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Belkin Tunecast 2 Fm Adapter Black F/ iPod Pda Cd
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Radio Star!
(5 out of 5) by The Boy on Jan 5, 2008 (London)What a great little gadget. Two handy hints that made a huge difference: Use your MP3 players volume control to increase the signal strength and drown out radio interference: Secondly turn off the 'EQ' on your IPod to make it a clean signal then let your radio's tone controls do the 'beefing up'. Enjoy!
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Worst product I have ever bought!
(1 out of 5) by Mr. J. W. P. Deeley on Oct 18, 2007 (England)This is the worst product I have ever bought simply because the sound quality is so shockingly bad is not fit for purpose. It sounded like listening to music whilst underwater. It also discharged batteries when it was off. It is now in the bin. Ok, so it is easy to use, but I would advise you to look at other products and better reviews.
Not That Bad
(4 out of 5) by J. Sutherland on Nov 23, 2007 (Scotland, UK)I've seen a million different kinds of FM transmitters and this one was a great price compared to high-street shops. I think Currys wanted nearly £30 for this.
These FM things are not that great in general, but this one does pretty much what you'd expect. It is awkward to connect, designed to be portable and ends up being not that easy to find a position where it will not annoy you. A longer cable between the device and the MP3 player would have been better.
Aside from that and the usual time spent finding a frequency that will work in the area you currently find yourself in, it works pretty well. Definitely get this over those stupid tape things.
These FM things are not that great in general, but this one does pretty much what you'd expect. It is awkward to connect, designed to be portable and ends up being not that easy to find a position where it will not annoy you. A longer cable between the device and the MP3 player would have been better.
Aside from that and the usual time spent finding a frequency that will work in the area you currently find yourself in, it works pretty well. Definitely get this over those stupid tape things.
OK, but reservations
(3 out of 5) by Peter Lee on Nov 13, 2007 (Manchester ,United Kingdom)First of all, this looks pleasingly dinky and has a nice cable management system. It fits neatly into your pocket or bag and doesn't have any bits which look as though they'll snap off in a gust of wind (unlike the other FM transmitter I own...)
Now the bad. First of all you can't switch it off. It is constantly in a kind of standby mode, and when it detects sound coming through the connector plug it automatically switches itself on, and off again when the sound stops after a preset amount of time. This is no big deal, apart from the fact that it means the battery life is pretty poor. When my girlfriend uses this and keeps it in her handbag, only using it for her 20-minute drive to work and back each day, the batteries last maybe four or five days. Top tip: buy rechargeables!
As for the sound quality it is ok, but as this is an FM transmitter it has a limited range and there is always a lot of hiss, which becomes worse as the batteries run down.
So it works, but it could be quite a lot better.
Now the bad. First of all you can't switch it off. It is constantly in a kind of standby mode, and when it detects sound coming through the connector plug it automatically switches itself on, and off again when the sound stops after a preset amount of time. This is no big deal, apart from the fact that it means the battery life is pretty poor. When my girlfriend uses this and keeps it in her handbag, only using it for her 20-minute drive to work and back each day, the batteries last maybe four or five days. Top tip: buy rechargeables!
As for the sound quality it is ok, but as this is an FM transmitter it has a limited range and there is always a lot of hiss, which becomes worse as the batteries run down.
So it works, but it could be quite a lot better.
Not good
(2 out of 5) by TW on Oct 16, 2007The positives are that it is really easy to set up and use. Synchronising the frequency was a doddle. But I found the constant hissing too much to bear. It is basically comparable to listening to a badly tuned fm station. Still trying to find a weak signal frequency so that I don't get the occasional interference and breaks. Don't think I will use it for much longer. Have been using a Sony mp3 player, so will try it with an iPod when I get the chance.