I wanted to ask if any of you guys have experience with a car mount with a fm transmitter like these below and if there are any good ones for basic listening to podcasts, music, ect.
Thanks, maD
http://www.amazon.com/Transmitter-H...50&sr=1-5&keywords=car+fm+transmitter+android
http://www.amazon.com/NEEWER®-Unive...50&sr=1-4&keywords=car+fm+transmitter+android
Didn't know if this should go under Q&A or Accessories but seemed more appropriate for this section.
I don't have experience with these devices per se, but I do use the Motorola car dock with my Jabra Bluetooth car speaker, which has an FM transmitter. Works very well for me with CM7.2, music is crisp and clear (for an FM transmitter, anyway; obviously, a direct connection via aux input would be better, but my car radio doesn't have one), and sending/receiving calls is a great experience when you can hear the other person over your car speakers.
MJPollard said:
I don't have experience with these devices per se, but I do use the Motorola car dock with my Jabra Bluetooth car speaker, which has an FM transmitter. Works very well for me with CM7.2, music is crisp and clear (for an FM transmitter, anyway; obviously, a direct connection via aux input would be better, but my car radio doesn't have one), and sending/receiving calls is a great experience when you can hear the other person over your car speakers.
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Ya, if I had bluetooth or a AUX in I would go for it but I don't so I have to get one with a transmitter like this.
Call me an (amateur) audiofile, but I think you'll be disappointed with the music quality of FM transmitters all around. There just isn't enough bandwidth in the FM spectrum to hear music well.
If you'll just be listening to voice, then FM is just fine.
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I would like to know if there is a device out there that will receive a bluetooth A2DP signal from my handset, then transmit the audio over FM so I can listen to it in my car?
I think this sort of thing is my only option as my car radio does not have an auxilery connection, aslo using a mini USB to 3.5mm jack is not an option as my handset is always cradled and charging in the car.
Any ideas?
I had discovered this item in search a couple of months ago, however I haven't tried since it is almost as expensive as a new radio!
http://gadgeteer.org.uk/2007/11/20/venturi-mini-bluetooth-handsfree-with-fm-transmitter/
I'm now thinking about disconnecting the tape input on my radio and using it as an auxiliary for my phone...
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I had discovered this item in search a couple of months ago, however I haven't tried since it is almost as expensive as a new radio!
http://gadgeteer.org.uk/2007/11/20/venturi-mini-bluetooth-handsfree-with-fm-transmitter/
I'm now thinking about disconnecting the tape input on my radio and using it as an auxiliary for my phone...
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Thanks that was pretty much what I was after, however you are right it is expensive. For that price I reckon I could pick a head unit with an auxilery input quite easily if not bluetooth built in.
Try Parrot PMK5800.I use it on my Kaiser.No more than $100.00 on Ebay. Works very well on my car FM Radio.
Here is another similar device that you're looking for:
http://satechi.com/Bluetooth-Handsfree-Fm-Transmitter-for-Car/M/B000KJBNEI.htm
I had the previous version of it, the very first one they launched, which did not have A2DP yet, only BT phone calls. My experienced was pretty ugly with the quality of the mic as well as the quality of the FM sound. But it seems from various on-line review they have improved the product significantly.
The device posted above (Venturi Mini) is more superior in my opinion, it closes all of the gaps the satechi device had. I just looked at it, and wow.. this answers all of my previous concerns with the Satechi device: Caller ID (very smart thought to transmist it to the radio display, which almost FM radio has), phone book, audio out!
If the mic quality is good, then this device is perfect!
All of these devices will do the job, just a little more expensive than I would have hoped for, ideally they wouldnt have a handsfree option as I already use a Parrot CK3300 for that (with GPS).
how about this...
Why get an adapter when you can get a bluetooth stereo for you car?
http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/sony-s-mex-bt5000-car-stereo-with-bluetooth/
There are about 6 brands out there that I've found so far, however I'm not sure which is the best at this point.
Jabra BT320s
I recently bought a Jabra BT320s from orange accessories for under a tenner. This looks like a small MP3 player which has a 3.5mm jack for headphones (they supply you with a basic set but you can use any headphones you like). I had a small FM transmitter with a 3.5mm jack for the car which transmits to the radio.
