ipod

PRO's
Pop in the batteries, set the channel on car radio and it works!
Extremely simple to use - I have an hour comute 1 way and listen to books on tapes.
I used through my home Bose system and it works perfectly. Great to use with iPod or regular hand held cassette player. But for best results with iPod's use the iTrip, you can choose any frequency available from right on the iPod.
At least now when I get my free Otis player from Audible.com - I don't have to wear ear buds (not very safe at all!) while driving.

Cons
Bleeding FM stations cause havoc -
I drive through mostly rural areas - If you live in the city I can see where "bleeding" from FM stations could make the device useless.

I recently purchased the Belkin TuneCast Mobile FM Transmitter to add on to my Sony XM Radio module in our cars and at home, because none of my car stereos have a cassette device, and because my XM unit's antenna will not reach from where it enters the house to the stereo units.

In most applications the TuneCast Mobile FM Transmitter performs fairly well as long as it has an unobstructed line of site to the reciever. However if you are in a major metro area where you have the 88.X range is loaded with high powered broadcast stations-- forget it. This cute little postage stamp transmitter can't pump enough wattage out to get a decent signal across a bathroom, let alone broadcast a decent signal to other FM Recievers/Radios around your home.

For my money I'm going back to CCrane and pick up the CCrane FM Transmitter, that can be set to any open FM frequency and can be run off AC or batteries.

Besides the aesthetically pleasing design, this product is completely useless. It only uses 1 AAA which give the transmitter no boost so the signal will only work if there is NO OTHER radio station near the set station. And even if it does work, its simply horrible with choppy sound and static.<br /> If your in the market for an FM transmitter, go with the SONICimpact FM transmitter. Its cheaper and readily available at Target stores. It uses two AAA batteries and, seriously, that makes all the difference. Used it with my ipod on a four hour trip (8hours to and back) and it worked like a charm with excellent sound quality. Once in awhile something might make it have some static, but you can simply switch the station setting and keep on listening. But back to Belkin....DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT