| Customer Reviews: Average Rating: 3.5/5 |
| Only works in cars with integrated antennas: Rating: 3/5 |
| I picked this product as a gift for my sister who is in love with her iPod. We're talking a 60+ grandma here -- not a teenager. I spent several hours researching, reading reviews, and trying to determine which would be the best product. I picked this one because it was supposed to work well in a Saturn which is what they have. Unfortunately, it worked very well in my Highlander Hybrid with an integrated antenna but did not work well at all in the Saturn. Lots and lots of static in the Saturn to the point that even people like us who aren't audio snobs couldn't stand it. So, if you have a car with an integrated antenna located in the windshield; i.e., it's directly over the radio and so is your power source, then this is a great product. If you have a car with an antenna located on the rear or side of the car, forget it. |
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| Save on batteries: Rating: 5/5 |
| We had been using a Belkin to connect and communicate our Ipod and XM Radio to our cars and boats. The triple A batteries would run out quickly which is a big expense and the connection would be fuzzy without always having strong batteries. The Griffin Transmitter has eliminated all batteries and the expense in addition, we always have a good connection. |
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| Not bad: Rating: 4/5 |
| Not too bad after you find a clear station. Did spend a lot of time messing with it to get a clear signal. |
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| iPod Road Trip : Rating: 5/5 |
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) |
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| Horrible Device: Rating: 1/5 |
| 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. |
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