Griffin 4045-TRPAUTOS iTrip Auto FM Transmitter with SmartScan for iPod

May 22

Griffin 4045-TRPAUTOS iTrip Auto FM Transmitter with SmartScan for iPod

Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000WKPHHO
Manufacturer: Griffin Technology
Average Customer Review: (From 18 total reviews)
List Price: ~~$79.99~~
Amazon Price: $36.94 (55 new 3 used available)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours (Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping)

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Features

Wirelessly sends music from your iPod to your car radio
FM transmitter technology with an integrated charger
Large, high-contrast display
3-stage light ring changes color to indicate charging status
Compatible with iPod (4G, 5G), nano (1G, 2G, 3G), iPod Classic, and iPod touch

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Product Description:
The Griffin iTrip Auto FM Transmitter with SmartScan wirelessly sends music from your iPod to your car radio so you can listen on your car stereo speakers. It combines Griffin’s renowned FM transmitter technology with an integrated charger. Designed specifically for use in the car, the SmartScan function makes it easier than ever to find the perfect frequency. SmartScan scans the radio dial for the three best frequencies and saves them to the preset buttons. The high-contrast display is easy to read in any light, and the three-stage light ring changes color to indicate charging status. Compatible with iPod (4G, 5G), iPod nano (1G, 2G, 3G), iPod Classic, and iPod touch.

Customer Reviews

Worthless by D. Bell
I bought this the other day and knew within minutes of hooking it up that it was going back to the store. The smartscan tries to identify available frequencies, but buildings, mountains, trees, and even the direction of travel all seem to affect the reception once the car is in motion. I’d get a strong signal in the driveway, but as soon as I pulled out into the street the music was competing with a radio preacher, and the preacher was winning! When I moved the transmitter to select another frequency, the music came back, only to disappear in a blast of static as I set the trasmitter down. Reception seems to be dependent on the location and orientation of the transmitter, too. In a short, twenty minute drive, I had changed the station five times.

The only place I found where it seems to work well is in a short tunnel underneath central Phoenix, as reception from all the other stations drops off. Great! I’ll just drive back and forth between 7th Ave and 7th St on I-10 all day so I can listen to my iPod in the car.

When I took it back to the store, the cashier told me that a lot of these are returned. Why didn’t the clerk in the iPod aisle tell me that before I bought it? I’m going to shop around a bit, and apply the cost of this worthless piece of plastic to a new car stereo with iPod connectivity built-in.

Who would’ve thought that buying an iPod would subsequently require me to upgrade my car stereo?

price worth it! by i left my heart in SF
this product works fine! but in some spot in SF or some spot on freeway, there is statics…overall is clear sound! but one thing, the screen of the itrip is not bright enough makes it difficult to view the channel.

it is good that it charges your ipod!

Do Not Buy by Jagannadha R. Jakilinki
Bought this product, used and returned it. This FM transmitter neither can scan a free FM channel nor can it transmit clearly which totally defeats its purpose - piece of junk. I had bought other Griffin products and it seems like their products only look good but do not actually work. I had an older version of Griffin FM transmitter which worked for 6 months and stopped working (pretty short life span I should say) and I bought this new one to replace that. I am not going to buy any Griffin products anymore. They cost more but don’t work as good. I recommend not to buy this product and waste your time returning it.

GRIFFIN 4045 ITRIP AUTO FM TRANSMITTER by HAMPOTIN
I PURCHASED THIS ITEM AFTER REVIEWING SEVERAL SIMILAR ITEMS.I WAS NOT TO SURE OF ANY OF THEM.I WAS VERY HAPPY THE QUALITY OF THE SOUND THRU THE RADIO.SOMETIMES YOU WILL GET A LITTLE STATIC BUT AS YOU DRIVE AND UNIT WARMS UP THE SOUND IS VERY GOOD. ALTHOUGH THE UNITS NOT PERFECT IT,S A LOT EASIER TO PLUG INTO DASH THAN REWIRE YOUR RADIO. ALSO PRICE AT AMAZON WAS HALF THE PRICE OF BEST BUY !!!

HRG

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