Griffin iTrip 6135-TRPAUTO Auto Dock Connector for iPhone and iPod
Posted by Notcot on Apr 19, 2010 in Portable Sound & Vision |
Product Description
Product Features: Simple, 1-cable design combines easy-to-use FM transmitter and auto charger for iPod Lighted display is easy to read Power switch with 3-color charge indicator Save frequencies to four pre-sets; uses any FM frequency from 88.1 to 107.9
Griffin iTrip 6135-TRPAUTO Auto Dock Connector for iPhone and iPod
I too wanted to have all my music in the car without the bother of storing CDs for which I don’t much [hidden]space in my car. This product is ideal in nearly every way. It charges my Ipod Nano, apparently while it is playing, and comes on and starts the iPod playing as soon as I turn the ignition on. I did find the unit’s own choice of a clear channel to be a bit flawed but it is easy enough to manually find one here in Devon where the airwaves are not polluted with unwanted commercial radio stations all playing the same rubbish. The power plug stays in the lighter socket easily because on the Honda Jazz the socket is tilted upwards.
Overall a good product which I feel is worth the money.
Rating: 5 / 5
Previously had a Kensington unit to power an ipod and got this one from Amazon for my wife’s new iphone. Plugged it in, hit the smartscan button to find a spare frequency and we were straight up and running. Our car (a Vauxhall Zafira) does not have a high end audio system but had no issues with picking up the signal from the Griffin. The sound quality is ok and I had no problems with interference even though adjacent frequency bands had stations on them. I suspect limiting factor on sound quality in my case are the speakers in the car.
The only usability area where it doesnt score as well as my old kensington unit is in accessing preset frequencies if you want to switch. Its more fiddly on this one.
So far so good
Rating: 4 / 5
I had the first version of this ipod transmitter and I was so disappointed. It was with some trepidation that I ordered this but what a great surprise when I tried it out. Its so simple to set up. Unbox, plug into your ipod or iphone, plug in lead to cigarette lighter point, push scan and the transmitter checks for clear FM signals, gives you the location, you return to that frequency and the music comes through the radio. takes less time to do it then to write about it.
Great buy!!!
Rating: 5 / 5
Buy with confidence..
If your shopping around needing the like of the Griffin itrip 6135- Auto dock for your i-pod, Then i can recommend this product, After trying several poor products, Found this to be the best product. Tried a few of the Belkin products on the market to connect my i pod nano to my alfa 147 cd radio. but they seem to be unable to hold signal.Resulting in buzzing. and the need to re-tune. Annoying when your trying to drive.
This does work well.even on long journeys. Slight hissing when i pod is between tracks. But does what it says. without constant need to re-tune,
Trust me,This product works,Wish i’d bought this first. Don’t make mistake i did. Returning goods is hassle.
This product.. you’ll want to keep!
Rating: 4 / 5
After about a month of using this version of itrip I am fairly happy with it. It is clear and simple to use and does the basic job well. The minor issues I have with it are that the power connector is too long for my cigarette lighter socket so it sits proud and is prone to falling out occasionally. I think this is because my car has a shallow socket. It can also be a little fiddly to get the music coming through the itrip. I think the sequence should be start the ipod playing, switch the itip on or plug it in to the power, then connect the two together, but I always get it wrong and end up plugging and unplugging everything several times till I hit the correct sequence. But by far the biggest problem is that the radio spectrum around London is so congested that it is hard to find a frequency that is clear enough for more than a few miles. I now tend to manually tune things to use the low end of the spectrum at 87.5 area. This does clash with radio2 occasionally but is less prone to retuning than the mid nineties frequency that the itrip considers as the best available frequency when it scans.
Overall I like the itrip, or rather I like being able to play my ipod music in the car without juggling CDs all the time. For the price this product is not bad. It has a couple of quirks that could be improved on. It would also be improved by having a more powerful transmitter, but I assume it is regulated to how much output power it can transmit with. It is a big improvement to burning CDs to listen to in the car, but not yet perfect.
Rating: 3 / 5