boostedgtp Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 I was thinking about buying one of these and was wondering if they were worth it. Does anyone have one and are they worth a damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supplicium Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 i have the one made by apple. it works good but I think mine was in the 60-80$ range which is quite steep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conesmasher Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 I have used the Griffin iTrip, the model that get's plugged into the cigarette lighter and also charges the ipod at the same time. It's a pretty good piece, it just sounds like a slightly shitty FM station........which means that it's doing it's job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAOLE Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 I have a belkin, it sucks.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 I got a chinabay one for 13$ it works fine in the house within short range. But honestly I like my SONY 61 better it hooks my ipod directly in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 These things are garbage IMO. If you have a great sound system in the car or wherever then it sounds like a weak FM station. I highly suggest hardwiring the ipod into an input port on the receiver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHaze Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 These things are garbage IMO. If you have a great sound system in the car or wherever then it sounds like a weak FM station. I highly suggest hardwiring the ipod into an input port on the receiver. +1. I got an fm transmitter for my Zune and returned it the same day. It sounds horrible. If your head unit has an aux input then go that route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 I own 2, I hate them both. I have a higher end belkin one, and I have some cheap one I grabbed from Walgreens on the way up to the Honda 200 because I wanted to listen to my iPod in my truck, which doesnt have an Aux in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostedgtp Posted August 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Ok sounds like these things are junk. I was wanting to get one because both my car and truck have factory head units and i wasnt wanting to buy 2 new head units just for the ipod. Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAOLE Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 sell you my belkin...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotCarl Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 I got the 'tape deck adapter', if you can call it that, before I drove to Florida last month. I had similar problem's, it sounds like crap. You have to turn the volume all the way up on you ipod and your radio to hear anything worth while and the quality still sucks. I didnt expect much for 19$ though and I really didnt want to bring all my cd's so to me it was worth it. Now it just sits in my glove box most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 They work on the whole, free FM station concept. There are plenty of stations in columbus, that means not many free ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
street pilot Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 They are worth spending $20 to add your mp3 player's tunes to your car radio if you dont plan on upgrading your head unit. * but do some research first, many factory systems come with the capability to add a cd-changer, often times you can use that interface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostedgtp Posted August 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 They are worth spending $20 to add your mp3 player's tunes to your car radio if you dont plan on upgrading your head unit. * but do some research first, many factory systems come with the capability to add a cd-changer, often times you can use that interface. I looked on crutchfield and I can buy a ipod interface that plugs in the back of my trucks head unit but its like 160.00. For that i might as well buy the new head unit, right? Is there anyway I can just take the songs from my ipod and burn them on a cd? I am teh lose at the ipods. opps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 I looked on crutchfield and I can buy a ipod interface that plugs in the back of my trucks head unit but its like 160.00. For that i might as well buy the new head unit, right? Is there anyway I can just take the songs from my ipod and burn them on a cd? I am teh lose at the ipods. does your head unit support mp3s? if so just burn whatever songs you want to a cd. depending on the program there should be a option to burn a data cd. once you select that all you need to do is browse to the folder where the songs are saved (typically My Music in My Documents) select the files and burn them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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