Will there be Apple Proprietary ****?

RE_V3RSE · June 23, 2016

My trusty ol' iPod Touch 4th Gen 8gb has finally kicked the bucket, tried many different things to reset her but to no avail. The problem is that my Panasonic SC - PM500 Sound system with integrated iPod dock has pretty much no other inputs. I used to leave my iPod permanently docked in it, so that I could use Spotify on my Android phone to remotely control it.

The only alternative I can think of is to buy an Apple 30 pin proprietary female to male 3.5mm jack adapter, and connect a cheapo smartphone to it. Would this work, or would I run into issues relating to the proprietary connection/ something else along the line? Anybody tried this before?

I'm really not in the financial position (Oh the joys of being a mostly unemployed teenager) to upgrade to a more compatible sound system, so if somebody can confirm this or think of another solution, that would be much appreciated

Thanks

adams · June 23, 2016

buy another old ipod?

RE_V3RSE · June 23, 2016

Just now, adams said:

buy another old ipod?

Thought about grabbing one of those off of Trade Me, a popular second hand website where I live, Almost all of them are smashed, defective, or people are asking far more than is reasonable for a 5 year old device.