Griffin White iTrip FM Transmitter for iPod

Manufacturer:	Griffin Technology
List price:	~~$39.99~~
Our price:	$21.84 that is 45% off!

Griffin White iTrip FM Transmitter for iPod

Average rating: Stars

iOxymoron: FM quality sound with Digital music

The product is aptly named and is fairly marketed: it is to use for a road trip in the car, to have access to your entire music library while in the car. Fits it directly on top of the iPod and fits in aesthetically with the iPod design. The only thing that the techies at Griffin Technology failed to mention in the product description is that the vehicle should not be MOVING on the road while using the radio.
When you think of the concept, it is silly: highest-quality digital music broadcast on average-quality radio FM sound. That said, it is an amazing piece of technology and I was very impressed at first, when listening to the iPod broadcast from an empty FM station, the car sitting in the driveway. It sounded like a radio station was broadcasting my music library. Then, we tried to tune the thing on the way to the beach which was frustrating and the sound quality was poor, with all the static. We turned the radio off it was so excruciating. Once we got to the beach, we got it to work again and the sound was crystal clear FM sound. Very nice.
So, we got the thing for about $20 and it will be stationed in the glove compartment so that when we go off for a picnic or tailgating with the car, we can bring the iPod with us to listen to our music library, while the car is stationary. This is a better price point for sporadic use than to have to buy a battery-operated sound dock to take with you for around $100. Fair enough. If we had to pay full-price for it (@ $30 directly from Apple), that is too expensive for what it is worth. The thing cannot be used in urban areas, since there is too much interference. Also, if going on a long road trip, an empty station may only work for say 20 miles, so you have to keep reprogramming it. Plus, you cannot use this by yourself; you must have help from the co-pilot to program the iPod and then select the station on the receiver. It takes time and attention and since the driver's focus needs to be on the road, most definitely not a good idea for the driver to try and figure it out while operating a vehicle. If you take your car to go on picnics or to tailgate, then it is a fun little toy to have. If you are planning on using it while driving, then you'll have to buy a bigger accesory to use the iPod: a car. Volvo, BMW, and some other manufacturers will have a dock built-in to their vehicles in the glove-compartments from model year 2006. (Volvo can already crudely accomodate the iPod in all models [except for the S40/V40] from model year 2000). Awesome accessory but a little expensive.

Griffin White iTrip FM Transmitter for iPod - Griffin Technology

Not a good solution

The FM transmitter for the ipod does not provide a reliable and effective way to listen to your music in the car. One should look at other solutions.

Griffin Technology - Griffin White iTrip FM Transmitter for iPod

itrip - good idea but works very poorly

I purchased an itrip only to return it very quickly. I found that it worked very poorly and I was far happier with an existing adapter for my cassette deck in my car. The reception from the ipod was simply unacceptable. I am still hoping for a better implementation and have found others that I am willing to try. But don't waste you money on an itrip fm adapter for your ipod.

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