I wondered what would happen if I used a2dp to the bt320S and plugged the transmitter into the BT320s jack.....well it worked! My wizard was playing over bluetooth(stereo) to the transmitter then FM to the radio. Quality? Not fantastic but it did work OK. The headset and transmitter hide out of the way in my armrest.
All for about 15 quid (not including wizard and car stereo)
Barry
My favourite is Venturi mini, so I am asking anybody who has Touch Cruise. Is it cooperative (on their pages is written just TyTN, Touch, Tcou Dual, and not Touch Cruise)?
Jabra sp700
I like the jabra sp700 which you can now buy for $60 on the net. just go to ebay and put in the name of the device. You can also check it out on you tube. Im sure everyone will be getting one of these
Does anyone know of a solution where I can plug my phone in, play music on the car stereo and then make/take calls?
Would be nice if it was all integrated - i.e. that the stereo would pause or so when I'm on the phone, and the phone goes through the stereo speakers etc.
Need to get a new stereo anyway, so need the whole lot!
Cheers,
Ferg.
This is not a new stereo but works perfect for me. look up the Motorola t505. It is bluetooth handsfree and transmits wirelessly to your car stereo with built in fm transmitter. very strong fm transmitter. Music streamed to car stereo will paus when you make or get a call and the call even comes through the car stereo. Battery is very good too. Google it
That looks quite a decent solution, thanks hotrod.
I'm a little suspicious of BT though generally, not least because of my succession of HTC devices. I wonder if there's anything that just plugs in using old fashioned wires.
Well I am using the t505 with my HTC Touch Elf and it is the best thing that I have used in my car for transmitting music, since my factory stereo doesn't have aux in jack. I have tried using a regular fm transmitter directly from the phone but you get way too much distortion and feedback and radio interferance that way. I aslo do not have a tape deck in my car so that option wasn't available. For me I had to decide - Get a new car stereo with Aux Jack in or Built in Bluetooth, get the Parrot Bluetooth ( has to be professionally installed) or the T505. The cheapest was the T505 for me and it works better for me than I had ever hoped.
hey i was wondering if it was possible to use the fm radio chip in the phone as a fm transmiter for a car or something that can pick up the signals. sort of how you can hook up something to an ipod and it will play it on a channel on the radio.
or is the chip in the phone just a reciever?
thanks for the info
Just a receiver in the TP2. Apparently the chip in the HD2 can transmit but is not configured to do so.
You would have to buy an fm modulator and run your phone through it. Why you would want to do this I am unsure because you would need to FM in your car stereo in the first place. You could play mp3's or internet radio through the car radio though.
yeah, this is 2010, I can understand if you can't buy a car that has an AUX input already (b/c 99% of them do) but buy a $100 head unit, or search crutchfield for a solution...nothing beats listening to streaming Slacker while driving, I'm thinking about cancelling my $150/year SiriusXM sub just b/c of it, but I do love the talk shows on there..
I have a bluetooth head unit and can connect my phone through that. I don't do that but if you want a wireless connection to your car that is by far the best way fm is always rubbish
Line-in connection is better than Bluetooth. But you're right that FM is worse.
Looking for a good FM Transmitter, most of the reviews online I read show poor signal issues.
I love my jabra cruiser. The fm works really well and there are plenty of fm stations to choose from unlike some of the current models.
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coby ca 745 fm transmitter...wont let me post link yet, i dont make enough posts to post a link yet apparently lol. you can find it on amazon for 20 bucks and works great. strong signal even on stations that arent entirely clear. extra accessory jack on top alittle loose is the only thing. but for 20 bucks you cant beat it. hope this helps
I highly recommend this one.
GOgroove FlexSMART X2 ADVANCED Wireless In-Car Bluetooth FM Transmitter with Charging, Music Control and Hands-Free Calling
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It is $45 from amazon. A little expensive, but I use it everyday without issue. The hand-free calling is convenient.
If you don't like using bluetooth, you can hook it up with a normal audio (1/8") cable.
