sonic_rage Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Hi, im looking into buying an FM transmitter to play MDs thru my car cd deck. so far ive only found the belkin tunecast II and from reading online reviews it preforms poorly. are there any good quality ones with decent sound that i should look into?thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Check this thread. iRiver FM xmitter. # Transmits to any FM station (88.1 to 107.9 MHz) # Plugs into any standard car power socket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenna Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 The Nexxtech USB model available at circuit sity. I have tried probably 6 of these things and they never seemed to work. This unit locks into a station and never fades..it has a little distortion at low volume, but in a car, who really listens at low volume.I also listen to a lot of radio off my PC at home, and this works for that as well. It says it has a 10M distance but it is more like 50-70. I can drive down the street and still listen. I just plug it in to my pc and it sends the signal to every radio in the house. You can also buy a usb travel adaptor and plug it in to your lighter, so you will never have to worry about your batteries dying while driving around.It is also a lot cheaper than all the other models. 29 Canadian vs 49/59 for the other half decent models.Hi, im looking into buying an FM transmitter to play MDs thru my car cd deck. so far ive only found the belkin tunecast II and from reading online reviews it preforms poorly. are there any good quality ones with decent sound that i should look into?thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1kyle Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 The Nexxtech USB model available at circuit sity. I have tried probably 6 of these things and they never seemed to work. This unit locks into a station and never fades..it has a little distortion at low volume, but in a car, who really listens at low volume.I also listen to a lot of radio off my PC at home, and this works for that as well. It says it has a 10M distance but it is more like 50-70. I can drive down the street and still listen. I just plug it in to my pc and it sends the signal to every radio in the house. You can also buy a usb travel adaptor and plug it in to your lighter, so you will never have to worry about your batteries dying while driving around.It is also a lot cheaper than all the other models. 29 Canadian vs 49/59 for the other half decent models.USB Adaptor in a CAR ---?? what do you plug the USB into when you are in your car. If you've got to take a laptop as well then you might just grab a decent portable radio with an AUX in and plug the minidisc player into that.For the car you need a "Stand Alone" FM transmitter with the input signal coming from the Line Out / headphone from your minidisc recorder.Cheers-K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenna Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 You just have to get a usb power adaptor to plug into your car lighter. You can get one for 10-20 bucks. The Nexxtech FM transmitter has a separate USB part that you just remove and plug in to the adaptor. You then just plug it in to your audio device. Trust me this is the best solution for car audio. You will NEVER lose the signal, you don't have to worry about batteries. I have tried just about all the other transmitters and this one is hands down the best. I dont' know how no one here has tried one before.USB Adaptor in a CAR ---?? what do you plug the USB into when you are in your car. If you've got to take a laptop as well then you might just grab a decent portable radio with an AUX in and plug the minidisc player into that.For the car you need a "Stand Alone" FM transmitter with the input signal coming from the Line Out / headphone from your minidisc recorder.Cheers-K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1kyle Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 You just have to get a usb power adaptor to plug into your car lighter. You can get one for 10-20 bucks. The Nexxtech FM transmitter has a separate USB part that you just remove and plug in to the adaptor. You then just plug it in to your audio device. Trust me this is the best solution for car audio. You will NEVER lose the signal, you don't have to worry about batteries. I have tried just about all the other transmitters and this one is hands down the best. I dont' know how no one here has tried one before.I'm still confused with the USB device for this purpose.-- Exactly WHERE does the USB get plugged into on say a NH1 or N10 unit. These units don't have standard USB plugs but their own proprietary cable. It possibly could work on the NHF 800 (this has a standard Mini USB cable)Cheers-K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethornley Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 I'm still confused with the USB device for this purpose.-- Exactly WHERE does the USB get plugged into on say a NH1 or N10 unit. These units don't have standard USB plugs but their own proprietary cable. It possibly could work on the NHF 800 (this has a standard Mini USB cable)Cheers-KI have also used the Nextech and am very happy with the results. The USB model that I have comes with a AAA battery module with a USB port. The device ONLY GETS POWER from the USB, it does not get an audio signal from the usb. The audio signal comes through a mini stereo plug attached to the xmitter with a 6" cable. You can also plug in an AC adapter or car adapter into the battery module so you don't have to worry about batteries. When the xmitter is plugged into a computer, it takes power (AND ONLY POWER) through the USB connector. You would plug the mini stereo jack into your computer's audio card output. IN the car you would use the battery module with a car adapter and plug the mini stereo jack into your MD.Hope this clarifies it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp80 Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 why don't you try this one. its stylish and preforms well.AudiaX DGT-201 Transmitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic_rage Posted October 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 I decided with getting an open-boxed belkin tunecast II cuz the price was right.I heard a lot of bad reviews on it, but still tried it out anyway and im quite impressed with the sound.it may be because my car does not have an antenna, but the car itself acts as one so it easily picks up strong signals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewpei Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Hi guys & gals, i went to the Source (previous was radio shack) who sell nextech products to check out the FM transmitters and am not sure what model you are talking about. They also have a nice one on sale but if the USB one is a good as you say and they carry that model that will be my choice.Could you please post the model # so I will not get the wrong one.Tks.Lew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SammyBean Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Hi guys & gals, i went to the Source (previous was radio shack) who sell nextech products to check out the FM transmitters and am not sure what model you are talking about. They also have a nice one on sale but if the USB one is a good as you say and they carry that model that will be my choice.Could you please post the model # so I will not get the wrong one.Tks.LewI just picked one up, and the name on the box says: FM Stereo Transmitter ; the model number is 2610510Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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