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Are you listening to your iPod while driving? If yes then you must buy proper iPod auto accessories. So what are the essential Auto Accessories? Read on...

Music helps us relax, relieve stress and even change a bad mood to a good one with the right type of music. Music helps us exercise, meditate, energize and express our feelings; it is not surprising that most of us want to carry our favorite tunes with us wherever we go whether we are in the car, walking, jogging or in the house. The iPod offers us the possibility to carry a huge selection of music anytime we want and now you can listen to it in the comfort of your car with the right iPod auto accessories. One of the first iPod auto accessories that you must invest in if you want to listen music from your iPod in the car is an iPod car mount so you don't misplace your iPod, which is very thin and light and therefore can anytime slip on the floor where you may step on it and cause it damage.

There are several types of iPod car mounts available to fit your requirements; most of the car mounts for the iPods can be fit in the cup holder so it is secure and does not cause clutter others can be placed in the AC vent from where you can access it with ease in order to change a song or control the volume. The next essential iPod auto accessory is the iPod car charger with which you will be able to charge your iPod as you wish without having to access your computer and thus, ensure that it will provide you music for as long as you like. In iPod car chargers too you will find that several different types to match your iPod type and needs.

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In order to always drive safely you need to ensure that you are listening to the music from your iPod on the car speaker and not through the earphones, which will impair you from hearing any warning signs that may occur on the road such as, a ambulance, fire or police siren that requires you to pull on the extreme right in order to give them priority. In order to connect the iPod to the car speakers you will require the connection device that is compatible with your type of iPod and car.

Where to Find iPod Auto Accessories

The best place to shop for iPod auto parts is at the Apple Inc. online store or at the iStore, which is recommended by Apple and is dedicated to providing everything you need for any type of iPod available on the market even the now discontinued iPod Mini. Start enjoying your iPod in the car as well with the right iPod auto accessories, which will make listening to music or anything else that you wish from your iPod safe and easy.

Visit http://www.ipodaccessoriesstore.com/ipod-car-kit-accessories.html to read more on iPod auto accessories and how to find reliable suppliers.

Five Things You Should Do After You Buy an HDTV

Whether you just bought your first HDTV, your second HDTV or just shopping for an HDTV, here are some tips for getting the most out of your new TV set.

1. Use the Right Inputs and Cables

Most TVs offer a wide assortment of inputs including composite video and audio that use yellow, red and white RCA connectors and provide the lowest quality signal and no HD. S-Video connectors that use round black connectors, are a little better, but still no HD. Component hook ups use 3 video and 2 audio RCA connectors, are still analog, but will get you HD and are the next best thing to HDMI. The best is HDMI with their small rectangular connectors which provide a high quality digital connection for audio and video.

Our advice is, use HDMI and avoid the super cheap cables, on the other hand, don't get fooled into buying expensive cables from the salesperson at your local big box retailer, Most HDMI cables work just fine for most programming but some are better than others. The one reason to spend the extra money is for a high speed (Category 2) capable cable used for "Deep Color," and lossless audio.

2. Adjust Room Lights and Eliminate Glare

One of the easiest ways to make your TV look bad is to throw a lot of light on it creating reflections and glare. Plasma TVs are especially prone to problems with glare but LCD panels can reflect light too. Invest in a pair of drapes or put your TV in a room with few windows. Some experts recommend turning down the room lights and adding a soft light behind the TV.

3. Calibrate, Calibrate, Calibrate

If there was only one thing we could recommend for getting the most out of your new TV it would be to adjust the TV out of "showroom" mode and into "your room" mode. You can adjust things like brightness, contrast and sharpness without a calibration disc but the discs (Blu-ray and DVD) aren't very expensive. On the other hand, you could always consider bringing in a pro, who would, most likely, use some expensive gear to give your TV a high quality calibration.

Here are some options for do-it-yourself calibration. Remember, a Blu-ray calibration disc on a Blu-ray player is going to display the best test patterns.

