Kensington Digital FM Radio And FM Transmitter For iPod

• Reviewed by: fpuhan

  Strengths: Appearance and features

  Weaknesses: FM transmitter doesn't carry more than five feet (approx).

  Overall: Being one who listens almost exclusively to my iPod in my car, I care to have an FM transmitter that allows me to have station presets while still enabling a full-spectrum choice of channels. I also need something that is easy to use and doesn't distract from my driving. I had a Monster iCarPlay, which worked well, but only had eight station presets. I used it until the cable came loose, and then threw it away. I replaced it with a Griffin iTrip, which works very nicely, except the lighter-plug keeps coming out unexpectedly.The Kensington appealed to me because it's the only device that has an on-off switch, which means I can leave the iPod connected without having to worry about power surges when starting/stopping my car. It also has auto-seek, a nice way to manually change channels, and three user-settable presets.Unfortunately, the FM transmitter doesn't work in my car. The antenna on my car is in the rear, and even with my iPod volume set all the way up, station bleed-over and lack of transmitter power render the device useless.I'm going to contact Kensington to see if perhaps I've received a flawed product (iLounge rated it "B"). But it's likely I didn't. Anyone want to buy an (almost) unused FM transmitter?

• Reviewed by: desihero

  Strengths: Worked right out of the box.I'm using this with my IPOD. Nice sound quality.

  Weaknesses: I wish it was charging my IPOD !!

  Overall: Worked right out of the box. I'm using this with my IPOD. Nice sound quality. I would buy again, if you need a FM Radio to use at the Health Club or a tuner in the car.

• Reviewed by: wmtang116

  Strengths: cheap

  Weaknesses: too much static

  Overall: This is not a good choice for a fm transmitter. Except the price is cheap, I can't see any good point about the product. Most of the frequency can only get statics!! I have tried it in my car & at home. Both condition cannot make a clear reception on my ipod. I will not recommend it at all!

• Reviewed by: pbrownemail

  Strengths: small easy to use works great for Fm and tuner

  Weaknesses: can not charge ipod

  Overall: I would buy again, if you need a fm radio to use at the ymca or a tuner in the car. great product and would buy again. also no other product does this

• Reviewed by: crjonesy

  Strengths: The good thing about the transmitter is its wireless feature and it enables FM radio to be played on the iPod.

  Weaknesses: The transmitter does not transmit a good signal to the home stereo or the car stereo. There is a lot of static from the device making listening quality minimal.

  Overall: I would not recomend this product to anyone. I am dissatisfied with the transmitter. The sound quality of the transmitter is bad on every station that was tried. The only good thing about it is the option of listening to FM radio through the iPod and the wireless capabilities of the product. I would recommend spending a little more money for a transmitter with charging capabilities.