FM Transmitter

[Nova2k7]

Im thinking of just getting one as a quick and cheap way to play my iphone through the stereo but i have never used one before, i assume the quality isnt going to be great but are they ok?? and does anyone know of a decent one??

 

[markeg]

Have a Belkin one that I use when travelling in the US (for when cars don't have an MP3 connection) - see http://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-TuneBase-FM-Transmitter-iPod/dp/B000JPNEZ4. They are OK, but you usually really need to ramp up the volume, and change frequencies as they will be beaten into submission by a radio signal at the same frequency.

Tend to use them less and less nowadays, as I can use a headphone jack lead or usb ipod lead in modern cars.

 

[Nova2k7]

Gonna go have a look at parrots ;-)

 

[Aebous]

I've used a monster one before. It works pretty dang well, the problem is finding a clear station that won't catch interference while your driving. The monster cable ran me about 50 USD & has 3 programable stations that you can er program. The model I bought will charge an Ipod but not an Iphone. So make sure what the device you buy will charge.
In the larger cities it is really challenging to find a clear station. Another drawback is that your controls for selecting the song will be on the ipod/iphone and volume will be on your car as normal.

That said, IMO it's a great cheap buy as opposed to getting a DICE or something similar fitted.

 

[bluestreak56]

Had a cheap ebay one and it was ok, it got a bit of interference and wasnt a programmable station so I had to live with it.

I also had the igriffin one (programmable frequency) and it was really good..

 

[Lillywhite]

I also had the igriffin one (programmable frequency) and it was really good..

That's the one I have. Works OK and charges the iPod which doesn't happen when using through an aux facility.

 

[PawnSacrifice]

I used one before, Griffin too I think, it worked okay but was a little patchy at times. The main issue was London late at night / early AM - got a lot of pirate radio stations running on spurious frequencies.

 

[ZeeFore]

I think it depends on where you live and the radio band usage in that location.
I live in the boonies, use an FM transmitter connected to my old 1st generation iPod touch, and rarely experience any interference at all.The sound while driving, with the road noise and whatnot, is close enough to that of the CD changer that I don't really notice. It'll do.
Things might be different if I moved down to, say, Tokyo, but for where I am it's fine.

 

[Boogle]

I got a £5 FM transmitter from the bay, pretty good you can store up to 3 frequencies and it's been really rather good. No match for a real CD or aux-input though. I'm using it until I can get round to installing a proper aux input like I had before.

 

[Stromtech]

I had an FM transmitter...the key word in that sentence is 'had'

If you find a clear frequency it sounds OK but not great. When you start driving you invariably start picking up interference as your location changes.

A $30 Mini Aux Jack is a big improvement over and FM transmitter...and can be installed in a half hour.