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I'm looking for a FM transmitter for my evo to transmit music in my car. Anyone have any suggestions?
I use a Satechi Soundfly Bluetooth to FM Transmitter - works great ($59.99 from Amazon). I tried several cheaper versions from Ebay that never worked - this one works perfectly.
I have the Motorola T505 and a lot of people recommend it...but I don't...there is a lot of static no matter what radio station I try to tune it to. You can't tune it to a specific station, you can only tune it to the stations the device thinks are good.
So I say stay away from the T505 .
In general I would never use one of these kind of FM modulators because the sound usually isn't that good. But if it's what you want, this one looks excellent: http://www.newpotatotech.com/TUNELINK_ANDROID/tunelink_android.html
The built-in charging port is a nice touch.
It can also connect to your stereo with an auxiliary cable but I suppose since you didn't mention that, your car doesn't have one.
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In general I would never use one of these kind of FM modulators because the sound usually isn't that good. But if it's what you want, this one looks excellent: http://www.newpotatotech.com/TUNELINK_ANDROID/tunelink_android.html
The built-in charging port is a nice touch.
It can also connect to your stereo with an auxiliary cable but I suppose since you didn't mention that, your car doesn't have one.
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Damn $99......
postwick said:
In general I would never use one of these kind of FM modulators because the sound usually isn't that good. But if it's what you want, this one looks excellent: http://www.newpotatotech.com/TUNELINK_ANDROID/tunelink_android.html
The built-in charging port is a nice touch.
It can also connect to your stereo with an auxiliary cable but I suppose since you didn't mention that, your car doesn't have one.
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I thought this was kinda cool and did some more digging and came up with more info on the above product:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/23/new-potato-reveals-tunelink-auto-bluetooth-to-fm-transmitter-for/
(iPhone but should be similar on Android): http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/re...ies-tunelink-auto-for-ipad-iphone-ipod-touch/
Seems pretty spiffy. I do not have an aux port in my car so I am thinking about trying this thing out as well. If I end up doing it I will post back my findings.
fyi guys none of those fm modulators sound good they are all crap. ive used tons of em. You could do a few things though, one you could always buy a new deck they r cheap and most of em have bluetooth and/or aux. two, i dont know what kind of deck you have but they make aux input jacks that can be integrated into your stock deck for like 79 dollars i had one in my honda that worked like a champ and was really easy to wire up. lastly go for the gusto and not only get an aux input but make your stock deck sound like a nice aftermarket deck give your self both high(wires) and low(rca) outputs(so you can expand your system with amps when u want) the unit costs about 140 and if your decent at wiring its a lot of wires but not to daunting if you take your time and do it step by step. some stock stereo will require installation though.
Right now I am trying the Jabra Cruiser. So far seems to work pretty good for the price. Right now changing out the radio in my car isn't an option. Would like to stay with stock radio for now.
I recently bought a GOgroove Flexsmart X 2 Advanced Wireless
In- Car Bluetooth FM Transmitter with
Charging, Music Control and Hands - Free Calling Capabilities from Amazon. So far it is working pretty well and was very easy to set up. By the way, I copy and pasted the description from Amazon.
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coogrrr94 said:
I recently bought a GOgroove Flexsmart X 2 Advanced Wireless
In- Car Bluetooth FM Transmitter with
Charging, Music Control and Hands - Free Calling Capabilities from Amazon. So far it is working pretty well and was very easy to set up. By the way, I copy and pasted the description from Amazon.
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This one: http://www.amazon.com/Transmitter-Hands-Free-Capability-Blackberry-Smartphones/dp/B003PPGOC0 ??
It looks awfully bulky.
The other downside with the tune link device is that you can't answer a phone call through the car speakers. The jabra cruiser and the Motorola t505 have built in mics and a pickup / drop call button so u can make or answer a phone call through the device.
See this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=966783
Did you know the chip in the EVO that handles receiving FM is also capable of transmitting FM? They just didn't build the functionality in unfortunately.
So far the cruiser works great. I i drive 25 miles to work and cant tell a difference between it and FM. No static , excellent audio. Well worth the $30 i spent.
I don't know if you've got AUX in on your current deck, but you could use the Nokia BH-214 as a quasi-bluetooth/fm transmitter, but at that point, I don't see why you wouldn't just plug straight into your deck from the phone. I love my BH-214 outside though, it's loud too. See my review on it.
I use BT to my 7" touchscreen deck that works great too, much louder than my USB connection.
+1 for the GOgroove Flexsmart
Best FM transmitter I've ever used and the bluetooth works great. Mics are strong and have excellent noise cancellation.
OgremustCrush said:
Did you know the chip in the EVO that handles receiving FM is also capable of transmitting FM? They just didn't build the functionality in unfortunately.
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That would have been one sweet freaking feature!
Hi everyone, this is my first ever android device, loving it, especially with Car Home and navigation. I got a car kit (mount, charger etc) for my Thunderbolt and now the only thing left is getting a good FM Transmitter.
If you have any recommendations for an FM Transmitter to be used with the Thunderbolt, please reply here. Also if you do use one currently, let me know.
Thanks in advance
They are all pretty much the same. It's going over FM so sound quality won't be as good as it can be. Any ones that I used with past phones were the same quality (audio wise) whether it was a $10 ebay brand or a $50 Belkin.
ddrj said:
Hi everyone, this is my first ever android device, loving it, especially with Car Home and navigation. I got a car kit (mount, charger etc) for my Thunderbolt and now the only thing left is getting a good FM Transmitter.
If you have any recommendations for an FM Transmitter to be used with the Thunderbolt, please reply here. Also if you do use one currently, let me know.
Thanks in advance
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Yes, I would like to know this as well, since I do not have an AUX plug in my deck.
Does anyone have any exprerience with a specific dock that has an FM transmitter and powers the phone, as well?
The sweet spot would be bluetooth streaming audio like Ford does with Sync, but such systems aren't nearly as available as they need to be for someone without that installed :/
aerojad said:
The sweet spot would be bluetooth streaming audio like Ford does with Sync, but such systems aren't nearly as available as they need to be for someone without that installed :/
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I actually have an 09 Fusion w/ Sync.
I need this for the other car.
shanetrain said:
I actually have an 09 Fusion w/ Sync.
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Insert my envy right here!
I use a Belkin transmitter, after trying three, I liked theirs the best.
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Thanks everyone for the helpful tips + suggestions. I have decided from reading these replies that I'm going to hold off on getting an FM transmitter for now. I have a friend who is very good with cars and he told me he'd be able to install an aux input into my car for whatever the part costs me off ebay. I think I may just go with this option.
I just order this today. I'll update with how well it works after a few days with it.
http://www.amazon.com/Transmitter-Hands-Free-Capability-Blackberry-Smartphones/dp/B003PPGOC0/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1
ddrj said:
Thanks everyone for the helpful tips + suggestions. I have decided from reading these replies that I'm going to hold off on getting an FM transmitter for now. I have a friend who is very good with cars and he told me he'd be able to install an aux input into my car for whatever the part costs me off ebay. I think I may just go with this option.
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Going that way will get you much better audio quality than an FM transmitter will.
If you're stuck with using an FM transmitter, then the best one you can get is the Scoshe (I think that's how you spell it) *WIRED* FM transmitter from Wal-Mart. It runs off a 12v line (pull out your car stereo and cram or splice the wires into the 12v input and the ground), then it actually plugs into the back of your stereo, and your antenna plugs into the unit. When you flip the switch, it basically kills your antenna, so you can't get any interference at all. It is the absolute best FM transmitter you can get (as far as I'm concerned).
just get those mp3 player to tape-deck things, if you still have a tape deck in your car. it will be way better quality than FM transmitters.
brandogg said:
If you're stuck with using an FM transmitter, then the best one you can get is the Scoshe (I think that's how you spell it) *WIRED* FM transmitter from Wal-Mart. It runs off a 12v line (pull out your car stereo and cram or splice the wires into the 12v input and the ground), then it actually plugs into the back of your stereo, and your antenna plugs into the unit. When you flip the switch, it basically kills your antenna, so you can't get any interference at all. It is the absolute best FM transmitter you can get (as far as I'm concerned).
