The IPOD. Worth it as an alternative?

[Curious Joel]

Originally Posted by PersonaNonGrata

I love the iPod. I resisted for quite a while and I'm glad I did. For less than the price of a 6 disc CD changer, you get an awesome portable music player. As far as how to get it in your BMW, I did the iPodYourBMW thing. The installation was not too difficult and is a DIY project. I'm happy with it and the smooth intergration with the factory controls. The sound quality is CD grade. I would say though that I wish there was more control over it in that having to create 5 playlists is a bit of a pain. If I want to listen to a particular album or artist, I can't do it directly. I wind up usually just leaving it on Playlist 6 (CD 6) which plays the entire iPod's library. I would also like ID3 tags. Oh well. It was the best solution at the time and it works well even given the limitations.

PNG- I've got an iPod your BMW kit waiting at the dealer for me, being installed the 15th... I've got a question. Does the playlist 6 option shuffle the songs? I don't like the idea of making 5 playlists... but, c'est la vie