Griffin RoadTrip FM Transmitter for iPhone and iPod (Black)
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The all-in-one automobile solution for iPhone and iPod. Plug RoadTrip into your car's cigarette lighter or 12 volt accessory socket. Plug your iPod into RoadTrip's cradle (adapters are included for nearly every iPod model).RoadTrip's FM transmitter sends the music from your iPod to your car's FM radio, so the whole car can enjoy it through your stereo speakers. RoadTrip cradles your iPod securely on top of a nearly infinitely-adjustable steel neck, always within reach, but never in the way. Incorporating Griffin-exclusive SmartScan technology, RoadTrip even finds the best FM frequencies for you, and saves them as presets; so setup couldn't be easier. Built-in RDS technology displays track information on RDS-enabled car radio displays. While you are enjoying your iPod, your iPod is enjoying a battery-charge, courtesy of RoadTrip's power plug. An easily-replaceable 2 Amp automotive fuse protects your equipment while it's charging. And Griffin SmartSound Plus technology makes sure your music sounds great, even under less-than-perfect real-world conditions.
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Technical Details
- Compatibility: iPod classic 6G 80 GB, 120 GB; iPod nano 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G; iPod touch 2G; iPhone 1G, 3G- Charges your iPod or iPhone while you travel
- SmartScan automatically finds and programs the three clearest broadcast frequencies
- SmartSound Plus technology for clear sound under real-world conditions
- Flexible steel neck and interchangeable model-specific cradles position your iPhone or iPod perfectly
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By Tom Rubino
Works great! Sound quality is great. I love having my iTouch in my car to listen to audio books and music. Highly recommended.
By Ryan P. Brosseau
This unit works really well, with 4.5/5 sound quality where I live. But where I live doesn't have many radio stations, so the FM transmitter has it's pick of the litter as far as broadcast signals are concerned. However, while traveling towards an area with a lot more radio stations, naturally the choice of stations for the Griffin to broadcast to diminish. This becomes and issue when the FM dial is literally saturated with signals thus making the Griffin FM transmitter useless. The sound quality fades from great to slight static to complete loss of signal.
Bottom line: The cradle and charging features of this item are fantastic. However if you live in an area that has little radio choices and lots of empty frequencies on your FM dial, this thing is awesome. If you live in an area with a lot of FM radio choices on your dial, a direct connection is the only way to go.
BTW this thing does have a direct connection port, but our car does not.
By Domenic Benedetti (Lagrangeville NY)
I read all the reviews on this thing before buying it, what the heck for $65.00 I took a chance and ordered it. I'm very satisfied with it. Sometimes the hissing sound that some reviewers found to be a nuisance hasn't bothered me, it only occurs when you hit weak spots in the listening area of where you live. I reside in the northern NYC suburbs (about 60 miles north). I found plenty of empty stations and the music is clear and I recomment this item highly.
By S. Kirstein (Holliston, MA USA)
It's always difficult making a buying decision on FM Transmitters. No one REALLY likes them - they'd much rather have a direct connection to their amp/sound system. But when you can't do that, you have to consider an FM Transmitter.
I was pleasantly surprised by the RoadTrip - the sound quality and signal strength were better than the previous, more traditional "module+long cord" unit I had been using - and it has the benefit of eliminating the long cords which tangled around my gear shift and dash controls.
The 'gooseneck' has been solid thus far (1 month of use) and it makes for a slick, OEM-like appearance.
While the "find the open frequencies" function didn't always find actual open frequencies with all three "guesses", two of them were, in fact, open - so it was a relative plus.
At <$65, this was a relative bargain and a recommended purchase.
By Dr. Jupitor Von Bron
Your mileage may vary on your reception. I live and drive all around Los Angeles, and I got great reception with this device, especially because of its ability to automatically pick an empty frequency, which worked well for me. I really liked the design. At first I was worried the gooseneck would be flimsy and not hold its shape, or the ipod grip would drop my phone, but no, it's sturdy, grips your iPhone/iPod well, and yes, it'll probably bounce a little too much as you drive, but it seems that's a given, it does plug in to your cigarette lighter and has no other support. I really liked how there were tactile buttons on it so you could skip tracks, I ended up using this feature a lot when I drive. Another great feature is that you could tilt your iPhone into landscape mode and use cover flow for track selection, which works fabulously when you're driving. I can't imagine someone else making a substantially better FM transmitter than this... face it, using an FM transmitter is a clunky idea meant to spare you the money it takes to a new sound system into. your car. It's not going to work flawlessly, and sometimes it'll be downright crappy depending on the area. But that's the nature of the beast. So if you want an ipod or iphone transmitter, you can't go wrong with the Roadtrip FM. My only major gripe is the price. This thing can't be more than 20 bucks worth of parts and technology. The fact that it sells for north of $60 is startling.
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