earbuds for like $30.
I'd try the HTC one. It does support Apt-X that the GS3 also supports if you care about sound quality.
Perfect. I read about the samsung hs3000 and they seem to be exactly what i want. Ordering one tonight.
Thank you for the input everyone!
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I'd try the HTC one. It does support Apt-X that the GS3 also supports if you care about sound quality.
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Agreed.
http://www.expansys-usa.com/htc-car..._productfeed&gclid=CLqkhIKBxrECFSZeTAodNS8Atw
APT-X is supported only on the HTC One X and Samsung SIII so far, AFAIK.
It gives you HD quality sound via bluetooth. MUCH better sounding than A2DP bluetooth from what I've read.
I'm waiting for MFG's to start making car stereo's with the technology.
Currently there aren't any decks that have it.
Hmm, sounds like it may not be the solution you want though. A poster in this thread says he has to turn on/off every time he gets in the car.
Actually it sounds like this device has more than one "issue".
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663322
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My only complaint with this is the fact that it does not auto connect when I return to the car. I have to find the device on the phone and then click it once to connect. Basically my only complain but it puzzles me as the car bluetooth auto connects.
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Perfect. I read about the samsung hs3000 and they seem to be exactly what i want. Ordering one tonight.
Thank you for the input everyone!
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If you're gonna get the HS3000, there is a version of it that supports Apt-X as well, BHS3000. Sometimes it's just listed as HS3000 though so it's kinda confusing.
http://www.samsung.com/my/consumer/...BHS3000UBECXME?subsubtype=bluetooth-solutions
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Perfect. I read about the samsung hs3000 and they seem to be exactly what i want. Ordering one tonight.
Thank you for the input everyone!
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I think it is not the solution for your problem...for example in the car how you supply it?
Hs3000 stay always on? if yes when battery is discharged you have to remove it and charge it?
In user manual I read that you cannot use it during recharge.
Like you I would a Bluetooth car audio receiver that I plug in and forget, without recharge each time...anyone can help me?
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I think it is not the solution for your problem...for example in the car how you supply it?
Hs3000 stay always on? if yes when battery is discharged you have to remove it and charge it?
In user manual I read that you cannot use it during recharge.
Like you I would a Bluetooth car audio receiver that I plug in and forget, without recharge each time...anyone can help me?
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http://www.shopandroid.com/blackberry-music-gateway/9AA11438.htm
You can plug a headphone jack into it, use a RCA->headphone cable. Then you just need to power it using a USB cable. I added an extra cig socket behind my dash wired into the original cig adapters power leads. Got a USB charger adapter and plugged it in. Starts when the car starts, off when the car is off.
I know this thread is old, but I had the same dilemma. I needed something small, auto-connect on car start, could be charging and listening at the same time.
http://www.miccus.com/products/blubridge-mini-jack-rx
It's perfect.
I looked over this thread and am shocked nobody has posted this solution. It is so freakin cheap compared to the competition and works just fine. Most bluetooth receivers I see costs $50 and up....this one costs $14-$18 and comes with all the accessories needed. I have 2 of them (one for my car and one for home). The one for my car I've had for a year already with no issue. The charge on it lasts about 4-6 hours before needing recharge. Honestly, take a look at this guys
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stereo-A2DP...luetooth_Adapters_Dongles&hash=item25784ec29b
Stupifier said:
I looked over this thread and am shocked nobody has posted this solution. It is so freakin cheap compared to the competition and works just fine. Most bluetooth receivers I see costs $50 and up....this one costs $14-$18 and comes with all the accessories needed. I have 2 of them (one for my car and one for home). The one for my car I've had for a year already with no issue. The charge on it lasts about 4-6 hours before needing recharge. Honestly, take a look at this guys
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stereo-A2DP...luetooth_Adapters_Dongles&hash=item25784ec29b
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Thinking of connecting this to my home receiver through RCA aux. Can this be continuously plugged in to a power source and still transmit the music or is it a situtation where you have to charge then unplug then connect to stereo? Hope that make sense. :silly:
Bit shocked some things like the Belkin bluetooth handsfree kit has not come up.
Belkin on Amazon
I picked up one of these, and it works better than anything I have used so far. I normally HATE Belkin for sub standard crap, but this thing has lasted longer than anything. I also picked up for 15 about to be sure I got good audio a ground fault isolator. I highly recommend you get one if the device that connects to the aux port also connects to the car for power. So unless it is battery powered I would get one.
ErylFlynn said:
Bit shocked some things like the Belkin bluetooth handsfree kit has not come up.
Belkin on Amazon
I picked up one of these, and it works better than anything I have used so far. I normally HATE Belkin for sub standard crap, but this thing has lasted longer than anything. I also picked up for 15 about to be sure I got good audio a ground fault isolator. I highly recommend you get one if the device that connects to the aux port also connects to the car for power. So unless it is battery powered I would get one.
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For that price, you could have purchased a high def APT-X Bluetooth receiver.
I picked up a cheap one from amazon and the Audio was sub par at best... Fine for ESPN Radio but when I played music it clipped pretty bad... It was a Go groove or something like that
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I need to change my Car Stereo and I'm wondering about this solution: instead of using the AUX Connection from the Nexus 5 to the Car Stereo it would be amazing to use a Bluetooth connection.
This could be a good choice? how about the audio quality? I have tryed it with my old HTC Desire and a entry level Car Stereo and the audio quality was awful...
