Ipod Question...Yes Another One.....Sorry.!

[dinger]

My Question is about Ipod car cradles/holders and how good are they and is the screen on the Ipod cleary visible when in use.

The picture below is of the Belkin Tundok any thoughts on this peeps.?


dinger.Who is really confused.

[mikeythemini]

Personally I don't think the screen on the ipod is that clear so you have a good point.
The Icelink cradle has a adjustable angle, as do the brodit ipod holders.
I think the higher its mounted the better - but it can look silly on top of the dash.
There is a thread on here where someone has mounted it in the clock - really clever but a lot of work
To the side of the stereo seems to be the most popular

[digitaldave]

dinger,

The Belkin TuneDok is pretty good - I've recently fitted on to my Cooper along with the aux cable, and it works a treat. A couple of things though...

1) The pics on here are generally for left hand drive models, and show the TuneDok in the left hand cup holder. However, I found that the best position for a RHD version is to use the right hand cup holder - using the left one means the iPod is in an odd position. Using the right hand position, it can be reached easily, even by passengers, although you may have to move your knee to see the display.



2) The TuneDok isn't really suitable for use by the driver whilst moving, as it's low down in the cabin. It's OK for a quick glance at the display to see what's playing, but anything else could be a bit iffy.

The iPod display is OK when in a TuneDok, but it might benefit from having the backlight on.

I hope this helps.

Dave.

[ncdave]

I have the iPod mounted on a Panavise Mount and hooked up with the Belkin auto adapter and AUX port which places it up even with the head unit and it's completely legible. Just set the backlight to go on for a short time and you're good to go day or night.

The cupholder mount placed it too low rendering it impossible to use, IMO, when driving.

[Aqualung]

I have the same setup as NCDave, there are pics in my gallery...

[Aqualung]

Quote: Originally Posted by dinger

My Question is about Ipod car cradles/holders and how good are they and is the screen on the Ipod cleary visible when in use.

The picture below is of the Belkin Tundok any thoughts on this peeps.?
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I just found a review over at gizmodo...http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/belk...iew-016079.php who references WhiningDog

[dinger]

Thanks Aqualung,they seem to like it.



dinger.