You either love them or hate them, or your not too bothered either way. However there is a myth about iPod fm transmitters that isn't always the case. The reports of poor quality and constant feedback & interference are not always 100% accurate.
Showing posts with label fm transmitters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fm transmitters. Show all posts
Thursday, 16 September 2010
Wednesday, 7 October 2009
iPod Kit Offers Listening Options That Are Not Available on Radio
Some people who own iPods might not see the point in purchasing an iPod car kit. If they usually listen to CDs, or are satisfied with the radio in their car, there may be no perceptible reason to upgrade. However, the iPod car kit allows you to use all of your iPod’s capabilities on-the-go, so you are not limited to radio programming, or CDs.
Regardless of the channel, all radio programming is essentially the same: a mixture of music, news, DJ interjections, and of course, commercials. Listening to the radio can be fun, but all the interruptions can quickly become annoying. Not to mention that, no matter what channel you choose, sooner or later they will play a song that you don’t like, or that is overplayed, and you’ll be forced to switch. Also, most stations change their programming at certain times (such as Saturday evenings, etc.) and you can’t hear the music they would normally play.
With CDs, the commercials and DJs aren’t a problem, but you can only listen to a maximum of 10-20 songs before the disc starts over. Once the disc has played through once, most people will pull down their visor, or open their glove box, to go through the disc collection they’ve brought along and find a new one. Not only is this dangerous, but it’s inconvenient. Also, very few people actually bring their ENTIRE collection of CDs with them; usually they only bring their favorites, and if they want to hear something that they don’t have with them, that’s too bad.
An iPod car kit solves all of these problems. There is no disc-switching, just a button click if you finish an album. There are no commercials, DJs, or any other interruptions. You will never have to change a channel; just skip to the next song. Also, you’ll never have to worry about wanting to hear songs that are on a disc you haven’t brought along; you’ll have your entire library with you at all times. Pick and choose, set to random or select a track and let the music play, after all you did load the music you love on it!
Dension products are available from the number one Online iPod Car Kit Store
Regardless of the channel, all radio programming is essentially the same: a mixture of music, news, DJ interjections, and of course, commercials. Listening to the radio can be fun, but all the interruptions can quickly become annoying. Not to mention that, no matter what channel you choose, sooner or later they will play a song that you don’t like, or that is overplayed, and you’ll be forced to switch. Also, most stations change their programming at certain times (such as Saturday evenings, etc.) and you can’t hear the music they would normally play.
With CDs, the commercials and DJs aren’t a problem, but you can only listen to a maximum of 10-20 songs before the disc starts over. Once the disc has played through once, most people will pull down their visor, or open their glove box, to go through the disc collection they’ve brought along and find a new one. Not only is this dangerous, but it’s inconvenient. Also, very few people actually bring their ENTIRE collection of CDs with them; usually they only bring their favorites, and if they want to hear something that they don’t have with them, that’s too bad.
An iPod car kit solves all of these problems. There is no disc-switching, just a button click if you finish an album. There are no commercials, DJs, or any other interruptions. You will never have to change a channel; just skip to the next song. Also, you’ll never have to worry about wanting to hear songs that are on a disc you haven’t brought along; you’ll have your entire library with you at all times. Pick and choose, set to random or select a track and let the music play, after all you did load the music you love on it!
Dension products are available from the number one Online iPod Car Kit Store
Friday, 2 October 2009
FM Transmitters – A Good option for iPod integration but are there better?
If you want to take your music on the road with you, your iPod is the best and most convenient option. But how do you connect it to your vehicle? Which method is best? And what options do you have?
You have many options depending on your car and stereo equipment you have installed, there are a variety of ways of connecting your iPod to your Vehicle. The Kits range from fully integrated connections that emulate your CD changer providing CD quality or better audio through your stereo, through to FM Transmitters that connect to your iPod and transmit radio signals to your aerial. The truth is there are thousands of options and a variety of different brands that offer slightly different functions.
The more basic of the options start with FM Transmitters; they are a simple kit but can provide good results. FM Transmitters plug into the bottom of the iPod / iPhone and translate your music being played on your iPod to a radio signal, The radio signal is then broadcast to the local area (Anybody using the same frequency can listen to your music / podcast etc). The FM Transmitters are usually the more cost effective option when purchasing an iPod car kit, however bear in mind the area you live in or commute to before you purchase. If the area is heavy with radio signals you can often receive a poor signal, usually resulting interference or a duplicate signal played over the top of the original frequency so you have two sources of audio being played.
