Re: S&T by MS follow up
- From: altar nospam <altar@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2006 22:51:58 -0700
On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 00:48:00 -0400, GBinNC <GBinNC@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 20:35:46 -0700, altar nospam <altar@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Yup. If you have a cassette deck, get one of those adapters that slide
in where you put the tape, then plug it into the laptop. Control the
volume from your regular radio. Only a couple of bucks at Wally world.
One of those came with my XM Roady. I couldn't stand it -- the tape
drive ran all the time and I could hear it clicking like it was trying
to reverse.
If you don't have a
cassette deck, they also make an FM transmitter (Best Buy has 'em) for
$20-30 bucks. They send the signal to your FM radio. I tend to be
leery of anything transmitting, though. Tried one several years ago,
it was a POS. Improvements have probably been made I suppose.
I have one, a Belkin. It uses two AAA batteries. I use rechargeables and
carry extras and a recharger with me -- a pair will last about 8 hours
of continuous use. The thing works great. The only caveat about using it
with a GPS is that it is used to a stereo signal coming into it, so I
don't know how that would translate to a GPS output.
OTOH, are you (Tim) sure there's not a volume control on a menu
somewhere? My GPS has one -- and I have it set only at a moderate level
and can hear it just fine while driving. Any louder is *too* loud for
comfort.
GB in NC
Some laptops are notoriously low volume units. I can barely hear the
heavy breathing on my favorite movies sometimes!<g>
Tom
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