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Belkin F8V3080-APL TuneCast II FM Transmitter - White
Scans all FM frequencies from 88.1 to 107.9MHz (as opposed to the four frequencies other transmitters offer), and you can select the frequency that best enhances your music experience
Memorizes up to four FM frequencies, giving you easy and quick access to your favorite songs
Unique Auto ON/OFF function frees you from manually toggling your TuneCast II's ON/OFF switch, by simply powering on when an audio signal is detected (switches off after 60 seconds without a signal)
Just plug the TuneCast II into the headphone jack of your iPod, PDA, MP3, CD or cassette player, or connect it to your PC or laptop computer
Tune your car stereo or receiver to any clear FM frequency, and enjoy your music experience, with more sound and fewer wires!
Rating: 1/5 from 2 reviews
Not the answer to traveling w/ your ipod...
Rating: 1/5
I live in a fairly large metropolitan area and many of the lower FM frequencies that would be available in smaller towns are filled here. That being said, it's difficult to find a frequency to tune into with the Tunecast II. The second problem is sound quality...it's not terrible but it's less than cd-quality sound. Third is the Tunecast II's monstrous appetite for AAA batteries. On one car trip (a total of 6 hours of driving) I changed batteries twice. The secondary problem with this battery hog is that it loses its programmed memory when it loses battery power, forcing you to reprogram the frequencies over and over again. Don't waste your money, I'll be returning mine to the store.
Purchased and Returned the Same Day
Rating: 1/5
I read the reviews on all these fm transmitters and this seemed to be fairly good with reviews on both ends of the spectrum. However, I had some major beef with this product for several reasons. First because the power cord kept coming out of the transmitter and reseting to the lowest freq. when plugged back in, that resulted in constant reseting the stations. Second, when the frequency was set to a certain station, it would be okay for alittle while then start picking up the signal from the station it was on. Third, the sound quality was not very good because it's only as good as an FM station can be, basically it sounds like the radio. Fourth, it worked best when the receiver was placed as far from the ipod as possible and also not particullarly close to the radio. I just had a lot of difficulties with it...I later talked to a employee at an Apple Store and he said to get the monster cable icarplay. He uses that one and said its much better than all the others he's tried, but still the best way of connecting is hard wiring it your radio if you can. I'm looking into that now and will probably purchase the icarplay if thats not possible.