Product Description

The Black Trip FM Transmitter for iPod connects to your player and plays your music through any radio. It doesn?t require batteries, as it is powered directly through your iPod. The Black Trip FM Transmitter for iPod is compatible with iPod 3G, 4G, 5G, photo, mini and shuffle (via PowerJolt).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2585 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Griffin
• Model: 9781-TRP30BK-2
• Released on: 2006-07-26
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 1.43" h x .90" w x 2.45" l, .4 pounds

Features

• Compatible with the new iPod 5G video
• Backlit LCD display
• Works with all iPods with a dock connector
• Selectable DX and LX modes

Manufacturer's Description
Manufacturer's Description Now compatible with all full-sized dock connector iPods, including the very newest ones, the new iTrip follows in the tradition of Griffin's iTrip line, with superior performance and innovative features that make the iTrip the most popular iPod FM transmitter in the world. The large, easy to read backlit LCD screen makes setting its digital tuner easy and intuitive. A convenient switch on the side of the iTrip makes it a breeze to select a broadcast frequency. But you won't have to adjust the settings very often - iTrip remembers its settings for convenience. The compact, self-contained design makes controlling iTrip a snap, perfect for use in autos. Reviews Now compatible with all full sized dock connector iPods, including the new iPod Video and iPod Nano, Griffin have again produced an excellent FM Transmitter! It sports a bright, backlit LCD display - you'll always know exactly which station you're tuned to. Setting the frequency is easy with the convenient switch on the side of the iTrip. But you won't have to adjust the settings very often -- iTrip remembers its settings for convenience. The iTrip's selectable LX or DX modes of broadcasting allows you to adjust for the absolute best possible audio under real-world conditions. Even in large cities with lots of radio stations crowding the dial, iTrip's DX Mode delivers a clear, punchy signal iTrip Dock Connector requires no batteries, drawing its power directly from the iPod, so there's never a power issue to silence your tunes.

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Customer Reviews

Much better than the later model
Having purchased the 2008 version and found it not fit for purpose I exchanged it for this earlier model. I've used it regularly on 2-4 hour car journeys over a few months and have found it to be very reliable. This model is hassle free and just works. I also love the fact that it remembers your chosen frequency unlike the later one and doesn't turn itself off. Grab one of these while you still can!

would be great.....but....
The idea is very good and the sound is pretty good too. I can tune it at my house way out in teh sticks with no problem but finding gaps in the frequency range is a bit more tricky when you get closer to the smoke. On the whole the sound in the car is remarkably good. I also leave it running outside the bathroom when I have a bath and listen to it on my waterproof radio (so I don't fry my ipod).

Why only 2 stars then? Well first there is no way of saving your frequencies so you have to retune it every time you use it but WAY more frustrating is that if you play anything other than music it switches itself off randomly. This is really odd and must be a design feature but if you play anything other than music (pod-casts, audio books, or radio plays like the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, or video) it plays for about 90 seconds and then switches off and you have to re-tune it again.

Oh, and I paid £30 for it at HMV. Impulse purchase and I guess they saw me coming.

If you JUST listen to music it is actually pretty good (as long as you want to spend 20 minutes tuning it in).

Would be a fantastic gadget if...
...only I could find an interference-free/quiet frequency on my car & HiFi radios.

My car is a 2004 Honda Jazz SE with a radio/CD & I have a 30GB iPod video, so I bought this gadget with high hopes of listening to my iPod through the radio. I didn't expect the sound quality to be brilliant from my dealings with FM headphones, but (mistakenly) I thought that maybe a dedicated gadget might surprise me... it didn't. The gadget itself works just fine & is not difficult to use, but the problem is finding an interference-free/quiet frequency on my car radio, which is nigh on impossible. The best I've managed is one with a slight hiss/click in the background, but I guess it's better than nothing. I've also tried the Belkin FM gadget, which plugs into the earphone socket of an iPod or MP3 player, but the results were much the same as with the iTrip.

I've tried the iTrip with my JVC HiFi, but the sound is not brilliant. A wired - through aux input/output - iPod adapter/docking station* out-shone the iTrip by a mile.

By the way, if you have an iPod case similar to the i-nique Exec soft Napa leather case then the iTrip won't connect whilst the iPod is in its nice, sleek protective leather case.

Roll on when (later in Oct '08) I upgrade my car to the new-style Jazz with iPort!

* I have the Koda model iD811 docking station from Argos - don't think they stock it any longer :-(