Car Mount With Power And Audio?

[crobs808]

Here's the deal...I bought a car mount when I bought my XV6800, so I can use it in the car with GPS, however, the audio also come sout of the GPS port, so if I want to listen to music thru my car stero (that has an aux input), I have to use this adapter - LINK (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230255256412)...

...of course, then I cannot be charging it while using that adaptor, plus the PDA cannot mount with the audio cable coming out the bottom. so, that is my problem...

Is there a car mount that has a USB extension maybe so that I can have it mounted and charging with ALSO able to run my audio to the aux heaphone (1/8th inch) jack?.

THANKS!
-connor

[N715DP]

your 6800 should have come with the USB splitter...

http://www.n715dp.com/links/vzw-xv6800-adapter.jpg

you can get one under the accessories section of the verizon site, though, at $20, you are probably better off looking somewhere else.

what type of car mount did you get? do you have a link for it?

[thundaar2000]

The Seidio G4700X has audio out jack... You can read the specs here....
http://www.seidioonline.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=881

[crobs808]

Holy Cow! 80 dollars for a mount?? my xv6800 was only 110, lol. my current power-only mount was only 10 dollars...jeez

thanks for the site though. they seem to have lots of accesories.

-connor

[serfboreds]

Here is what I concocted that works well for me and I spent very little. Some of you may already have most of this.

Features: Charging station, hands-free, mp3 and call output to car stereo, very convenient position for thumb use in portrait or typing in landscape while driving (watch out), horizontal circumferential adjustment as well as vertical adjustment for bad lighting (good for passenger to watch alone).

Drawbacks: phone's mic doesn't work with 3in1 connected; you need to use headset mic (but could be spliced, extended and mounted in side column in car panel), wires can be cumbersome, extends a bit of tension on some connections if you change plugs alot.

I purchased six things:

1. ($15) HTC 3in1 11pin to 10 pin charger/11 pin headset/3.5mm adapter... which you can buy here:
http://store.wmexperts.com/htc-3-in-1-usb-adapter/12A45A3571.htm?utm_source=GoogleProducts&utm_medium=shopping_engine&utm_campaign=GoogleProducts

2. ($7) Retractable 10 pin miniusb to USB2 adapter, something like this:
http://www.provantage.com/belkin-f3u138v03-rtc~7BELC16A.htm

3. ($6) Monster audio cassette adapter:
http://www.thebestsupply.com/MONSTER_3_5mm_iPod_Cassette_Tape_Adapter_p/pcs-ipodcassette.htm

4. ($8) USB2 to cigarette adapter:
http://www.digitlook.com/ILUV-I109BLK-DC-CIGARETTE-LIGHTER-ADAPTER-WITH-USB-OUTPUT_p_2701-22035.html

5. ($6) HTC Mogul/XV6800 Snap-on case with swivel belt clip:
http://cgi.ebay.com/BLACK-SNAP-ON-CASE-W-CLIP-FOR-VERIZON-XV6800-PDA_W0QQitemZ270239890977QQihZ017QQcategoryZ20336Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

6. ($3) Vent mounted cup holder from Autozone. Mine is mesh and a little better than others I have seen, but nothing elegant by far.

Total of $45 total and you can use much of these things for many other things, especially the retractable and the headset.

Take the cupholder and put it in the vent nearest your right side of the steering wheel. Clip on the back of the Titan hard case with the belt clip on the side of the cupholder. Your phone will be snug to fit so you may want to sand down some of the little tips but only a hair so you can slide the phone out but not so much it falls out.

The retractable usbmini goes to cigarette lighter, 3.5 mm goes out to the monster tape, and the headset goes in the 10 pin spot on the 3in1. All of that plugs into the Titan. Then put the phone in the cradle and it can swivel 90 degrees either way and stay in that position. You can swivel around the circumference of the cup holder, tilt it up and down with the prop style adjuster, and best of all you can rock it 90 degrees and open it up to type in landscape while still connected to the tether. I speak into the headset mic and voila. You could splice the mic wire and run it through your car colums and set it in the post to the left of the driver pretty easily but this is no high end fix like the Seido.

I will post some better pictures when I have access to a camera tomorrow, this was taken on the Titan.

[serfboreds]

Reserved for photo.

[crobs808]

I dont get it...what's the difference?

G4300X:
http://www.seidioonline.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=890

G4700X:
http://www.seidioonline.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=881

thanks,
-Connor

p.s. - Oh yeah, and what does this mean... "*NOTE: This G4300x is not compatible with the bluetooth headset or vehicle intergrated bluetooth system, if you have the most recent firmware update, if you are planing to use bluetooth headsets or bluetooth system please consider about the G4300s model." - I mean, I have a motorola Bluetooth earbud, will that still work? I mean it communicates with the phone, not the holder.

[crobs808]

your 6800 should have come with the USB splitter

BTW - when you're able to get a mint condition 6800 for $80 shipped, it doesn't come with anything, lol.

[btrcp2000]

I have had them both. If you want to use bluetooth at all, either for a2dp or earbud, you have to use the 4300x. Since the 4700x has audio out, the phone detects it as if a wired headset is connected, and disables bluetooth. If I understand correctly, the 4300x lacks the circuitry for audio out, so the phone just thinks it has a charger attached, and bluetooth works fine. I use the 4300 with a dual xhd6425 bt enabled car stereo. Sounds pretty good, although there are some reg tweaks you need to do. My 4700 is at seidio now being repaired because it wouldn't output in stereo for some reason. When I get it back, it will go on ebay. Why did I have two in the first place? Long story, mostly involving learning the hard way about the bluetooth issue. PLus the 4700 was part of a package of things I bought from somebody who got rid of their mogul.

This is my third seidio mount (6600, 6700, 6800), I have been very happy with them. Support has been great. They are pricy, but anything else involves cables laying all over the car, and you can always recover most of the cost on ebay if you are a frequent phone upgrader.

I will comment on the cassette adapter, which I used up until the bluetooth setup. I had it attached to a GM factory stereo, and never sounded all that great, plus I always had to crank the volume down one notch on the phone (all 3 of them), or I got horrible static. A2dp is not perfect, there is still a bit of background noise, but it is definitely crisper than the cassette adapter ever was. A lot of variables there though, maybe my stereo just sucked.

[crobs808]

i have an AUX input (1/8th inch jack) on the front of my car CD player. I wasnt going to use it for music from my 6800 since my car CD player already can play MP#/WMA CDs, so I was just going to use it for tomtom volume, system volume, etc...

thanks anyway

[prepsssuck]

I have to second the issue on having to crank the volume when hooked to stero with aux jack...basically have to max out the volume on deck to get it cranking...but didnt really hear a quality difference...audiopara helped a little with the sound level though