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LUPO MP3 Player USB Fm Car Transmitter/Modulator - For USB Flash Memory Stick/Pen Drive - Ipod Nano (1st 2nd 3rd Generation), Classic, Touch, Video, MP3, MP4 Players
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Does what it says - basic unit
(4 out of 5) by spg on Jul 6, 2007 (UK)Definately works, had it up and running in the car in a matter of seconds with a 2GB USB memory stick loaded with MP3s.
The 7 channels are not between 87.7 and 107.9, but in the ranges 87.7-88.9 or* 106.7-107.9 in .2 blocks (87.7, 87.9, 88.1 etc). I say OR because the unit only handles one of the ranges - mine came 87.7-88.9. If you have a radio station broadcasting strongly on the channel it will interfere but it seems to be quite clear if the station is broadcasting next to it, even if there is a little spillage - a station on 88.2 didn't affect it. The channel markings on the unit are nearly impossible to see, but since you just push the CH button to move between them it doesn't make much difference and the car stereo auto tuned into it without an issue - I recommend pressing play with a known song and letting the car stereo do all the work.
The 7 channels are not between 87.7 and 107.9, but in the ranges 87.7-88.9 or* 106.7-107.9 in .2 blocks (87.7, 87.9, 88.1 etc). I say OR because the unit only handles one of the ranges - mine came 87.7-88.9. If you have a radio station broadcasting strongly on the channel it will interfere but it seems to be quite clear if the station is broadcasting next to it, even if there is a little spillage - a station on 88.2 didn't affect it. The channel markings on the unit are nearly impossible to see, but since you just push the CH button to move between them it doesn't make much difference and the car stereo auto tuned into it without an issue - I recommend pressing play with a known song and letting the car stereo do all the work.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Utterly Fantastic.
(5 out of 5) by Christoher Brown on Aug 30, 2007Fill a flask stick with MP3s and plug and play! I own an 8gb pen, which when i'm on holiday i empty of all my uni work and fill with music, 8000 tracks!! These can come with remote controls (not this model) but is it realy nessessary? It costs an extra £15 odd and unless you drive your car from the back seat, you'll never use it, and i don't especialy want my passengers choosing the music!! So, for a couple of £, its a really great buy.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Not Compatible With Some Flash Memory
(1 out of 5) by M. Ali on Aug 21, 2007The seller tells me, apparently the device is not compatible with some memory sticks. It doen not work with both of the memory sticks that I have, a '2G Kingston Data Traveler' and a '2GB LG' Flash Memory. It does however work with a 1GB Kingston Data Traveler. Full credit to the seller, he offered a full refund...
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
A truly awful product
(1 out of 5) by Mr. J. Flynn on Jul 2, 2008 (UK)OK, for the price what do you expect, but ...
The buzz, hum and hiss created by the USB makes the product unusable. Unplug the USB device and the output is good enough ... but that means you can't charge and play at the same time.
It fizzled out after 3 days and is now dead ..I just cant be bothered with the returns process for a £10 deal only to have it replaced with another one :-)
The buzz, hum and hiss created by the USB makes the product unusable. Unplug the USB device and the output is good enough ... but that means you can't charge and play at the same time.
It fizzled out after 3 days and is now dead ..I just cant be bothered with the returns process for a £10 deal only to have it replaced with another one :-)
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
A piece of rubbish
(1 out of 5) by ggg on Sep 12, 2007 (UK)This is terrible piece of kit - I wanted to play music off my usb stick through it - but all you can hear is interference from the usb bus which is so load that it drowns out the music (tried multiple sticks and using a cable to connect - all the same). Also the channel select stopped working after using it twice. I never got as far as trying to use it to charge anything, but given its performance so far I'd rather not.