On 3/17/03 Kyle wrote: >From what I have been told in person, and what I've read online, None of the >wireless FM transmitters work very well. Almost every review is a negative >one. Anyone here have a comment?
I bought a Transpod and while the sound quality ain't great, for me the convenience of the Transpod makes up for any sonic deficiencies. Plus my car is old and noisy, so I can't hear the static and crackle when I'm rolling anyhow. : -) It comes with both a fixed mount with a power cord, and a standalone swivel bracket-powerplug which plugs right into the lighter. The second thingy there is what I use as I can just pop the whole thing out of my car, or into my wife's car if I feel like sharing, in an instant. Not having any wires dangling is great, I'm about fed up with all the power cords I have rolling about my car's floor. I also like being able to slide the iPod into and out of the Transpod instantly too. <http://netalog.com/suggest.tpl?command=search&db=dbs/products.db&eqPRONAME datarq=TransPod%20All-In-One%20Car%20Solution%20for%20iPod&eqAVAILdatarq=YE S> For the price I paid ($70) I'm satisfied: <http://www.jandr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product_Id=3661831> Complaints so far? Well how easily one can un-tune it bugs me. The adjustment knob sticks out pretty far on the RH side, so just brushing against it can result in losing the signal. Also, it takes some fiddling to get a clear signal, not something one should be doing whilst hurtling down the road. Perhaps a better location relative to my car's antenna might help, as my lighter socket is down pretty far on the console. I wonder if there is any way to re-orient the thing's built-in antenna to improve reception? The switches on it are kinda cheesy too, though overall it feels pretty solid and well-made. Then Steve wrote: >>wireless FM transmitters >Having used two or 3 of them over my lifetime, I'd never use one again, >no matter what the manufacturer promises. My ipod is fed in through the >AUX channel in my Kenwood via an adapter cable that converts the >CD-changer plug to a pair of RCA jacks. I then use a 1/8" male to RCA >male stereo adapter to hook it to my ipod. I envisioned something like the Transpod but with a lineout socket, but I've not seen anything yet. I don't have line inputs on my car's audio anyway . . . >Someone out there has a unit that has an FM transmitter and it plugs into >the cig lighter to charge the ipod. I saw a hack for that unit that puts a >lineout jack on it so that you can use your head unit's line in AND have >the unti run off of car power for long trips. Cool idea. Sounds like a hacked Transpod to me, got any links? It would be nice to have _both_ options, wired and wireless, just in case I might use them someday. I _really_ must take this thing apart to see what's inside. <insane_rambling> Hmmm, how about a 2.4ghz audio transmitter combined with power at the iPod (ala Transpod), then a 2.4ghz receiver plugged into the line-in on the car's audio system . . . hey, nobody steal that idea! Oh crap, I just realized an addition like that could be combined with wifi (AirPort!) and holy-moly, there you go with a networkable iPod/inet music player/transmitter/receiver-thingy. </insane_rambling> Maybe Apple will build something like that as iPod II? : -) Dan K -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
