Customer Reviews

Belkin F8M026 TuneBase FM Transmitter for Zune

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(12)
3 star:		(14)
2 star:		(20)
1 star:		(57)

 

 

This is the second Belkin transmitter I've used. My older car had a tape player, so I was able to use the cassette adaptor with my mp3 player and that sounded wonderful. My new car only had a cd player and no easy way to listen to all my music.

These transmitters are absolutely horrible. You can get sound, but it's definitely not crispy clear sound and it sounds like your old analog tapes or your old transistor radio that lost its antenna.

So, here's my advice: after wasting a bunch of money on two transmitters in addition to portable speakers that also sounded terrible, I finally went to Circuit City and bought a new stereo for only $79 (including installation) that had an auxiliary jack. Now, I can use a cable and plug my mp3 player right into the auxiliary jack and have clear, static-free music!

I highly suggest you don't waste your money on this transmitter or any other one. If your speakers are already good, you just need a new stereo with an auxiliary jack. It will make listening to your player an absolute pleasure. With the transmitter, I even hated to start the player, since I knew I'd have to play around with the transmitter to even hear just a little bit. The new stereo has made everything so much easier!

This transmitter is garbage. My husband tried to use it in different areas for several days, and no matter which frequency he tried, there was so much static it was not even worth listening. We have two transmitters for our iPod, one of which is a Belkin, and they work great, so this is definitely not a user error or a matter of location. Now we're regretting buying the Zune, because there seems to be a lack of quality accessories.

This is the biggest waste of money ever.
Not only does the FM transmitter not work, but you have no control over volume. Increasing and decreasing the volume on the Zune have no affect on the output volume. I had to turn the car stereo up to 30 just to barely hear it, and of course the static on EVERY CHANNEL made it impossible to listen to, especially at such high volume.

Too bad, the design and looks are great, but for the money its far too expensive to keep it to use it solely as a holder/charger.

Its going back. Both of them...

I had heard that the Zune FM transmitter didn't work so I preordered the Belkin figuring that it would be a superior product. Boy was I wrong! The sound is basically worthless amid all of the backround noise and fading in and out. I tried every available FM bandwidth in Chicago and the reception went from bad to worse. Even slightly moving the unit itself changed the reception. I can't belive Belkin would actually sell this piece of junk. If you want to listen to your MP3 in a car, then buy a decent stereo with an audio line-in for a solid connection. The FM transmitters do not work. Avoid! Avoid! Avoid!

While this product is not without some merits, I was unable to use it for its primary purpose. The sound quality through the FM transmitter was so poor I found it completely unusable (in my Honda CR-V). I ended up getting a tape adapter and the sound was MUCH better.

The positive of this product is that it does keep the Zune charged and holds it firmly in place (as opposed to other products that require you to secure the Zune in your car using other methods.)

This device looks nice, but it has such a weak transmitter that it is totally useless. The small Belkin universal transmitter has a much stronger signal! I am extremely disappointed by this product.

I ordered this for my son for Christmas. He finally received it in the middle of April. Not only that, but it barely works. It is hard to fit into most 12V sockets, and he reports the FM transmitter is nearly useless. Don't buy this product!

Doesn't function on any other zune than the 30 GB. It doesnt say anything about that in the specs, so avoid this one if you have the 4 GB or 8 GB. I ordered 2 and neither one worked for me.

This FM transmitter didn't work in my car (2003 Honda Accord). The signal was weak and had a lot of static.

I don't recommend it.

I had little or no problems being able to listen to my Zune with this transmitter. Other than one or two very brief static interruptions, it worked perfectly. This was during a 40 minute drive in a highly populated area with relatively busy radio frequencies.