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I've seen these on crutchfield but I think if you're going to go through all the trouble why not just jut a new head unit in that has AUX? If you MUST go FM I'd do it this way but honestly it's as much work as a new head unit which would give you better sound quality than your stock stereo anyway.
Actually, I found the cheaper "ebay brands" to be better than the expensive brands. I had a run where I was buying new ones about every two months to use in my work cars, and the best ones were the ebay 7 dollar ones from Hong Kong. I have no verifiable proof of such, but this is my opinion which it seemed the OP asked for. Make sure you get one that has selectable bands though the entire fm range.
Nilius17 said:
I just order this today. I'll update with how well it works after a few days with it.
http://www.amazon.com/Transmitter-H...ry-Smartphones/dp/B003PPGOC0/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1
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After about a week with this transmitter, I can say that I'd recommend it, for the $ it's fantastic. I've tried $75-100 ones from Best Buy & returned them within a day. This transmitter works much better than any of those.
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Honestly I just use the jabra cruiser. It has great battery life and has a built in fm transmitter. It work perfectly for me and I have very little interference with it. I use it to stream music on a 4 hour drive I make once a month and with the HTC car dock my setup couldnt be any better, full gps navigation via car speakers and live streaming radio thanks to tunein radio pro.
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komradefox said:
just get those mp3 player to tape-deck things, if you still have a tape deck in your car. it will be way better quality than FM transmitters.
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+1
I have one of these in my car, and it is fantastic!
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I searched the forum a bit but did not find my answer. I am looking for a bluetooth music receiver like this Belkin although I am looking for a cheaper alternative. BeeWi BBR100-A1 seems nice also. Do these work with S2 btw? Thanks!
These receivers will work, since Android supports the A2DP Bluetooth protocol.
I read the audio quality suffers quite a bit when the audio signal is being re-compressed for transmission, so I backed off from buying a Bluetooth-receiver.
I recently read on Engadget, media streaming over WiFi is becoming reality (actually, this is exactly what Apple's AirPlay is (I think), but without the license fees), so I will wait till something usable is out.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/16/wifi-direct-and-dlna-get-friendly-make-streaming-media-a-little/
Those are a bit expensive...
Is bluetooth sound that bad?
method77 said:
Those are a bit expensive...
Is bluetooth sound that bad?
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I'm currently using this. Simple to set up and has been working flawlessly since I bought it. So flawlessly in fact that I had to check it for a model number as I just connect and play
Edit: Also, I'm no audiophile but I've not experienced any noticeable drop in audio quality, sounds just fine.
i also use my sony ericsson bluetooth mw600 as my bluetooth receiver...good thing is you dont have to buy two gadgets....and the batt life and sound are good also..
i use bluetooth in the car and home via sony stereo's and it sounds fine and is actually pretty good quality if it wasnt i would use the 3.5mm connectors on both stereo's
hello,
i see that there are plenty of fm transmitter for the iPhone! and not even one that connects to micro-usb port...
have i missed something?
btw, is there an fm transmitter with bt so i cant connect trough bt, with good quality?
thanks
If you googled it and you don't see any then probably not. Maybe the manufactures don't think android is worth investing in, the same reason there are way more variety of cases for iPhone than android. Or maybe because there are so many different android phone manufacturers with their own android framework like TW for example. Just guessing though...
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Search on ebay, there are a lot of fm transmiters. But none works with the Micro USB because very few phones have audio out in the micro usb (its only 5 pins).
i have tried 2 bluetooth and fm transmiter for iphone and 3 for android and dont have good sound while transmit for blueetooh, have lost of quality. Its better for wire.
Sorry for my English. I speak spanish.
