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Wireless FM Transmitter for IPod
i love the wireless transmitter...works great and its fun to have such a variety of music in the car. Great 4 your iPod I bought this product because my 2006 Tacoma did not have an IPod input. I wanted to listen to my IPod in my car and didn't want to buy a new stereo deck where I wanted the factory look and was low on cash. $50.00 for this transmitter is worth the money. I don't get too much static; however, there are times when it does get static and gets annoying. I recommend this product. Best FM Transmitter for iPod I've used I've used the iTrip by Belkin, the TunecastII by Belkin, and this Monster iCarPlay for getting my tunes to my car speakers. This is the best design and works the best of the three. I like that it can charge my iPod and that the transmitter itself is inline. The signal seems to be decent enough, though of course it crackles sometimes or you hear a bit of static. This gets more pronounced the louder you make it. I think this is the safest for car use. The iTrip is a nightmare because you have to change the station through the iPod. So if you're taking a car trip (I live in NY but went to college in MI -- that's a 12 hour drive) and signals are coming in and out and you need to adjust, you really can't do it safely with the iTrip. The Tunecast is a bit better, but that runs on batteries (the optional charger/power supply that I got for it didn't work). Also, you can tune into any FM station with the up/down buttons, which is good, but you really only need the lower stations. The iCarPlay has 8 frequencies it can transmit over and only 1 button. Though I feel limited by the 8, I don't think going higher would help because there's more congestion. I like the single button because there's no confusion whether you're going up or down and you can press the button, then easily tune the radio up a notch. The other limitation I see is its iPod specific (uses dock connector) whereas the Tunecast just hooks into the headphone jack and it only works in cigarette lighters so you can't use it without a car (or something else with that power source). But considering I bought it to use in my car, it does what it should and does a decent job of it. Worth the money Product is definitely worth the money. Pros: Very easy setup - plug and play! Easily readable what station the fm transmitter is set at Works great - great clarity - almost CD quality if your car's sound system is high end. Cons: No cradle, so one has to leave it in the cup holder. I will caution you that performance will vary according to your car's sound system. Works excellent in one of my cars even in crowded city ares, in my other car there is lot of static in crowded areas, and performance is fine on highway. VERY disappointed When I first recieved this item, it functioned "OK". It worked every now and then. Lots of static and interruption. After having it only about a month or so, it started to fall apart... literally. All of the pieces came unglued and the item was forever destroyed. I had high hopes, but it turned out that it was just another cheaply-made transmitter. Not worth the $60 I paid. Very disappointed. | |
