Behind the wheels or curling up at the backseat—you don't want to bend the rules for entertainment on the road. Here's what you need…

If an entertainment unit is a must at home, it is even more so in your car. Just as you wouldn't be totally satisfied until you fully furnish you newly-bought home, so would be the case with your car. Car entertainment, like home entertainment, is a combination of different components put together to offer the best audio/video experience. You can either take your time, buy standalone components such as a CD changer or speakers, or you get an assembled set-up while buying your car. Then again the type of system you install in your car depends on the size of your car. As much as you'd like the high-powered audio effects, if your car is small, like a Zen or an Alto, then you will have to settle for whatever fits in your compact car. However, those with big cars like an Innova or a Tavera can go all out, because you have all the space you'll need.

When choosing your car entertainment you need to take two things into account – the type of entertainment you want and the length of time you will be spending in your car. If you are a radio buff, then you would much rather have a car radio or Worldspace or even a basic stereo with FM tuner, but if you are the kind who likes to choose his or her own music then a stereo/CD changer, etc stocked with playlists of your choice makes sense.

For all those cross country drives and road trips, you would want your car to be equipped with all the entertainment you can pack inside your four wheeler – be it the high-end audio system, a portable DVD player, an LCD screen or even a portable console.

Here we tell you what you should look for when furnishing your car with the what- have-you's of an in-car audio system. After all a long drive ain’t the same without music.