2. I bought a Maxell AV cable for $10. With this I get photos or video on my LCD and the quality look very good and the sound through my stereo. This is really exactly what the AV kit does. I dont have a remote or dock, but its a lot cheaper. I am trying out the cable but really want this ;
http://www.dlodirect.com/index.tpl . I think the DLO unit is better than the apple AV kit because you can use the ipod menu on your screen.
For the car i have a Monster Icarplay. this is by far the biggest dissapointment with my Ipod. I have since "upgraded" to a $69 Sony head unit with a aux jack in the front. This gives me CD quality sound and is much much better than the FM modulator.