What kind of receiver do you have? Several modern ones (H/K, Denon, Onkyo to name a few) do have add-on iPod docks that will at least display the tracklist, etc on the receiver display.

I've never tried it; I've got the iPod in an IR dock and just listen to stuff on random, skipping what I don't like.

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