Fail to pass the grade

[istupido]

From the review grades that ilounge has given the fm transmitters they do not seem to add up to the grade they gave them. Every post (from owners of these items) I have read about fm transmitters on these boards that have been given a B grade or high do not seem to add up to the grade level.

On top of that, none of the transmitters out do not seem to be worth purchasing. Majority of post I have read as well, most people have owned a few different transmitters have return them.

I am in the market of purchasing one, but decided to do some research first. I am glad I did. I dont know if I am going buy one after reading these posts.

[mrdantownsend]

All radio transmitters suck

that's because radios suck

i hate radio waves, and anything else associated with radios

Cheers

[alienmeatsack]

One of my friends has the iTrip and loves it. I guess which one is best for you depends on how you will use it, what kind of clarity you have on your empty FM stations locally, and your personal level of acceptable audio quality.

I did some research on them myself and the iTrip seemed to garner the most positive reviews from magazines/websites and avg joes.

The PodFreq is considered the best for crowded FM areas because of its ability to tune more frequencies.

But ultimately I'd say, get something at a place that will let you return it if you dont like it and just try them out. This way if you arent happy, you are only out the time it takes to return it and are alittle more knowledgable to their capabilities.

[alienmeatsack]

One of my friends has the iTrip and loves it. I guess which one is best for you depends on how you will use it, what kind of clarity you have on your empty FM stations locally, and your personal level of acceptable audio quality.

I did some research on them myself and the iTrip seemed to garner the most positive reviews from magazines/websites and avg joes.

The PodFreq is considered the best for crowded FM areas because of its ability to tune more frequencies.

But ultimately I'd say, get something at a place that will let you return it if you dont like it and just try them out. This way if you arent happy, you are only out the time it takes to return it and are alittle more knowledgable to their capabilities.

[blessingx]

It depends a lot on your car. The iTrip works fine in my Toyota Corolla. It can't penetrate the UV coating on the windshield to hit the antenna on my friends Mazda Protege. Just static there. Now if the FCC wasn't so anal about signal strength. ;)

[dharmabum420]

I love the iTrip for what it is - a super-portable, slick little device that lets me listen to my iPod pretty much anywhere, even without a line-in - but as a permanent car solution it's pretty dismal.

[colbypaperboy]

I agree that the biggest factor is the car you're dealing with. I use an FM transmitter with my XM Radio, and it works perfect in my 15-year-old Camry work car, which has a traditional mast antenna. But in my '02 Accord, not worth a hoot, and on that car the antenna is embedded in the rear glass.

[bobb-mini]

U understand the grading system when u know, FM is like fast food versus gourmet. They gave it a B within the FM category, not comparing to other hookup methods. If yer luckly, it will work good enough, but as mentioned, that's up to your car.

[josephclemente]

I think all FM transmitter reviews should begin with bold text stating "WARNING! Use this method only if you do not care about audio quality."

I can temporarilly put my belkin Tunecast FM transmitter right next to an antenna and it still sounds awful. Too bad it melted in my car the day before I was going to return it.

While most complaints are about static and noise, my main complaint is the overall bandwidth of the sound. I'd say it is somewhere between AM and FM quality, but much closer to AM quality.