In-dash CD/mp3 player

[cema]

I want to get a CD/mp3 player for my car. Nothing fancy, just something that would play CD, CD-R, mp3 disks. Can you recommend me something? Or at least which features to look for?

A related question is installation; I would rather have it installed by a professional. Any recommendations?

Thanks.

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I have two different things. A portable USB MP3 player and one of those portable DVD players with 7inch monitors. Both are connected to the car through cassette adaptor. (But both my cars have tape decks).
DVD player plays MP3s stored on CD-R and/or DVD-/+Rs and CDs.

Using MP3 player with a cassette adaptor is probably the cheapest solution, plus you get to carry the player around and use it outside of the car, but this requires a tape deck. In the absence of it, I find myself in a strange agreement with arbat - the $15 transmitter is another el cheapo solution that does not involve gutting one's car.

[cema.livejournal.com]

I am not sure I want to have a special contraption in my car. Just a cd/mp3 player. My current thingy is an aftermarket Aiwa which plays cds ok (rarely skipping), but no mp3 support, and the controls are not particularly comfortable. I can live with it for a while longer, but I would rather have something in a few weeks.

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