It also has a USB port so you can charge your phone at the same time.
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Looking for a good FM Transmitter, most of the reviews online I read show poor signal issues.
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In my experience... FM Transmitters work great if you live in a more rural area, with not so many radio stations...
In 2005, when I got my Pontiac G6 GT and it didn't have 3.5mm aux in, I had to get an FM Transmitter to listen to my mp3 player
Even living on the out skirts of Wilmington, DE (not the biggest city). I couldn't just get in the car, set it, and go. I couldn't get a clean frequency that was available everywhere I drove, and I would start hearing static and need to change the frequency the FM Transmitter was using in the car about every 10 or 15 minutes.
Even a belkin with "clearscan" (which is supposed to auto pick a "clean" frequency), and allowed me to step up/down .1 mhz increments didn't help.
It made using an FM transmitter completely useless.
Make sure of the return policy of where you purchase from just in case.
I agree with the above GoGroove suggestion. I love mine!
HTC is launching this with the Evo 4G LTE, it might be worth looking into as long as it supports Bluetooth 3.0 on release. Also, bluetooth is far superior to FM transmitters in terms of quality.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/10/htc-car-stereoclip-hands-on/
If you need an FM transmitter, then I *highly* suggest a *wired* transmitter. I used to use one in my Ford Explorer with my iPod - it connected to the back of the stereo between the head unit and the antenna (and drew power from the +12V line), and had a switch, so when you used it, it would cut off the car's antenna, so you couldn't get any outside interference even if you wanted to. It also had the best volume and sound, since it was broadcasting directly into the stereo.
Hey guys,
Let's try to keep it short.
I have a bluetooth speaker Rapoo A500 and the audio is just fine.
I also use on of those fm transmitter things on my car to which I connect my Galaxy Nexus to via bluetooth and it retransmits to the car stereo via FM. Whenever I use the fm transmitter, if I set the volume on my phone to something above like 3/4 of max volume, the sound quality becomes poor (I believe it's due to clipping). The solution is to lower to volume on the phone and raise it, a lot, on the car stereo. However the static from the fm becomes noticeable and so the overall quality drops as well.
So my question is, how come the bluetooth audio is fine on one device and not on the other. Could it be related to the bluetooth versions these devices support? The rapoo A500 is quite recent and supports bluetooth 4, whereas the transmitter probably does not.
Also, do you guys have any suggestions on how to improve the sound quality when using the transmitter? I've tried messing around with various equalizers such as DSP manager, Viper4Android, noozoxide and nexus louder (or whatever it's called), but never got any results...
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Any time you use FM transmitters, sound quality is going to suffer. You'd be better off getting an adapter for aux input on your head unit or a new head unit in your car
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Brad92 said:
Any time you use FM transmitters, sound quality is going to suffer. You'd be better off getting an adapter for aux input on your head unit or a new head unit in your car
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I used to have an FM transmitter which played music from a usb drive and the quality wasn't all that bad.
Also, "get a new car radio" doesn't answer the question, "how come the bluetooth audio is fine on one device and not on the other."...
I understand, just wanted to point out that if you're looking for sound quality, an FM transmitter isn't the best method.
But, the reason the Bluetooth speaker has better quality is that it doesn't have to convert the signal to a lower quality signal (FM). I can use my phone on Bluetooth mode with my family's Ford Sync head unit, and then use an FM transmitter. The FM transmitter will have worse signal quality.
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Brad92 said:
I understand, just wanted to point out that if you're looking for sound quality, an FM transmitter isn't the best method.
But, the reason the Bluetooth speaker has better quality is that it doesn't have to convert the signal to a lower quality signal (FM). I can use my phone on Bluetooth mode with my family's Ford Sync head unit, and then use an FM transmitter. The FM transmitter will have worse signal quality.
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That's not it. If I connect the phone to the FM transmitter via cable, there is no distortion of the sound. The reason I don't use the cable is because I loose the functionality of the call/end and prev/play/pause/next buttons that are built in to the transmitter.
What I did notice is that the max volume with the cable seems to be as loud as I can go with bluetooth without distortion.