Ipod FM Transmitter

bryce · 17-01-2009, 03:12 PM

My sister has asked me to get her a FM transmitter for her 4th Gen Ipod Nano.

There seems to be a huge amount of choice. Ive been looking through ebay, and come across this. Looks the about right but it doesnt come with a charger (draws power from Ipod) which wouldnt be good on a long journey.

Any suggestions? Looking to spend ~£10. Griffin and Belkin seem to be the popular ones.

Nords · 17-01-2009, 03:17 PM

I've tried loads (inc that one) and they are all fairly rubbish, even the ones for £50-odd. When iPod first made them for the US they were a higher power transmitter and would blank out radio stations (worse for power but plugged into the cig lighter.

UK legal ones are much lower powered and even a faint station will interfer. If you can get a physical link into the stereo, it will save you stamping on it, in the future!

E46ACS · 17-01-2009, 03:25 PM

I had a griffin one. It works fine when you locate a free frequency locally, but travel any distance (15+ miles) and you then get stations interfering.

As Nords says, I wouldn't bother. You'd be better off getting a denison or a stereo with an aux port.

bryce · 17-01-2009, 06:01 PM

Needs to be the transmitter really.

Dension option is way too expensive, and cant get an AUX input wired in to OEM stereo. Not really keen on going to the expense of changing the whole unit.

Cheap n cheerfuls good enough for her

**Mark CSL** · 17-01-2009, 06:04 PM

Dension 1 plugs in the the standard bmw cd player
where you would plug a multi cd player

works brill

But not that cheap £120

_Nathan_ · 17-01-2009, 07:40 PM

I've got a dension ice link for sale - fits e46 headunit.

**neil** · 18-01-2009, 07:05 PM

fm transmitters are all rubbish

get a wire

**Andyk** · 19-01-2009, 07:13 AM

You've all lost me...as long as I can pick up Radio2 on my wireless I'm happy....

17-01-2009, 03:12 PM	#1
bryce S5, Sport On, DSC M-track Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scotland (sw) Posts: 1,369 Casino cash: $2512	Ipod FM Transmitter My sister has asked me to get her a FM transmitter for her 4th Gen Ipod Nano. There seems to be a huge amount of choice. Ive been looking through ebay, and come across this. Looks the about right but it doesnt come with a charger (draws power from Ipod) which wouldnt be good on a long journey. Any suggestions? Looking to spend ~£10. Griffin and Belkin seem to be the popular ones.

17-01-2009, 03:25 PM	#3
E46ACS S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Durham Posts: 771 Casino cash: $1950	I had a griffin one. It works fine when you locate a free frequency locally, but travel any distance (15+ miles) and you then get stations interfering. As Nords says, I wouldn't bother. You'd be better off getting a denison or a stereo with an aux port. __________________ "Brake.....brake......SUPER BRAKE!!!"

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17-01-2009, 03:17 PM	#2
Nords S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 527 Casino cash: $1272	I've tried loads (inc that one) and they are all fairly rubbish, even the ones for £50-odd. When iPod first made them for the US they were a higher power transmitter and would blank out radio stations (worse for power but plugged into the cig lighter. UK legal ones are much lower powered and even a faint station will interfer. If you can get a physical link into the stereo, it will save you stamping on it, in the future!

17-01-2009, 06:01 PM	#4
bryce S5, Sport On, DSC M-track Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scotland (sw) Posts: 1,369 Casino cash: $2512	Needs to be the transmitter really. Dension option is way too expensive, and cant get an AUX input wired in to OEM stereo. Not really keen on going to the expense of changing the whole unit. Cheap n cheerfuls good enough for her

17-01-2009, 06:04 PM	#5
Mark CSL CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 8,777 Casino cash: $42229	Dension 1 plugs in the the standard bmw cd player where you would plug a multi cd player works brill But not that cheap £120

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_Nathan_ Driving it like I nicked it Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,099 Casino cash: $13060	I've got a dension ice link for sale - fits e46 headunit.

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neil S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 934 Casino cash: $1323	fm transmitters are all rubbish get a wire

19-01-2009, 07:13 AM	#8
Andyk Driving it like I nicked it Space Invaders Champion! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chepstow Posts: 2,506 Casino cash: $3997	You've all lost me...as long as I can pick up Radio2 on my wireless I'm happy....