I don't know you situation, but cassette adapter is not an option to you? Personally I'm using one to connect my phone and my car stereo. It works pretty well, although the 4th adapter worked with my head unit.
S0und_ said:
I don't know you situation, but cassette adapter is not an option to you? Personally I'm using one to connect my phone and my car stereo. It works pretty well, although the 4th adapter worked with my head unit.
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it is an option,
but i want to use pandora like app... so i don't need to make a playlist. just connect the phone and listening from the web.
Take a look here
http://www.plantronics.com/us/product/k100/
It´s a BT handsfree wich also have an FM transmitter. I´ve buyed one on amazon a few months ago, for less than half the price served on the official website.
You can pair the phone through BT and then (optionally) send the audio to your FM radio car. Also you can choose in your phone wich audio route (calls, media or both).
Good design and audio quality is good in my opinion. Just one complaint: depending on the city/zone you live, FM frequencies may be oversaturated and this can make noise or static interferences.
Hello guys
The purpose of this post is to share with you guys my recent purchase The HTC Bluettoh 3.0 Stereo Headphones. These are the official ones from HTC made for our phones. Those with Sense 4.0 and above and phones with Bluetooth 3.0 and above. What makes these different from other bluetooth heaphones is the fact that they use Bluetooth 3.0 which is a huge advancement meant from Bluetooth v2.1 Enhanced Data Rate. This newer version allows more data to be transferred at a time (wider bandwidth) and HTC has taken advantage of this by providing uncompressed audio with these bluetooth heaphones. The sound quality is so much better. v3.0 is more battery efficient as well than the previous generation. The bluetooth headphone clip allows you to use your own headphones as well!
I have made video review below
Pictures of the device and part of the manual are attached to this post for your viewing pleasure
Official Product Link: http://www.htc.com/au/accessories/htc-bluetooth-stereo-headphones/#overview
actually, it's not uncompressed audio. It uses Apt-x codec from CSR which is a cd-quality audio compression technology. There aren't many phones that actually have that codec. HTC One series and galaxy s3 are the ones that pops into my mind. Others (the ones that don't have apt-x) will sound like Bluetooth 2.1 edr no mather which version of Bluetooth they use.
Here is a list of headphones with aptx codec support, you'll see HTC is listed there too.
http://www.csr.com/technology-solut...wered-by-csr-aptx/bluetooth-stereo-headphones
Are you suggesting that these sound crisp and clean? I only ask because I stream music via bluetooth quite a bit whether it be to my Yamaha receiver or my head unit in my truck and because of the low bitpool setting in Sense I get a lot of crackling on the high end. AOSP this is not an issue. Only in Sense.
So my question is...How if HTC hasn't fixed the bluetooth bitpool issue in the software can any bluetooth device stream the high quality?
i ordered the ikross bluetooth stereo receiver, they are quite good and much cheaper they go for about 26 dollars
here is a review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6_BCQZkfg8
and here they are on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/css/order-history/ref=gno_yam_yrdrs
Can you use them for jogging and fast walking?
Thanks you very much news, I think his headphones low dive deep, clean and full, flexible and intensity, slow feeling. Good high frequency extension, delicate and supple and housing design is also very good
vegetaleb said:
Can you use them for jogging and fast walking?
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You can actually use any headsets for jogging and especially walking. Just depends how much wire and bulk you are willing to put up with. Personally, I have the LG Tone+ headset. They sound great and dont make you feel like you are tied to something. They are actually a very practical setup. Any way. Those are my thoughts.
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Hi,
Is the mic in the headset or is there a mic on the unit as well?
ie could I use a standard headset without a mic and still talk?
Cheers, 0ddball
0ddball said:
Hi,
Is the mic in the headset or is there a mic on the unit as well?
ie could I use a standard headset without a mic and still talk?
