Griffin Technology ITRIP FM TRANSMITTER FOR NEW (4013-2trip) Keyboard

Pros: Size, easy power source, potential for many convenient uses.
Cons: Weak signal, poor sound quality, and clumsy/problematic set-up and operation.

I love my iPod and figured, Wow, that iTrip thing sounds like a great product. I ordered one right when I bought my iPod and, after the manufacturer was so backlogged that they couldn't send me one in a months' time, I bought one on eBay. Big mistake. ...

Pros: Connects to iPod directly, no dangling wires. Powered by the iPod, no batteries to replace.
Cons: Blocks hold button. Adding stations can get annoying(shows up as a song in shuffle mode)

I bought my ipod back in August of '04. I tried another type of FM transmitter made by Belkin, pure crap. I decided to spring for the iTrip since a friend of my recommended it. I was a bit weary after reading reviews of fuzzy reception in metropolitan areas. So far, adding additional stations seems unnecessary, I'm getting pretty decent reception with the preset station. I'm surprised of how much clearer this transmitter sounds compared the the other one I owned. I also love how iTrip connected directly to the iPod. No dangily wires or batteries to replace. On the previous transmitter I owned, I had issues with remembering to turn off the device.

Pros: Small, self contained, simple to use
Cons: Sound quality, but only for picky people

Like the title says, it works. Wasn't sure if it would from some negative reviews around the web.

Simple to set up, simple to use.

Sound quality? It's OK, nothing great. But those like me with no tape deck or line in jack (not to mention a factory CD player that won't play most burned CDs), think thing is great. I'd much rather sacrifice a bit of sound quality for convenience and ease of use.

I've used other mini FM transmitters, and the features on the iTrip are great - uses the iPod battery, and has a digital tuner (small song files you install via iTunes). The old one I used has a tiny tuner wheel, had to be plugged into the cig lighter, pain in the neck.

Looks cool too!

Pros: looks good, can use with any fm receiver, selection of fm stations
Cons: audio quality very poor, uses ipod's power

It is easy to be tempted to buy the itrip because it does look great, however it perfoms poorly. It does have an extensive choice of FM stations for transmitting. It uses your ipod's power. Obviously it does not charge your ipod as the monster iCarPlay does. It does enable you to use the ipod with any fm receiver and does not restrict you to your car. The problem is it doesn't work. OK it does work it just sounds like your listening to a bad fm station with a lot of static. I have since purchased monster's iCarPlay which, although it is not perfect, it provides much better fm transmittal and charges you ipod at the same time.

Pros: .....
Cons: sound is terrible, hard to search for stations unless you are stopped

Honestly my iPod is one of the better things I have bought in a long time. I love it and have no problems at all with it. iTrip on the other hand sucks. It has terrible sound quality. As far as I'm concerned that makes it useless. And if you want to try to change stations while driving to get a better signal.....enjoy getting in a car accident. I ended up finding a tape adapter from my old discman and it works flawlessly. Use a tape adapter (if you can) and call it a day.

Pros: Very small. Self-Powered (no cables). Looks nice. Infinite radio station selection (good for urban areas).
Cons: Bad Reception (at least in a VW Golf/GTI...) Slow Responding E-mail Tech Support.

I loved all the features of this device -- except one -- lousy transmission/reception in my car. I don't know how it is that a few others here "love" their iTrips. No matter where I put my iTrip in my car, and no matter how many different "clear/free" radio stations I try, I get some degree of constant or intermintent static. Maybe this product works better in a rural area (I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area, which is jam-packed with FM airwaves...), or maybe it works better with certain brands of car radios (mine is a stock 2004 VW GTI "Monsoon" radio with the whip antenna mounted on the rear roof). When I physically hold the iPod in my hand, transmission/reception is better -- as soon as I let go of it, static becomes much worse. Reception is also better when I have the unit pluged into power through the cigarette lighter power adapter (purchased separately). I plan to try the Monster iCarPlay device -- I've heard better reviews on that product.

Pros: Looks cool.
Cons: Doesn't work unless you don't travel more than 10miles

If you live anywhere other than Podunk Indiana, you will get a lot of static from radio frequencies. Where I live in NJ, 20m west of NYC, I don't find much 'empty' radio frequencies, which if not the case, you will find it interupts the Ipod music and causes high levels of static. I've nearly crashed meddling with this unit while driving. It should be banned more than cell phone use !