I am preparing my phone as the ultimate in car utility. I have uploaded all my music to Google Music and recently got on a sim only contract that gives me truly unlimited data.
Now my issue is which car stereo should I get. I have never bought a bluetooth stereo before so am fairly ignorant as to the various bluetooth standards and what to look out for. I would like the following features to be available;
Bluetooth streaming music from my phone to the stereo.
Controlling the music via my car stereo
Having the track name and other ID3 tags display on the stereo display
Being able to answer calls through my stereo and have the audio play through the car speakers and the steros microphone
Access to my contact list via the stereo interface and make calls from here
Are these all possible and are there any other nice features that would be possible?
I've been considering either of these Clarion Stereos, stereo 1, stereo 2. How would either of these match up to my requirements?
Also of note is that I'm running CM10, and also I will likely upgrade to a Nexus4 in a few months incase this makes any difference to which stereo I should buy.
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Hi,
Has anyone tried the OMIZ headphones
http://www.blueunplugged.com/Products/OMIZ_Stereo_Bluetooth_MP3_Headset.aspx
Googling gave me the above solution for bluetooth headphones which can stream music from my XDA mini to the bluetooth headphones.
However I dont have any idea about what to look for when buying bluetooth headphones.
My requirements are
-- Head phones must recieve songs played by Windows media player on my XDA mini.
-- Head phones must have FM radio functionality
-- Head phones must have handsfree features to receive calls and stop music play during the call
Can any one suggest me a product. Can someone also tell the the technology features that I need to look for when buying product with the above requirements.
The head phones I got with my XDA mini are broken already. [/b]
I've tried the Zonet ZUB8100, which is basically the same as the OMIZ. Couldn't get them to pair with the Wizard in A2DP mode; they'd only show up as a handsfree device.
I've used the Zonet with the SX66 (Blue Angel); they were OK as stereo handphones (the Moto HS820 works much better, IMHO). The Zonet is the crappiest handsfree unit I've ever used; the noise cancellation is non-existent and the mic barely functions.
All,
Just wanted to make you all aware of this product by Sony:
http://www.mobilewhack.com/reviews/sony_dr-bt10cx_wireless_stereo_headset.html
I purchased mine from Hong Kong from here:
http://www.accessoryjack.com/servlet/the-361/The-Sony-DR-dsh-BT10CX-Bluetooth/Detail
This is by far the best Stereo Bluetooth headset I've owned! I can listen to music on my 8525 (in stereo!),the earbuds are extremely comfortable, and phone calls are easy to make and recieve with the built-in microphone.
Check it out!
Hey how did you get this to work. I own another sony bluetooth headset and all i hear trough it are the beeps from the screen, not the music from media player.
What do you recommend for a reasonable BT headset that I can use in the car as a handsfree device and also play music to an acceptable quality (subjective I know)? Ideally stereo.
Also, can you get a BT widget that plus into a hi fi that can receive steroe broadcast over BT from the Hermes?
I'm looking at the Nokia HS-12W for the same purpose (music + handsfree). An alternative could be the SE HBH-970 (or something like that, also a stereo headset with lcd), but I prefer the Nokia as I already have chargers to match and like the radio option. The SE does allow listing to audio from one bluetooth music device, while still allowing for handsfree operation (the Nokia requires both the music and the telephone to be the same device).
There is a software by jetwaremobile that should allow one to even see the caller name on the lcd display of the headset.
For the BT widget, I think you are looking for something like the Nokia AD-42w. It has both line inputs and line outputs, and can stream music to/from a bluetooth device. IIRC, Motorola also has something similar to the Nokia AD-42w, but I'm not sure.
(I'm thinking of getting this as well, to be able to use the Nokia HS-12w as a pair of regular wireless headphones - but I'm not sure about the quality).
There also is the HTC-S100 (bluetooth stereo headset, no lcd display), which you could use. It has a standard 3.5mm jack, so it should be no problem connecting this even to a line input of a hifi system.
I haven't tested any of the above equipment, so I cannot comment on the quality, nor on the compatibility of the hardware.
Jörg
That's great. Thanks for the response. I'll check out the devices you mention
presumably the headset devices have a mic for the call handling? is it in the control/lcd part of the device?
I have Parrot CK3000 bluetooth hands free car kit install in my car I can play & hear music from the speakers when I connect to my Nokia n700, but when I connect to my HTC Hero music wont play on car speakers it will play on the speakers of the phone. every thing else works when I receive call it will go to the speakers the only problem is the music,
My Hero runs VillainROM 5.4
any idea
Simple answer is that it won't work - I used to have a Parrot CK3000 and could not get it to work. Music from the Hero is transmitted using the A2DP Bluetooth profile. The Parrot, being a car phone kit, only uses handfree and headset BT profiles. I guess your Nokia used those ports to transmit music
Even if you get it to work by tweaking the Hero the sound quality would be mono and pretty poor, which is a limitation of the headset/handsfree profiles.
The newer Parrots support A2DP profile, and utilise the aux input on your car audio for good quality stereo music output, whilst still using the mobile phone input for phone calls. So does the Bury CC9060 handsfree kit, which I now use.
So I purchased a bluetooth adapter for my truck's auxiliary input from Best Buy and music from my GN2 sounds OUTSTANDING using this setup. Unfortunately, it does not allow for call audio only media audio (only have Media audio when I check Settings>Bluetooth>Device). Is there anything I can do on the GN2 side to allow for call audio or is this strictly controlled by the bluetooth receiver?