Cheers, 0ddball
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The mic is not built in onto the bluetooth device, your earphones will have to have a mic
Ah bummer as I thought. OK thanks for clearing that up!
djan84 said:
actually, it's not uncompressed audio. It uses Apt-x codec from CSR which is a cd-quality audio compression technology. There aren't many phones that actually have that codec. HTC One series and galaxy s3 are the ones that pops into my mind. Others (the ones that don't have apt-x) will sound like Bluetooth 2.1 edr no mather which version of Bluetooth they use.
Here is a list of headphones with aptx codec support, you'll see HTC is listed there too.
http://www.csr.com/technology-solut...wered-by-csr-aptx/bluetooth-stereo-headphones
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it's uncompressed but who cares? it seems those use apt-x lossless codec.
"HTC’s exclusive apt-X lossless digital audio compression technology delivers studio-quality sound"
I picked up one of these on the back of this review, and I have to say, I'm really impressed. I got i it mainly for running with, but I've found myself just using it for everything. In the car, at work, - the battery life is really good, and the drain on the phone really in negligible.
My one complaint... I nearly lost my phone in the gym, cause I left it at the rower I was using, but the range is so good ( around 20m without any loss of audio ) I ended up having to backtrack my whole circuit to find it
I cannot believe they did not include a mic in the clip. It really limits your use of alternative headphones/earphones.
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I cannot believe they did not include a mic in the clip. It really limits your use of alternative headphones/earphones.
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It does have a mic in the clip, can't post a link so check the HTC website for details.
I have this as well. I have to say that for a BT tranceiver, it impresses me so much. My only complain is that I can't really monitor the battery capacity in this thing. But at least it will notify me with that robotic female voice that my "battery is low". However, battery life is good.
I use it when I'm travelling because I don't really like brandishing my One in public transport (it's very unsafe to show off your phone here in Indonesia) as it allows me to control my music wirelessly.
I pair this to some other devices as well, like my laptop so that I can use my hifi system to amplify my laptop using aux cable. I don't use the aux cable directly because it's too far to where I usually sit and enjoy my movies.
All in all, I am satisfied with this product.
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It does have a mic in the clip, can't post a link so check the HTC website for details.
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Because of that sentence, I have bought this device. But NO, it doesn't have the mic in the clip.
Now I am sad and angry I didn't go for a Sony or Samsung.
I have a MW600 at home, which worked perfectly, but last month the clip lost the suspension thingy so I cannot clip it to my shirt anymore... And that's why I decided to buy this one.
But bummer, you cannot use any headphones. You must pick the ones that have the microphone on. And hence, the device is not useful for other stuff, like in-car use and such...
Otherwise, sound is good, can connect to my mac and phone at the same time and can charge it while using it. Really a shame HTC did not put a mic on the clip...
I had these other bluetooth headphones in mind:
1) Sony SBH20
2) Samsung HS3000
and of course
3) Sony MW600
Good info sudkcoce. I am also thinking of buying this but do not like the earbuds. I need something that will stay on my head. Earbuds to me have always been a fad/gimmick. Can you post if any other aftermarket headphones with mics and preferably ear clips or dome speakers that are compatible with this bluetooth device? Maybe if you have others from friends try them and let us know. For now will be considering the other devices you listed for my HTC One.
I am pretty sure any headphone with a built in mike will work.
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paulfrankie said:
Good info sudkcoce. I am also thinking of buying this but do not like the earbuds. I need something that will stay on my head. Earbuds to me have always been a fad/gimmick. Can you post if any other aftermarket headphones with mics and preferably ear clips or dome speakers that are compatible with this bluetooth device? Maybe if you have others from friends try them and let us know. For now will be considering the other devices you listed for my HTC One.
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I have waterproof earphones by Monster designed for iOS and they work perfectly with the bluetooth clip. Any Headphones/ earphones will work with this as long as they have a 3.5mm jack. Of those headphones have a play pause button on the centre it will work as well. The other buttons may not
I've had these things since February(a nice gift from HTC) and I love it. I don't use it as headphones though when I'm home. I have an aux cable going into my surround sound and I have hooked the Bluetooth dongle onto that Aux cable. Streaming the music crisply, clearly, and perfectly through my system.
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