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Old 09-28-2006, 07:16 PM   #1
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I just bought a 2006 Prius. It came with an auxillary audio input that you can plug an mp3 player in so that you can take your tunes on the road with you. Great idea, but just one problem. Where do you find a dual male mini jack cable. Other than for this particular situation I don't know of any other use for such a cable and don't know where to find one.
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Old 09-28-2006, 07:50 PM   #2
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I just bought a 2006 Prius. It came with an auxillary audio input that you can plug an mp3 player in so that you can take your tunes on the road with you. Great idea, but just one problem. Where do you find a dual male mini jack cable. Other than for this particular situation I don't know of any other use for such a cable and don't know where to find one.
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I picked one up at Target who seems to cater to iPod owners with an entire aisle of iPod accessories. I would think any RadioShack or even WalMart would carry one.

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Old 09-28-2006, 10:47 PM   #3
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(iDonna @ Sep 28 2006, 08:50 PM) [snapback]325310[/snapback]</div>
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I picked one up at Target who seems to cater to iPod owners with an entire aisle of iPod accessories. I would think any RadioShack or even WalMart would carry one.

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Best Buy had two kinds; one by Monster Cable for 20 bucks, another from Recoton for $5.99. Guess what: the Recoton works fine.

Hope this helps,



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Old 09-29-2006, 12:15 AM   #4
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Best Buy had two kinds; one by Monster Cable for 20 bucks, another from Recoton for $5.99. Guess what: the Recoton works fine.

Hope this helps,
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Picked up a very short one for a few bucks at radio shack
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Picked up a very short one for a few bucks at radio shack
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Do you know the specific mm size or name to look for?

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3.5mm?

monitor to computer if your monitor has a built-in mic.
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Old 09-29-2006, 08:11 AM   #7
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Yes, a 3.5 mm male-to-male stereo audio cable. Also known as 1/8" stereo or mini stereo.

For example:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.js...oductId=2426135
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I also sell an MP3 player cable. It might not be as cost effective to get it from me unless you package it with other purchases, but I thought I would let everyone know. They go for $4.00 and the are 6ft long.

http://www.metrotpn.com/ProductDetails.asp...mp;SortIndex=21
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standard audio mic plug or mini plug. i paid the $20 at the apple store for mine. not as conveinent as the VAIS option but a lot cheaper. i wish they would have provided a way to power my ipod thru the jack, that would have been too cool!. the onscreen display was nice, but my ipod was not set up to view that way anyway so dont really miss that.
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As others have noted, it is a standard 1/8" male to male wire - nothing special about it. Think mine is the Radio Shack version.

I use one to connect a standard cassete tape player so I can feed my 'Books on Tape while commuting' addiction.

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