How can I use my IPOD in my new Boxster?

[webster132]

Originally Posted by z12358

Forget the FM over-the-air transmitter option. The ones I've heard are awful, and almost ALL comments and reviews are negative. Not even worth trying, IMHO.

They're extremely bad. Incredibly frustrating experience. Getting a hardwired FM modulator is the way to go. Relatively cheap, superb sound.

[ukchris]

Essentially you have three choices, maybe four:

1) Replace the head unit and amp with more standard ones, maybe even the speakers too.

2) Wait for the Dension unit, this has been *imminent* for months and is supposedly in final testing (still). This will provide aux in (and other features) vua the optical system used in your car. Price will be in the $600 range.

3) Hard wired FM modulator - you'll also need antenna adaptors (Euro to Motorola). This is probably the best option right now and pretty cheap too, you can get something going for around $50,

4) Broadcast FM modulator - most people are dismissive of these, they'r cheap, require no wiring but give very mixed results. Some people are happy but the majority are not.

Chris.

[Chills]

Just out of curiousity what is a hard-wired FM modulator? Is that where you connect the device directly to the antenna?

[ukchris]

Originally Posted by Chills

Just out of curiousity what is a hard-wired FM modulator? Is that where you connect the device directly to the antenna?

Yes, it's a box that you insert between the antenna and the head unit, it generates an FM signal that the radio plays. What is more important (over wireless ones) is that it disconnects the antenna signal while active so you don't get other stations trying to drown out your signal.

Chris.

[z12358]

Originally Posted by Chills

Just out of curiousity what is a hard-wired FM modulator? Is that where you connect the device directly to the antenna?

Yes, it plugs into the the antena input for the stereo, so the FM modulated signal skips the radio (over-the-air) part of the transmission thus avoiding all the bad things (noise, echo, antenna loss, etc.) associated with it. The signal is still FM (frequency modulation) modulated, and the FM demodulator in the stereo's radio is still used, just like it would be for all signals coming through the antena.

Z.

[oranje]

Did some snooping around some European distributor sites for the Gateway 500. The French dension site says "Enfin disponible!" for the Porsche CDR24, which translates to "finally available". Also, a Danish site lets you put it into the cart.

In addition, a firmware upgrade that's found on Dension's website has a readme file that claims that v0.80 of the firmware added "Porsche added" and some specific DIP switch settings are needed for CDR24.

Could it maybe, perhaps, finally be available? Have pigs finally learned how to fly?

Too bad Dension USA has dropped Dension in favor of DICE, which has no mention of Porsche MOST support...

[ukchris]

Eric at BumperPlugs is organizing a group buy on the Dension in the US, not sure if it'll be the Dension or the Dice but his last update said it will ship by early January.

Details here http://www.bumperplugs.com/DensionGroupBuy2.html

Chris.

I bought one of those wireless FM transmitters for the Ipod. IT SUCKS. I used it ONCE and tossed it.