This is such a cleaner way to have mp3 music integrated instead of using an iPod connected to the aux jack. I am so glad I opted for the nav system in the car. This sounds like it will work out great. If only they would have put BlueTooth into it I would have been totally satisfied but I'm not complaining in the least. Honda is real close to achieving nirvanna!

HBJ

 

I must agree that this would seem to be cleaner. I ordered the 8GB (why? because I could!) and adapter and just waiting on them to show up in the mail. I would say either today or tomorrow, hopefully. Regardless, $80 (high end estimate) or so is much cheaper for car use than the iPod video that I have. I like gadgets and new electronic devices, but would rather not keep the expensive iPod in the car in the event something were to happen to it. Plus, this way I can get more information on the song that is playing and probably easier to control than fumbling for the iPod while driving!

 

I used the links to amazon provided above (thanks) and just received:

SanDisk SDAD-38-A10 CF to PC Card Adapter ($16.49 +$4.40 S/H) , and

Sandisk 1GB CompactFlash Card (SDCFB1024800) ( $12.99 +$5.95 S/H)

I converted 931 songs to mp3 with iTunes used a Dynex all-In-1 reader/writer from Best Buy ($ 29.00) to load the CF card. note: can not convert songs bought in iTunes to mp3 (at least I cann't figure out how to) but all songs (931) I loaded to iTunes from CDs are working. I only loaded mp3s to the CF card.

Plug and play in the nav PC card slot with no problems.

Sounds better the my gen 3 nano playing thru the aux. plug and feels much saver as I control the card with the cars build in interfaces. Nav systems interface is good but not as good as the iPod.

Glad I got the Nav (had no option if I wanted to make the July 1 tax credit dead line, as this was only one available at the time I was looking) for the GPS is fun/useful and the PC card slot is a great bonus.

Rick

 

How many songs were you able to fit on the 1GB card? I'm guessing around 200.

 

No gold ring for that guess....

All 931 with a little space left.

Rick

 

That must be some crazy super compression you got going on to get each song down to around 1MB a piece. My files run around 4-8MB in size with a modest 128kbps compression.

 

Well guess you do get the gold ring...

My bad, typo 231 songs not 931.

Rick

 

Ok, my techhy geekness is going to show here....I was rummaging through one of my desk drawers yesterday and I found the following:

128MB CF card
64MB SD card
1GB SD card

This is in addition to the 32MB SD card that came with my canon digital camera I got in June, the 2GB mini SD card I have, and the 8GB SD card.....I feel ashamed lol.

However, I am working on getting some songs onto the 128MB card, so that I can play with things today. Lord only knows what might be sitting in other places in my desk or on a bookcase somewhere!

 

wick1ert

What adaptor are you using?

rick

 

I chose this high quality, $8 w/ free shipping one:

http://www.memorysuppliers.com/comad.html

For the adapters, you can go cheap, but for the card itself, I wouldn't recommend.