Cheap and Easy Calibration

George Lucas has seen to it that THX certified DVDs provide a set of calibration tools under the setup menu. If you don't already own a THX DVD like "Star Wars," try Netflix or your local library for one of the DVDs listed on this web site. The THX Optimizer will guide you through a set of test patterns so you can adjust contrast, brightness, color/tint, aspect ratio, and sharpness. In case you mess up, most TVs have a default setting you can use to restore the factory settings.

Purchase a Calibration DVD

For around $25 you can invest in a calibration disc that may include a set of filters you look through or hold up against the screen to help set color levels. Spears & Munsil's Blu-ray calibration disc gets high marks from users. Joe Kane's Digital Video Essentials (DVE) is another popular one as well as the Monster/ISF HDTV Calibration Wizard. Tutorials on the discs explain how to perform the tests and what the tests mean.

Call a Professional or Buy Their Gear

If you can afford about $300 to have a specialist from someplace like Geek Squad come to your house, you'll get someone trained to use professional equipment like this colorimeter which suctions onto the front of your TV and provides feedback for adjusting the settings. You can always purchase the gear they use like this SpyderTV analyzer which starts at around $100.

4. Add Speakers

Good sound can make a huge difference in the way the picture looks. Don't make the mistake of buying a good quality high definition TV and then add a set of poor quality speakers or home theater system.

Studies have shown that viewers think the picture looks better when the audio sounds better. Most high definition TVs have outputs for added speakers. The first thing you should consider adding is a subwoofer that will boost the bass. A good subwoofer will cost around $100. For the full immersive effect of surround sound you'll need to purchase a set of speakers and place them around the room. A 5.1 speaker set which includes a subwoofer, could run you a few hundred dollars for a decent set. Another option is a sound bar that sits under the front of your TV and "projects" simulated surround sound.

5. Mount It

Mounting your big flat panel TV may require more skill and tools than you have on hand but a TV mounted on an articulated arm against a wall of your room can not only make the TV look more attractive it can even improve the viewing experience since articulating arms can extend from the wall and be tilted to optimize the viewing angle. They can also make it easier to access ports when you want to change connections on the back of the set. Installers typically warn against mounting a TV too high in order to avoid stiff necks from "star gazing."

 

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Andrew Eisner, Retrevo's director of community and content and resident hard core gadget enthusiast. Eisner comes to Retrevo from the world of computer journalism. As Executive Producer at PC World Magazine, he helped create and grow an award winning website. His first project at IDG was an ecommerce web site called WebShopper where he was Director of Content and General Manager. Eisner is well versed in technology products having helped establish and run Ziff Davis' premiere test lab which was actually his way of getting to play with the latest high tech gear. He has worked in and out of publishing and has held marketing and technical positions at many high tech companies in Silicon Valley. When he's not pouring over gadget specs, he can be spotted riding his motorcycle around Bay Area back roads or hiking in the hills while listening to NPR podcasts on his iPod.

New amp, sub, worried I may not have it tuned properly?

I had them proffesionally installed and when I went to set the sub the way I liked it I only had a cd with soft bass and not the appropriate music that would go with a subwoofer.

I drove home and threw in some heavy southern rap music to really get the feel of it and while the sub kicks and sounds amazing. It is almost to loud, to the point it drowns out any other sound emtiging from the other speakers.

I have a stock deck for a old 2001 cavalier and I dont want to fiddle with the bass, treb adjustments beacuse I was warned not too. But I cant really enjoy the sub beacuse I cant even play it at half the volume. Is there a way to set it now that I have the music I would normally play, can I do this myself or should I take it in and have it properly looked at.

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12" Apline Type R Subwoofer
Mrp-m500 500w amp

Go ahead and adjust the bass and treble on your stock radio to your preference. It sounds like you're going to be cutting the bass, not turning it up; so you're not likely to harm anything. If you can't get the sound the way you want it with the controls on the head unit, then stop by the shop and ask them to adjust the amp for you.

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