There are several advantages and disadvantages to the fm transmitter kits, these can be broken down simply see below;
Advantages;
They are Easy to install
More cost effective
Move from vehicle to vehicle
Disadvantages;
Occasionally has poor signal
Can’t control the iPod from vehicles controls or radio
Drains the iPod / iPhone battery
The next best option is the FM Modulator; the modulator works on a similar principle to the transmitter however FM Modulation kit provides a better performance over all. The modulator is a hard wired connection to the back of the aerial replacing your previous aerial which connects further in the loop. This system reduces the interference from outside broadcasts meaning you receive a signal quality similar to that of DAB (Digital radio). FM Modulator kits are also provided with power clips that allow you to crimp onto the stereos power cable to provide kit with battery power from the ignition switch. This powers the kit and the iPod when the ignition is turned on so you’ll never lose battery charge while connected and your iPod is good to go again. Although the Modulator provides better performance than the transmitter it still doesn’t offer the ability to control the iPod through the stereo of steering wheel controls, which is a major factor for a lot of people when purchasing an iPod car kit.
The most advanced option is hard wired option. The Dension Gateway 100 is a good example of this. The hardwired kit connects into the CD changer port on the back of the stereo and emulates the factory changer. These kits are a little more expensive however in many people’s opinion they are worth the extra investment. The majority of hardwired kits allow the user control the iPod from steering wheel or stereo, charge the ipod, offer text display on the vehicle display or cluster screen and provide perfect CD quality audio through the factory speakers.
When ordering an ipod car kit it’s important to consider what functions you want from it. If you only want a simple kit that provides decent quality audio, and you’re prepared to put up with a little interference every now and then, the FM Transmitter is probably the better option for you. However if you love your music and want an all singing & Dancing kit you should be prepared to spend a little extra money.
An iPod transmitter is a good option for an ipod car kit connection. However if your looking for a more advanced ipod car kit solution you should look for an integrated ipod kit. Check out the number 1 iPod Car Kit Store
You have many options depending on your car and stereo equipment you have installed, there are a variety of ways of connecting your iPod to your Vehicle. The Kits range from fully integrated connections that emulate your CD changer providing CD quality or better audio through your stereo, through to FM Transmitters that connect to your iPod and transmit radio signals to your aerial. The truth is there are thousands of options and a variety of different brands that offer slightly different functions.
The more basic of the options start with FM Transmitters; they are a simple kit but can provide good results. FM Transmitters plug into the bottom of the iPod / iPhone and translate your music being played on your iPod to a radio signal, The radio signal is then broadcast to the local area (Anybody using the same frequency can listen to your music / podcast etc). The FM Transmitters are usually the more cost effective option when purchasing an iPod car kit, however bear in mind the area you live in or commute to before you purchase. If the area is heavy with radio signals you can often receive a poor signal, usually resulting interference or a duplicate signal played over the top of the original frequency so you have two sources of audio being played.
There are several advantages and disadvantages to the fm transmitter kits, these can be broken down simply see below;
Advantages;
They are Easy to install
More cost effective
Move from vehicle to vehicle
Disadvantages;
Occasionally has poor signal
Can’t control the iPod from vehicles controls or radio
Drains the iPod / iPhone battery
The next best option is the FM Modulator; the modulator works on a similar principle to the transmitter however FM Modulation kit provides a better performance over all. The modulator is a hard wired connection to the back of the aerial replacing your previous aerial which connects further in the loop. This system reduces the interference from outside broadcasts meaning you receive a signal quality similar to that of DAB (Digital radio). FM Modulator kits are also provided with power clips that allow you to crimp onto the stereos power cable to provide kit with battery power from the ignition switch. This powers the kit and the iPod when the ignition is turned on so you’ll never lose battery charge while connected and your iPod is good to go again. Although the Modulator provides better performance than the transmitter it still doesn’t offer the ability to control the iPod through the stereo of steering wheel controls, which is a major factor for a lot of people when purchasing an iPod car kit.
The most advanced option is hard wired option. The Dension Gateway 100 is a good example of this. The hardwired kit connects into the CD changer port on the back of the stereo and emulates the factory changer. These kits are a little more expensive however in many people’s opinion they are worth the extra investment. The majority of hardwired kits allow the user control the iPod from steering wheel or stereo, charge the ipod, offer text display on the vehicle display or cluster screen and provide perfect CD quality audio through the factory speakers.
When ordering an ipod car kit it’s important to consider what functions you want from it. If you only want a simple kit that provides decent quality audio, and you’re prepared to put up with a little interference every now and then, the FM Transmitter is probably the better option for you. However if you love your music and want an all singing & Dancing kit you should be prepared to spend a little extra money.
An iPod transmitter is a good option for an ipod car kit connection. However if your looking for a more advanced ipod car kit solution you should look for an integrated ipod kit. Check out the number 1 iPod Car Kit Store
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