Jan 27, 2012 - 
HTC 
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HTC 2 Comments Belkin FM Transmitter – Tunecast Auto 6 Universal with Clearscan (F8Z439EA) Reviews
- Listen to music stored on your MP3 player through your car’s radio.
- There’s no need for cables! This Belkin F8Z439EA in-car TuneCast FM transmitter scans plays back your playlists over clear radio frequencies.
- 12-month UK manufacturer’s warranty included.
Belkin TuneCast 6FM Transmitter 35mm AI F8Z439EA Phones Phone Accessories
List Price: £29.99
Price: £14.94
Great way to get music into the car and the car radio system,
Whilst an increasing number of cars are now featuring car audio systems that include one form of iPod or mp3 connectivity or another, neither of our cars currently have this. My wife has an iPhone 4 and she has the next model up in the Belkin range which has a dedicated Apple connector. This allows the phone to charge (via the cigarette socket) and also allows the phone to download radio information about the area you are in to aid finding unused airspace and also allows the phone to control some aspects of the radio. The Belkin works really well. In fact, it works so well, I decided to buy something similar for my car. I have my music on an iPad Nano, so don’t have the ability to download or connect in the same way as an iPhone. When I checked out the range, I decided on this model. It doesn’t have the Apple connector and so doesn’t charge out of the box and connects to the iPod via the headphone socket. It is still powered and needs to plug into the cig lighter socket. The benefit here is that this connector has a USB slot built in, so if I am on an extended journey, I can use my ordinary iPod Apple charger cable with it. However, the iPod lasts for days and so is hasn’t presented a problem. At the end of the day, this model still does the same job of getting the music from the music player out over the radio. It does it equally well. In essence, it finds an empty bit of the airwaves and transmits the music from your music player on this frequency. You simply tune the car radio to the same frequency and there you have it. Both have a number of settings that may make a difference in some circumstances. You can set it to mono, or you can boost the Bass etc. In summary, both these models work really well and I would recommend them both.
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I am so impressed by this unit. I followed the very easy instructions and within a minute I was listening to my MP3 player in the car. What I like about it is that is finds the clearest FM frequency to lock on to and gives this on the screen to tune your radio in to. On my car radio it also shows on the radio screen the words Tunecast so you know you are connected to the correct frequency.
The options to change the type of sound transmitted is also great, as I use a lot of podcast material from the BBC much of which is in Mono you can up the sound levels accordingly.
Another great feature is that the unit has a USB socket which you can use to charge your phone or MP3 player whilst it is playing. Just remember one thing though, if your car (like my Mini cooper) does not operate the cigarette lighter socket when the engine is totally switched off it may not work under those circumstances. However, you can just move your ignition key a quarter turn round for it to work (well you can on mine!).
I had previously bought a much cheaper transmitter but never really seemed to get it to work very well. It either ate batteries or didn’t work when plugged into the car charger it came with. So, spend a bit more and get something that really works in my opinion.
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