Belkin Tunebase FM for iPod Review
I have a six CD changer in my car, but I have the attention span of a Fish. I love to have lots of things to choose from.
Podcasting has changed the way I listen to radio style content and almost daily there is a new episode to listen to. If I want to listen to it in my Car I have to burn a CD.
It got me thinking now that iPod FM Tuners are legal in the UK are there any good ones?
I chose the Belkin Tunebase FM.
This device plugs into the 12v lighter socket in your car. This is how the device and iPod are powered.
On the end of the cable is an iPod stand. It comes with adaptors to house all the various iPod models from Nano to iPod Video.
You plug it in, Tune your radio to one of the FM frequencies displayed on the iPod screen and that’s pretty much it.
Sound Quality: Pretty good actually, I can only compare this to an older Griffin product, but the reception is pretty solid.
Build Quality: Pretty rugged, it looks flimsy in the pictures but its feels sturdy and you don’t worry about your iPod going coming loose.
Overall I like it and it will make taking long journeys less of a bore with 5000 things to choose from.
Product Link: http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=261370
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March 29th, 2007 at 8:04 pm
Thats pretty sweet, fortunately for me though I have a direct stereo input hole/jack in the front of my stereo…but then again I was limited to the extent of my battery!
But I was using an ipod shuffle (earlier) that played during my whole 11 hour trip!
I am not familiar with Griffin, but I have an earlier model belkin FM transmitter that plugged into your earphone hole/jack and used 2 AAA batteries (standalone unit that plugged into anything that played music about the size of a pack of gum with a short stereo cord plug). Years ago I used that with my RIO MP3 player…everybody thought I was so SMART then….now? hahaha
Did you say they JUST legalized them (the transmitters) over there?
March 29th, 2007 at 8:22 pm
I would way prefer a stereo jack input, my cars not that old, that type of connection is only now becoming common in the UK.
Yeah it was a Griffin iTrip, its ok but it needed a separate power cable, I much prefer the belkin as a total solution.
As for the FM devices like the itrip/tunebase being legal, it was only December 2006 they actually did.