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Subject:Re: Friday topic: MP3s in a vanagon?
From:miguel pacheco
Date:Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:57:22 -0700

A really, really good place for your question is your local radio
shack, or the place that sells car decks. That way you don't cause a
bunch of sword fights!
Miguel

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
  - Thomas A. Edison

On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 9:49 PM, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thing is, you DON'T NEED an mp3 player to eliminate playing cds in
> your van. Just get a head unit for your van that has a usb adapter.
> Make a small hole in your ashtray and run the usb through this. On you
> home pc, you can transfer music onto a flashdrive, then just plug in
> the flashdrive to the usb on your head unit. You can then control the
> content of the flashdrive with the normal controls on your head unit.
> You also don't need to replace your music, just download your cds into
> itunes, or some such, then transfer them onto the flashdrive.
> Miguel
>
> I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
>  - Thomas A. Edison
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 8:14 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 6:54 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 3:08 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >   Can you buy software to convert recorded music to MP 3 playable format?
>>> > Is there a good site anyone can suggest that would be worthwhile for me
>>> to
>>> > learn this stuff from?
>>>
>>
>> Google 'rip vinyl' and you will find a bunch of options if you are loking to
>> convert old records (78s, 45s or 33 1/3) to digital formats.  Right now
>> Costco has one full setup complete with turntable for $90 shipped.  There
>> are other options.  I've used a couple of the software packages that can be
>> downloaded, don't remember which was the best right now.  Similar software
>> is available for existing music on tape also.
>>
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