Format:Cd Platforms:Macintosh, Windows Color:Charcoal Media:Electronics Autographed:No Memorabilia:No Fragile:No Batteries Included:No Operating System:Windows & Macintosh Shipping Weight (lbs):3 Dimensions (in):7 x 2 x 8 Legal Disclaimer:Warranty does not cover misuse of product. Warranty:1 year warranty
iPod Road TripAugust 27, 2008 Every year we take a week-long trip to Wisconsin to visit family. Every year we had packed several traveling "suitcases" of CDs. You know the ones: Case Logic 125 or 250 monsters. Yes, we are both music geeks, but with only partially overlapping tastes.
We both picked up 2Gb iPod nanos in the past two years. No, they don't come nearly close to carrying as many tunes as the CD cases, but one of the problems with CDs in the car is that--if we had to admit it--we really only want to hear a couple of songs off each album, and some stuff really doesn't translate to long car rides.
About a week before we left, I suggested that we bag the traveling library idea and just load playlists on the iPods. Hers for her mix, mine for mine. The only problem was that our car has a pre-MP3 ready CD player. We had tried the transmitter game before and not been happy. I won't slam that brand here; it was a portable and worked for a couple of weeks, but only cost a few dollars. I think it came as a promotion with one of our iPods.
I read and researched transmitter/chargers for iPods on the Internet in general and Amazon in specific. With all of the negative product reviews on pretty much any device, I was hesitant, but felt that the Griffin 4031-RDGC gave us the best shot.
It worked great! We only ever had to switch frequencies up or down 4 times in a week, never had any interference problems to speak of, and our trip always takes us through the entire Chicago metro area, from the south shores of Lake Michigan through the Northwest Tollway corridor up through Rockford and Madison before reaching our destination. I set it on 88.1 for most of the trip, moving to 88.3 now and again.
Now that we're back home, the RDGC has permanently been in the car, and there are no problems with vibration or reception. We're much happier with the music and our CDs are much happier not being slung around the car.Griffin 4031-RDGC RoadTrip FM Transmitter and Car Charger for iPod (Charcoal)
Horrible DeviceAugust 21, 2008 I was stoked to order this transmitter and was SO disappointed at the sound quality and static. It is definitely not worth the purchase. i'm super bummed.
Not BadAugust 11, 2008 Purchased item after doing lengthy review of all options. Seemed like this would be the best fit for what I was looking for. The mount is great and the options even better. The one down size is the sound quality but I how figured that sound quality is always going to be an issue with radio devices. I live in CT and it is hard to find a station that is not in use or near a station that is in use. I have found a couple but nothing that last my entire drive of a whole ten minutes to work. This in my opinion is the best option for a radio device. I am now looking into just purchasing a radio that will plug in my MP3 directly so that I will not have to deal with radio stations. It seems like this is the direction everyone is going. My advice spend a little more and buy a new radio if it is an option, if not this is the best device out there.
Don't BotherAugust 9, 2008 This product is an OLD version. The sound quality is very bad. Could not find a channel that didn't have major background "static". The volume control was poor. Find another way to hook-up your iPod to your car stereo. We returned for a refund.
Do not buy!!!!August 4, 2008 0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This thing is the biggest piece of crap i have ever seen. I hear more static than i do of the songs being played. For it to play clearly i would have to be parked and have my arms folded. Seriously if i moved my arm the thing would go completely to static.I would have returned it but i smashed it into a million pieces. I gave it two stars because it worked sometimes but was still crap! There has to be something better out there. Buyer beware.
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