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Whether you want
to play music on your car stereo, or on the FM tuner of your home stereo, the
ease of playing your iTrip could not be more effortless. A quick software load
from cd-rom onto a personal computer updates iTunes with a special playlist allowing
users to select almost any frequency in the FM spectrum for iTrip to broadcast
on. The user can then reselect at any time a preferred FM frequency directly from
the iPod interface.
The range of the iTrip FM transmission depends upon
your environment:
--at home I can transmit at almost 20 feet with no apparent
distortion or loss of signal to my home stereo.
--In the car, where I use
it 99% of the time, it must be placed near my FM tuner to combat interference
from power lines, other iTrips (becoming uncommon), and maintain audio integrity.
This is the environment of Washington D.C..
--Less population density and
electrical interference in your area will only improve the iTrip performance.
The iTrip requires 50% volume output at a minimum from iPod for an effective
signal, and suggests no more than 70% output. At a higher output, I found the
iTrip can deplete a new iPod battery (Summer 2004) within 3.5 hours and distort
audio quality. Griffin Tech.'s claim that the energy usage by iTrip is nominal
may be an issue of dispute when applied to my personal experience.
The
iTrip requires no external power source other than directly siphoning iPod power
using the headphone/audio output jacks. iTrip's size is that of a roll of coins,
yet weighs as light as feather perched atop the iPod.
Buy the Griffin
iTrip FM Transmitter for iPod
