inputs.text: fantastic - purchased alpine cda 9847 months back wifes minivan drive drive minivan better good tunes salesman mentioned ipod interface available time didnt ipod didnt think would ever use feature fact set purchase fm transmitter solution newly purchased ipod 30gb video remembered direct interface option alpine also considered purchasing simple ainet cable kca121b mainly due negative reviews read searching songs alpine let tell sound quality \\searchability\\ alpine mind blowing first song played angie rolling stones simple guitar piano combo crystal clear stereo separation great ipod low battery hooked 15 minutes playing battery back half due builtin charger installed saved 70 took 30 minutes plug ipod screen ipod displays alpine logo put away plug wont touch search alpine playlistartistalbumsong modes ipod artist song scroll across radio one complaint radio interface downside using volume control scrolling device sometimes switch loud song want turn right away first come search mode luckily mute button nearby new alpine radio supports alpine ipod interface would highly recommend especially compared fm based solution