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MP3 players: FM Transmitter ideas....suggestions...?

by willie61 - 8/2/07 5:13 AM
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FM Transmitter ideas....suggestions...?

by willie61 - 8/2/07 5:13 AM

From what I read most FM transmitters are anywhere from "poor to occasionally acceptable" . This has an impact on what Mp3 I buy; so any good ideas for a transmitter choice ?? CNET reviews appear to have nothing but horror stories..

My 3 player choices to mate to : Zune, Creative M, or Gigabeat S.

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I use one.

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 8/2/07 8:11 AM In reply to: FM Transmitter ideas....suggestions...? by willie61

It was some 20 buck device that plugs into the headphone jack. I'm unsure why there are horror stories but think it could be expectations were too high. That is they expected it to work more than a few feet from the antenna. My 20 buck wonder with a fresh AAA battery is just fine but I have to keep it inside the car and to the side of the car with the antenna to get acceptable clarity.

I'll get an iPod next time since I can get a nice keyfob remote control as well.

Bob

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I use the DLO Transpod

by ktreb - 8/2/07 9:18 AM In reply to: FM Transmitter ideas....suggestions...? by willie61

It works with docking iPods, but can be used with other players through the headphone jack (but doesn't sound as good). I think fm transmitters can be hit or miss and how well they work depends on several things. Among them are where your car antenna is and how crowded the airwaves are in your area. What works well for some doesn't work at all for others. I've tried several, including a cheap one and a mid-priced one from Belkin. They didn't work for me. All I got was static mixed in with a little music. But you may get lucky with a cheap one, so you may not want to rule it out.

Since the iPod isn't among your choices, you probably don't want to buy this one. You'll probably get better sound from something that connects through the bottom connector port rather than the headphone jack. Most of these ports are proprietary so you'll need to get something specifically made for the player. You'll probably have better luck finding something for the Zune or the Creative Zen Vision M. I know DLO does make something for the Zune - the Transdock Micro.

Good luck!

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Kensington

by sunwatcher - 8/3/07 7:39 PM In reply to: FM Transmitter ideas....suggestions...? by willie61

I have a Kensington transmitter which sounds very clean connected to an iPod. Unfortunately, all of their dedicated transmitters are only for iPods, but they do have one universal transmitter that will connect to any player's headphone jack. They are worth checking out:

http://www.kensington.com/

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