iLuv I701 Digital FM Radio Transmitter (White)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 1.5 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000ETTWUQ
• Item model number: I701
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,858 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Digital FM Radio Transmitter, White

Customer Reviews

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's OK, but nothing special, May 22, 2007

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Aleksandar Milivojevic (Santa Clara, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iLuv I701 Digital FM Radio Transmitter (White) (Electronics)

iLuv is relatively small and thin. Easy to carry around, will fit almost anywhere. Uses standard 3.5mm stereo audio connector. It is in no way iPod specific. I guess it has "i" in the name because every cool device these days has "i" in the name. You can use iLuv with anything. Laptops, MP3 players, Walkmans, CD players, anything standard. And with iPod too. Of course, if your device has non-standard connector (most mobile phones for example) you are out of luck.

It uses AAA batteries, which is not really a good thing. However, given that device is too thin for AA batteries, I'm not going to hold it against it. BTW, may I suggest rechargeables to everybody who bitches about price of AAA batteries. There is a 3V connector on it, so you don't need batteries if you have 12V to 3V adapter for car. I just got iLuv today, so can't really comment on battery life. It's been turned on for the whole afternoon with used batteries (that I pulled out of my old FM transmitter), and it still works.

It covers the full FM frequency range in 0.1 MHz increments. You can set it to virtually any unused FM slot. As far as I can tell, it stays at the dialed frequency and doesn't "pollute" reception of nearby stations (translated, your neighbors will not hate you). However, the range is very limited. You probably want to keep it no more than 10 feet or so from the antenna of your radio. If you are looking into buying it for use in car, this is not a problem. Tested. I placed it at the worst position in car, furthers away from antenna, and the sound quality was still good. If you want to transmit to the room on the other end of a house, you'll be very disappointed. It simply doesn't have enough juice for that.

There's some audible white noise when there's no input signal, but not any worse than some other devices I had in my hands. Don't expect miracles from something in this price range. If you'll be using it in a car (use most folks are buying this devices for), don't worry about it at all. Even if you have very quiet car, you won't notice this at all. On the other hand, if you are audio perfectionist, you'll probably have to spend much more money for something better.

Conclusion. iLuv is no worse then what I read in reviews for most other FM transmitters. It is way better then my old Radio Shack branded one.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome for the money, December 3, 2007

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John Holy "Honza Holy" (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iLuv I701 Digital FM Radio Transmitter (White) (Electronics)

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Works almost perfect. Great deal for 30 bucks. Some static and sometimes a high pitch noise, but you'll have to pay a lot more to get something better.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't Ask For Anything Better!, December 10, 2008

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Jason D. Smith - See all my reviews
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This review is from: iLuv I701 Digital FM Radio Transmitter (White) (Electronics)

I'm surprised this product has only three previous reviews when compared to the Belkin Tunecast II! The iLuv does its job beautifully! I wanted an FM transmitter to not only be able to hear my stereo system in the bathroom on a smaller radio while shaving or showering, but also for my mp3 player on the stereo in the car. It passed the first test-took it out of the box, installed the batteries, turned it on, set a random frequency, and instantly the signal carried from my stereo to the radio in the bathroom. I was impressed by the clarity even when there is a competing radio signal.I'm pretty confident that it will work well in the car. I would recommend getting some rechargeable batteries and a charger to eliminate the headache of buying new batteries. I owned a Belkin Tunecast several years ago and it ate batteries like they were going out of style. The Tunecast, by the way, crapped out on me in less than a year, the signal was lousy in the car when it did work, and it fared no better around the house. I must say I was impressed with the iLuv. It may be one of the best kept secrets in the FM transmitter market for iPods and other devices.