you find it to be a waste because your aux in is visible. Not everyone's is, and some can even get creative in rerouting the visible one. Some just prefer a cleaner install and less wires. If you have a powered dock there's nothing to do but slip it in the cradle and go.
The bluetooth thing is the reason it was developed and it also works really well at home having it always connected to your stereo so you can stream from all around the room. In the car, it's probably better to have an actual speakerphone bluetooth solution so you're as handsfree as possible and you might as well get the kensington liquidaux setup from amazon for $30 so you at least have speakerphone capabilities. It also comes with a USB out on the adaptor so you can just take up one 12v outlet but charge two devices. You can even be more creative in keeping things hidden by tapping into the fuse box and adding a line for a 12v socket you can hide behind the dash. Keeps as much hidden as possible and the only thing you need to have exposed is the usb cable that plugs into your phone. You can get behind the dash and tap into the aux in and head it off beforehand.
Some just don't care and are perfectly happy plugging and unplugging all the time. Some are not.
In regards to the dealextreme units, you get what you pay for 80% of the time. If I can find something name brand locally for not much more it's often worth it. Every so often the
Miccus BT receiver goes on sale for $30. I have it on deal alert so I get it the next time for my bedroom so I can stream music through the soundbar while my phone charges on the nightstand. Though the Moment sucks for Pandora and Slacker right now. 2.1 better fix it.
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Originally Posted by ccphilly1984
i find that adapter to be a waste... i'd just plug my droid into the aux in and if it needs charging, i have a generic micro usb car charger to charge it with... no big deal... and i dont like leaving stuff dangling in my car from the aux jack... a good way to have my window smashed and my stuff rooted through... and granted i keep a gun in my car... that would probially be stolen too while they are at it...
this bluetooth thing, however, would be great for running where you could use a short corded headphones and clip on the bluetooth thing. personally, i would rather pony up some money for a real set of bluetooth headphones.
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