iPod Which Radio is Better for my car and my iPod?

[michael31986]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9197166&type=product&id=1218056226796

that one has usb control, which im assuming would let me charge and also shift through playlist on my ipod.

or is this one good

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9197184&type=product&id=1218056225709

that one has apple Ipod ready

im not sure which is better for the ipod. I mean all of them have the aux so thats good, but im not sure which radio is better with ipod and also better with other features. thank you.

 

[jreamsnyder]

Generally I would recommend one with the USB control, they usually have a better ipod interface, and you can usually control the ipod from your faceplate and stow the ipod in your glove box or something. Also the USB should charge your ipod. The unit that is ipod ready usually requires you to buy an accessory adapter to connect your ipod in the same manner as the usb unit would, which is around $50. I can't personally comment on either radio since I havn't used either, but I would strongly recommend going to crutchfield.com and doing some research on them. They usually have lots more specific info on models, and pretty good customer reviews. Good luck

 

[michael31986]

so usb is better than an actual apple ipod ready adapter, which im assuming apple makes. oh ok ill look into it then. i wanna be able to control it from the radio, but i also don't mind using the aux and just skipping tracks.