It has gotten much better. I use it in my car regularly with an aftermarket head unit that supports the latest Bluetooth technology. I run speakers and an amp with a sub. I also have an aux cable going to my glove box. For me the difference isn't great enough because I use the Bluetooth and never use the aux cable.
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I actually use a bluetooth dongle which I connect to my cassette adapter in the car. Very cheap way of getting bluetooth music. The audio is decent as well.
throw Viper4Android on there and it's perfect. If you don't root, it'll still be just fine.
Bluetooth is the pits I've speakers that are BT or hard wire and there is a world of difference. The speakers are Bose so it's not quality
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I have a stereo which sends audio and video over HDMI via a slimport adapter. The later version can also do A2DP audio over bluetooth to be connection free.
It also uses the phone's navigation software, so its never out of date. If you have a rooted N5 then you can basically display your phone and all its functionality through the HU. Have a look at the Pioneer AppRadio's and ARUnchained app on here.
I have a Bluetooth FM transmitter and it works quite well. Plugs into the cigarette outlet and has a USB port for charging. The sound quality is good. Beats listening to FM radio that's for sure. I got it on amazon for around $30 if I remember correctly.
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I put a clarion double din unit with Bluetooth, in my wife's car. What it lacks in audio quality(it doesn't lack much) it makes up for with the fact that I don't have an extra cable running to the phone/head unit. It really nice to get in and have the two devices automatically link up.
I am obsessive compulsive over tangled cables, or just cables in general so I also enjoy not having to remove plastics from the dash to run a aux cable in a clean manner.
Ford Sync user. I love SOKP ROM for sound. I back down the volume two steps from full on my phone and sound is just as good as any other source.
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i have an alpine ute 42bt bluetooth head unit going to 2 6.5 inch alpine sps 610 mids and an 800 watt amp going to two old alpine type e subs. its not the best setup ever, but i cannot hear any difference between using bluetooth and the aux on mine when i have everything dialed in on the head unit and in viperfx
I use a converter in my room. It worked great , and was cheap. It now doesn't work unless you're really close to it. I just bought a more expensive one. I'm hoping that works good. Either way I like using it.
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G1ForFun said:
It has gotten much better. I use it in my car regularly with an aftermarket head unit that supports the latest Bluetooth technology. I run speakers and an amp with a sub. I also have an aux cable going to my glove box. For me the difference isn't great enough because I use the Bluetooth and never use the aux cable.
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G1 has it right. If you tried in the last couple generations of bluetooth stereos it was pretty mediocre with lots of drop outs. But, personally the stuff from the last couple years is great. And the convenience on new phones that have good enough battery that you can go zero cables for short/medium drives is awesome.
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Thanks all for your experience sharing, from what I understood there's then no big quality audio problems with Bluetooth.
I'm thinking about to upgrade my old car Stereo with an ONLY Bluetooth receiver, I mean that I want to throw away the entire old head unit and add a Bluetooth receiver that I could plug direct to the ISO 10487 connector. Did someone know a product like this one I'm searching for?
MattSid said:
I need to change my Car Stereo and I'm wondering about this solution: instead of using the AUX Connection from the Nexus 5 to the Car Stereo it would be amazing to use a Bluetooth connection.
This could be a good choice? how about the audio quality? I have tryed it with my old HTC Desire and a entry level Car Stereo and the audio quality was awful...
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I have a JVC head unit, and I listen to music, podcasts, and navigation through Bluetooth. It's not the best unit either. I've tried it with 4.4, 4.4.2 and 4.4.3 stock, and locked, and as well with unlocked and rooted. With and without ViPER4Android it still sounds good! No distortion, no dropped signal.
Bluetooth streaming is the way to go IMO.
LINK to my crummy head unit.
I don't have a bluetooth enables stereo in my car but I have an aux input. I bought one of these, plugged it into the aux port and connected it to my phone via bluetooth. The sound is actually really nice.
http://www.mobilelifeshop.com/produ...As5NjF630YZvSH1enFuyQD5kcRia0cn7Ghg4RPfbw_wcB
Thanks, but both solutions (car head unit and bluetooth receiver with aux connection) are not what I'm looking for, what I'm looking for is a bluetooth receiver that could be connected directly to the ISO cables of the car, so I could throw away my old car head unit.
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Thanks, but both solutions (car head unit and bluetooth receiver with aux connection) are not what I'm looking for, what I'm looking for is a bluetooth receiver that could be connected directly to the ISO cables of the car, so I could throw away my old car head unit.
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I get what you are wanting now. Just today, the same thought popped into my mind because my car stereo is having issues. I thought of bypassing my stereo all together and hooking up that bluetooth adapter directly into the system. But I'm not a stereo guy and havent looked at the connections in my car yet.
I found this but don't know if it would work at all.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Smart-ForTw...2?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item4ad5fb8768
EDIT: Never mind. That's for a Smart car or something. lol
Yep, what I would do i bypassing the stereo completely. I have all what I need on my Nexus 5, without the Car Head Unit I should no more fear thief and the internal look of the auto will be more cleaner.
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BlackBerry has you covered my friend. If the old head unit has red/white splits or if you can hack it up get this http://shop.crackberry.com/blackberry-music-gateway/9A172A11438.htm
You can probably get it much cheaper from amazon. I have it powered from the USB port on my stereo and I hide it behind the stereo.