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(41 customer reviews) 40 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Did not work; unacceptable hiss and static,
October 6, 2005 Island Reviewer (Alameda, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kensington FM Transmitter/Auto Charger for iPod (White) (Electronics)
Bottom line, unacceptable for me, although it might possibly work in your car. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and I drive a Mercedes E class. I also tried this unit in a friend's Nissan Sentra with identical results to those reported here.
This unit is, in essence, a tiny FM radio station that uses the connecting wire for the unit as the FM transmission antenna. In theory, this mini station transmits from inside your car to your car's FM antenna where the signal is picked up and listened to on your car's radio like any other radio station. This unit allows you to transmit on the frequencies 88.1 MHz through 88.7 MHz inclusive and 107.1 MHz through 107.7 MHz inclusive. In my area at least half of these frequencies are "blank" which I define as tuning to the frequency and receiving only white noise and no trace of a signal from any station.
I hooked up the unit, which was easy, and leaving out a lot of experimentation, I got no meaningful reception in...Read more
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Very Staticky,
October 26, 2005 Ryan D. Mcginty "Mic" (Long Beach, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kensington FM Transmitter/Auto Charger for iPod (White) (Electronics)
I live in the LA Area and there is not a single frequency on the device that is not in use. When in use, static is very common.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
works exactly the way you want it to,
April 15, 2005 J. Maurand (MA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Kensington FM Transmitter/Auto Charger for iPod (White) (Electronics)
Before buying this, I checked out various FM transmitters, as I only have a cd player/radio in my car. The iTrip and similar top-mounted transmitters all had very inconsistant reviews, and I didn't particularly like how they looked on the iPod. Then I noticed Monster's iCarPlay, which seemed like a good idea, as it charged and transmitted, and I assumed it could be a better transmitter because there was simply more power for it. Looking around at other, similar products, I found this Kensington product.
I decided to buy this over the iCarPlay because it blends so well with the iPod and because it was "Aerielle Enabled." I actually had no idea what that meant, but upon further investigation, it seems that it is a new, patented method of transmitting which is supposed to be quite good.
It is. I plugged one end into my cigarette lighter, and my radio, which was already set at 88.1, went from static to total silence. That was when I knew this was a great product,...Read more
