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Harman/Kardon Drive + Play In-Car iPod Interface Viewer, Controller, Charger & FM Transmitter (DP1US) & Bonus Wired FM Transmitter Adapter (DPFMT1US) |  | Brand: Harman
Category: Photography
Buy New: $75.99
as of 3/10/2010 07:06 CST details
New (4) from $75.99
Seller: tony_vv
Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 21851
Media: Electronics
MPN: DP1US-DPFMT1US-KIT
Model: DP1US-DPFMT1US-KIT
UPC: 871363007957
EAN: 0871363007957
ASIN: B0029XPWE0
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | This bundles includes a Harmon/Kardon drive + play in-car iPod interface viewer, controller, charger and FM transmitter (DP1US) & bonus wired FM transmitter adapter (DPFMT1US) | | • | Backlit 128 x 64-pixel LCD screen; Puts a familiar iPod display menu on a backlit display; Control your iPod without taking your eyes off the road | | • | Built-in FM transmitter to broadcast your iPod's music directly to your car's stereo; Audio out jack to connect the Drive + Play directly to your stereo's audio input | | • | Auxilliary input jack with audio "auto-sense" feature; Powered by your vehicle's lighter receptacle | | • | Charges your iPod when docked; Provides most of the scanning functions you already have with your iPod |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Your car is a great place to listen to music. And the Apple iPod is a great way to bring your favorite tunes along for the ride. But how can you access your songs and playlists without taking your eyes off the road? Drive + Play from Harman Kardon offers all the music-browsing capability of the iPod itself, and can be used with any car audio system. Browse by artist, album, song, genre or composer. Scroll through your playlists. Jump ahead to the next track, or play the last one over and over. All from the driver's seat, all without taking your mind off driving. Drive + Play puts the familiar iPod menu on a backlit display right on your car's dashboard or windshield, where you can read it at a glance. The system is controlled by the most intuitive interface available, and is as easy to read as your iPod. Drive + Play is compatible with most docking iPods, including the nano. It can be powered using your car's cigarette lighter outlet, or can be wired to your car audio system and located out of sight. Drive + Play comes with all of the cables you need for most installations. This bundle includes also includes a wired FM transmitter adapter.
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| Customer Reviews:
Great product when no other option exists August 17, 2009
JoeVegas (Las Vegas, NV USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The HK Drive and Play (D&P) is an excellent product that does what it says. When pruchasing this package you get the D&P as well as the in-line antenna connector. The in-line anntenna connector gives the best possible reception when using an FM transmitter/modulator. The only downside is that you most probably will have to have it installed by a professional. I had my D&P installed in my 2004 Cadillac CTS, which does not have any aux jack.
How it works: Plug your IPod into the IPod connector and the D&P allows you to control your IPod through the D&P interface. It doesn't work exactly as the IPod does, but its pretty close. The sound quality, as my installer told me, is only as good as your best FM station. But it really sounds good. When I turn off the D&P, its amazing how much FM noise and static exists. But when the D&P is on, it blocks out about 98% of that noise, so the music sounds good--definitely acceptable. Prior to this, I used a Sony FM transmitter, and about half of the time or more, the sound was not acceptable at all!
If you have no option of connecting an IPod through an aux jack, AND you have a good spot for the screen and controller, I'd definitly recommend this product. Keep in mind that by time you buy the D&P and have it installed, your wallet will be about $275 lighter. However, I was quoted $700 for a new stereo installed--and on my car, like lots of others, you lose some functionality because certain items are integrated with the stereo. On my car it was temparature, trip odometer, oil life guage, etc.
Finally, my installer also included a female aux in jack on the side of my lower dash so I can also use the D&P with my protable DVD or computer--pretty cool.
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