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iPad mini anyone use this in car for iPad mini

ayeying

ayeying

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I'm not so sure why this is needed. I can play audio via bluetooth using nothing but my car and the iPad. It works just like the phone. Heck, I can even bluetooth audio my laptop with my car too.
 
Night Spring

Night Spring

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ayeying said:
I'm not so sure why this is needed. I can play audio via bluetooth using nothing but my car and the iPad. It works just like the phone. Heck, I can even bluetooth audio my laptop with my car too.
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Perhaps older cars have no bluetooth?
 
rrm74001

rrm74001

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foofan said:
has anyone used a bluetooth device like this in their car? looks like it enables iPad mini audio to be played over cars speakers via bluetooth. also plugs into 12v so it never has to be charged. it also has a usb port to plug the iPad mini into to keep it charged
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Any such Bluetooth adapter should work fine. I have a cheap generic one from China like the one you linked to and I have no complaints.

ayeying said:
I'm not so sure why this is needed. I can play audio via bluetooth using nothing but my car and the iPad. It works just like the phone. Heck, I can even bluetooth audio my laptop with my car too.
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How do you not even consider that perhaps OP's car stereo does not have built-in Bluetooth? It is a fairly new and typically non-strandard feature to have in cars. My 2007 vehicle does not have Bluetooth.
 
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Harmonious Zen

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iolinux333 said:
You don't want that. You want the BTC 450


http://www.amazon.com/Kinivo-BTC450-Bluetooth-Hands-Free-Input/dp/B009NLTW60


Worth five times it's price and better than the Bluetooth in MB, BMW, and Lexus though that ain't sayin much since ALL car factory Bluetooth implementations suck beyond belief.
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I second this. The BTC450 works great. Very easy to install and it never fails to connect. I haven't had one problem with it. Got a new car recently with built-in bluetooth so I don't need it anymore, but it served me admirably for a while.
 
Truefan31

Truefan31

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I have a old tape deck in my 95 civic. Can this work with a aux adapter tape?
 
rrm74001

rrm74001

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Truefan31 said:
I have a old tape deck in my 95 civic. Can this work with a aux adapter tape?
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Like this?

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I don't see why not.
 
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iolinux333

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Harmonious Zen said:
I second this. The BTC450 works great. Very easy to install and it never fails to connect. I haven't had one problem with it. Got a new car recently with built-in bluetooth so I don't need it anymore, but it served me admirably for a while.
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I put it into both of my cars with factory Bluetooth because the mic on the BTC450 has superior clarity. Astonishing to me that an expensive car will have a fifty cent microphone in it.

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rrm74001 said:
Any such Bluetooth adapter should work fine. I have a cheap generic one from China like the one you linked to and I have no complaints.



How do you not even consider that perhaps OP's car stereo does not have built-in Bluetooth? It is a fairly new and typically non-strandard feature to have in cars. My 2007 vehicle does not have Bluetooth.
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Some new Mercedes don't have Bluetooth unless you add a $1-2,000 option package.
 
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nixiemaiden

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Would this work if I already have Bluetooth in my car and would the hands free controls work?

My car only supports one connection currently and I would like to be able to connect my iPhone for hands free phone and my iPod for music. I'm guessing it won't fully integrate with my steering wheel controls so how does it work to skip songs and stuff?
 
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