[Q] Desktop Dock -> Car Dock

[chareos12]

Hi ppl,

I'm looking for a viable car dock solution. Ideally, it should pack both aux connectivity and charging.
Actually I found this Samsung Galaxy S II I9100 Desktop Dock

which effectively charges the phone AND gives aux connectivity trough the USB port.
Of course it's not designed for a car, yet I think I could find a way to fix the dock to the dashboard.
Question is...
Will it hold the phone tightly enough to use it in a car in portrait/landscape mode ?

 

[Gorjess]

you mean the one that stands the phone portrait right?
it should hold just fine but you cant put it on landscape.. why would you use a desktop dock as a car dock anyway? i mean, its not meant for it..

car dock works better.. you could set it on both portrait or landscape..
aux output? buy a 3.5 to 3.5 jack and plug in to your head unit (if it has 3.5 aux input)
power? if your car have usb socket (for ipods, usb drive, etc) you can plug in your phones data cable to charge the phone..

 

[zeitgeb3r]

use either:

• blu-tack or
• velcro + superglue

 

[liamhammond]

use either:

• blu-tack or
• velcro + superglue

Or a mixture of all three?

 

[UncleScar]

The official Samsung Car Dock has AUX out and USB Charging...

 

[crack_monkey]

I bought yesterday this car dock from Samsung: Samsung Galaxy S2 ECS-V1A2
(sry cant post external link, cause im to new on this board ^^ )

Its perfect, strong hold on the window, but u can easy remove it. It charges the phone and has a aux out. It also let ur S2 turn into Car Mode when u dock it in.
The front from the car dock can be removed with the phone inside.

The desktop dock from ur first post is also for landscape mode, so u can lay the pohne on the side.

Hope i could help u.

 

[chareos12]

Thank you all !
I didn't notice the official car holder has such a feature. I'll go for it !!

 

[Bubisch]

Im using the official car holder too. You really need two hands to get the s2 out of it. If you try it with one hand, it might also work, but no matter how much you have fastened the screw it will move.
The integrated aux input is not working properly. The audio signal is about 30% of the quality the headphone jack gives you. I recommend using Bluetooth or the headphone jack. Though, having such a port w'that is not useable is really annoying...

 

[bahtsiz_bedevi]

Why don't you use a car mount holder as a desk dock

 

[jonamafun]

Can the Samsung car dock accommodate phones with cases? Will the fit with say a TPU rubber case?