Griffin 9781 TRP30BK iTrip FM Transmitter with Dock Connector for iPod Black
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Manufacturer: Griffin Technology
Model: 9781-TRP30BK-2
Binding: Electronics
Publisher: Griffin Technology
Label: Griffin Technology
Features for Griffin 9781 TRP30BK iTrip FM Transmitter with Dock Connector for iPod Black :
- Turns your car stereo into an iPod broadcaster
- Clear LCD screen makes tuner setting a snap
- Station setting memory eliminates fuss
- Requires no batteries, draws its power directly from the iPod
- Compatibility: iPod nano (1G and 2G), iPod mini, 3G iPod, 4G iPod with click wheel, iPod Color, iPod Video
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Customer Reviews
It is wonderful that you dont need cables, but slow signal 
2008-05-29
Overall it is a good product to take with you everywhere, you dont need cables and the quality is good, but you have to put it very close to the radio. For the price it is an excelent ITEM. I had bad look with the Seller (Blue Proton) but the service of Amazon is excelent and they helped me to get a refund. BlueProton did not respond to my emails.
DON"T SEE HOW I LIVED WITHOUT IT 
2008-05-27
Ever since I got an iPod, I use it all the time. When I cookout on the patio I used to pull my truck close and use it to play my iPod. Now with the iTrip I can use my portable radio / CD player that I already have outside to play my iPod wireless. This is a great little item. Any that owns an iPod should have one of these. It is a little static sounding but is understandable.
too weak 
2008-05-25
I have two Volkswagen with in-window antennas in the rear windows. Obviously the iTrip is too weak to get the signal through the car! Even it it works in the standing car, as soon as I started driving the signal got disturbed pretty fast. Currently for me a lost investment, perhaps I try on of the bigger ones but unfortunately it is complicated to get info about signal strength.
Marshall 2008-05-21
So I read every single review about this product, and since I already have a griffin ipod case I took a chance. I love it! I am going to be spending the summer comuting 2 hours a day in a catering van with only a radio in it, and I'm usually in a kitchen that only has radios (the tape decks and CD players are usually broke) and this thing does what it needs to do! I live in a college town, not a big city so it is easy to find a staion. I dont have to take off my case to use it, which is cool because that was one thing I was worried about. And the best part is, I ordered it on Sunday night, and UPS knocked on my door on Tuesday afternoon!! So, it does what it says it's going to do,it's easy to use, it looks good, and I got it speedy fast, so I say 5 stars!
Poor sound quality 
2008-05-10
Very easy to use, BUT the sound quality is so bad that I can't listen to anything louder than Easy Listening. I wish I had my old FM transmitter back.
Not too bad 
2008-07-17
I ordered this the week before the new iphone came out so it was a little cheaper, I think I only paid $12.95 for it. I have had it for about two weeks now and will address some concerns other people mentioned. 1) probably the most important, the fm transmitter works very well. I have used it in 3 different vehicles while driving all over the Phoenix metro area and it has only been interuppted twice by signals that would have interupted any fm transmitter, 2) it is only an fm transmitter so it is not the stellar quality from a direct connection many people are looking for, i.e. it can not possibly be any better quality than a typical radio broadcast, 3) it attaches to my ipod very securely and I have had no problems with it coming loose and I have thrown it around in my car multiple times, 4) the broadcast signal strength has not been a problme in any of the three vehicles I have been in or my house, and I have used it in a vehicle that has a window antenna and one thta has a traditional antenna, 5) this is the only complaint I have and the reason it only got three stars, the plug in charging ability does not work at all on mine. I can see the ipod change screens and register the charger is plugged in but the darn thing never seems to charge. I have tried it with both the player on and off and it just doesn't seem to charge. This would have been a five star rating for me if the charger worked when plugged into it, thats one of the reasons I picked this product. But overall it transmits well and for the price I can live with charging my ipod before using it with this. One other thing, it does drain the battery faster because the transmitter is powered by your ipod.
Griffin iTrip 2008-07-17
Super easy and kids had it rolling in minutes even though I wasn't so sure it would work that fast.
Light and clean looking too. No problems.
Very good but no excelent !! 2008-06-30
If the iTrip much away from the radio the signal lost and no good sound
very good fm transmitter 2008-06-21
I've had the itrip for over a year now. I've used it a lot. I've driven cross country both to the east and the west coasts, and it worked perfectly almost everywhere. Some city areas have interference, but it works surprisingly well even in cities. I also used it all across Ireland with excellent results. I went through a few other fm transmitters before finding this one, but they were all very disappointing. Here are some specific things that I like about this one:
1. the signal strength is much, much stronger than any of the other transmitters I tried. I don't have to hold the ipod up to the antenna the whole time, it works fine in the middle between the seats.
2. it can actually be set as low as 87.9 (the specs say it only goes down to 88.1, but that is wrong. This is good, since 87.9 is very rarely used, and I have very good luck with it tuned to that station). There is also an international mode that would allow you to tune it to other stations, but I don't remember what those are at the moment.
3. It is powered by the ipod, so there is no need to plug it in. It also has a plug on the bottom which allows you to charge the ipod in a car while it is transmitting. It doesn't come with the car charger, but I had one for something else and it worked just fine. It's just a standard mini usb port (I think.. there are two different kinds of mini usb ports
, and I'm not sure which one this is).
4. It is very small and easy to carry around in the tiny case I carry the ipod in, so it's always with me when I have my ipod.
5. I am able to plug it into my ipod without removing the ipod case. I have one where the bottom is open, but some of the other ipod fm transmitters still did not fit without me removing the case.
Overall I am very pleased with this transmitter.
itrip and usefullness 2008-06-10
i paid 25$ and some change for this item with free shipping. works great. u will need a charger (more than likely) for this item as it drains the battery on your ipod fairly rapidly especially if you are constantly changing songs or skipping songs on random mode. setting a playlist and leaving your ipod alone you can get 3-5 hours of constant play. i prefer this i-trip better than the ones that already have the car charger affixed to the i-trip as those are a big bundled mess of wires that you always have to carry along with you regardless if you need them. you may want to purchase the one with the charger affixed if the primary use is in a vehicle...otherwise i think you will be satisfied with this. HAVE A BLESSED DAY.
