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Kensington RDS FM Transmitter | 
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| Brand: Kensington
Category: CE
Buy New: £7.25
New (7) Used (4) from £7.25
Rating:  18 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 63.4 x 63.4 x 17.7
Legal Disclaimer: Layer One UK does not offer any warranty other than the one imposed by the manufacturer. Consequently, the warranty conditions proposed by Layer One UK will be an exact copy of the manufacturers.
MPN: 33364
Model: 33364
UPC: 085896333647
EAN: 5028253192650
ASIN: B000FIP7DC
Release Date: October 10, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New Sealed - Genuine Kensington Product - Immediate dispatch from UK Warehouse
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Product Description
While listening to your iPod , see the song and artist's name displayed on your car stereo using our patent-pending RDS FM Transmitter/Car Charger for iPod. ClearFM technology reduces noise and enhances stereo separation providing superior wireless audio quality and FM reception. Features •Shows song and artist names on car stereo screen using RDS •Lock in your favorite FM stations with three easy-to-use pre-sets •Charges your iPod while it's playing •On/off switch prevents car battery drain •Enables use of the iPod LCD to display station information •Unique design to fit most hard-to-reach car power outlets •Black body and stainless steel accents to complement car interior •ClearFM technology reduces noise and enhances stereo separation providing superior wireless audio quality and FM reception System Requirements
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Hit and Miss May 20, 2008
Andrew Simpson
This is the second FM Transmitter I have tried, the previous one being a simple block running off ipod battery. That worked okay, but drained the battery quickly. Thankfully, the Kensington charges my ipod without a problem, it's just a pity that I can only gain crackle and inteferance when I try and play music through it ! One problem seems to lie in the RDS element - as my radio ends up simply retuning to another station!. Nevertheless, turn RDS off and I still can't get a consistent sound, which is problem two. Absolutely hopeless.
 Kensington RDS FM Transmitter / Receiver March 28, 2008
Johnno (Hamilton)
Not good. It basically didn't work so I am sending it back and waiting for a new one. My first Kensington product oops!
Absolute Rubbish March 10, 2008
John Williams (UK)
Used it once and it fell to bits - absolute waste of money. If there was a zero star option I would have selected it.
Changing Frequency too often February 29, 2008
Deb (Jersey)
I have just bought this item after previously using a griffin road trip (which my husband has permanently borrowed). The amount of times I had to change frequeny on a very short journey was ridiculous. Agree with other reviewer the large jumps in frequency and lack of fine tuning don't help.
Coud have been the perfect FM transmitter January 26, 2008
Ed-Dog (Manchester)
Tried to like this product for a week before returning to Amazon.
Pros:
1. RDS feature works, songs display on RDS compatible Radio
2. 12v charger charges iPod, essential for long journeys
3. Physically well designed, looks nice, three presets easy to access
4. Fits very nicely onto the new stlye iPod nano
Cons:
1. Doesn't use the entire FM spectrum that normal radios use, won't go to the lowest frequencies, the car tuner will but this won't transmit them.
2. The fine tuning is poor. It takes quite large steps up in frequency, making it difficult to fine tune in a busy spectrum
3. The tuning controls are easy to accidentally touch when using the iPod
4. Couldn't tune in the car radio to pick up a strong enough signal to get a decent enough sound to listen too, sounds far worse than FM quality.
This device had so much going for it, if only they hadn't cut corners on the fine tuning and transmission range. I used this on a Renault Clio, the aerial is located on the roof towards the back so it's possible that it may work better on another car. That said, the inherent design flaws mean I'm considering the Griffin iTrip auto instead.
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