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I'm getting ready to go on a mini road trip in Arizona and have been desperately looking for an FM Transmitter that is compatible with the IPHONE. I found the Belkin TuneCast Auto w/Clear Scan but unfortunately it got TERRIBLE reviews. Does anyone know if there are any other products available? Ideally I would also prefer that the devise serve as a charger. Please help!
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IPHONE FM Transmitters HELP!!!
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Tom_Diola 
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Posted 25 March 2008 - 05:04 PM
Not exactly what you wanted to hear but does your car have a cassette player?
You can get a cassette adapter but you'll have to fork over another $5 for an adapter for the iPhone.
I only say this because it's the surest way I know to get music into your speakers.
The FM Tuners are okay but most don't work the way you want (interference wise).
You can get a cassette adapter but you'll have to fork over another $5 for an adapter for the iPhone.
I only say this because it's the surest way I know to get music into your speakers.
The FM Tuners are okay but most don't work the way you want (interference wise).
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Posted 31 March 2008 - 08:05 AM
Probably too late for your use now, but I'll respond for posterity's sake. The Griffin makes, what I believe could be, the perfect FM transmitter for anything with a standard headset jack, to include the not-so-standard iPhone. I haven't really tried it yet, but if the transmitter is any good, I think it could be one of the best. That is the iTrip Auto Universal Plus. I just ordered one off Amazon for about $30 and their free super saver shipping. $50 at Best Buy and the like.
I learned something with my 4th Gen iPod. Don't leave it in the charger when it doesn't need to charge. Understand that I am probably an extreme case, but I am in my car a lot. I would put the iPod in my DLO transmitter. That means it's hooked into a charger that entire time. Then I get to work. Plop goes the iPod into my Altec Lansing inMotion. Plays for about 7-8 hours. Tapped into the charger the whole time. Didn't really (and still don't) use that iPod for anythign else except for those times. I've got other iPods for other uses. Jogging, etc. That battery became worthless. It would play for about 20 mintues then die. That iPod was the only one that was continually hooked into some type of device charging it while it played, and the only one I have ever had battery issues with. I still use it at work, and it still remains plugged in to a charging system all day. No biggie. But I won't make that mistake with my other iPods or iPhone.
To that end, if this transmitter is any good, this system will be perfect for me because it will play my music over my radio without charging my iPhone at the same time.
I learned something with my 4th Gen iPod. Don't leave it in the charger when it doesn't need to charge. Understand that I am probably an extreme case, but I am in my car a lot. I would put the iPod in my DLO transmitter. That means it's hooked into a charger that entire time. Then I get to work. Plop goes the iPod into my Altec Lansing inMotion. Plays for about 7-8 hours. Tapped into the charger the whole time. Didn't really (and still don't) use that iPod for anythign else except for those times. I've got other iPods for other uses. Jogging, etc. That battery became worthless. It would play for about 20 mintues then die. That iPod was the only one that was continually hooked into some type of device charging it while it played, and the only one I have ever had battery issues with. I still use it at work, and it still remains plugged in to a charging system all day. No biggie. But I won't make that mistake with my other iPods or iPhone.
To that end, if this transmitter is any good, this system will be perfect for me because it will play my music over my radio without charging my iPhone at the same time.
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