Kensington Universal FM Transmitter for MP3 Players (Black)

Comment: Worked like it was supposed to as long as it was on a totally unused station. But it quit working after about a year.

Comment: Good quality. Works well. Excellent price. In my area we have nearly no "open" stations so I went to a direct feed cable. Still use in vehicles or rental cars that do not have a 3.5mm "in" or usb "in". Out in the sticks where there are a lot of open frequencies it works fine.

Update: As long as you do not live in a metro area like I do Chicago that has a lot of stations and little/no free channels. Does work fine in more rual areas. Actually have new vehicle with usb direct plug in so I'm passing it along to someone else in the family who can use it.

Comment: I bought this FM transmitter with an Amazon.com gift card. I wanted to get a low cost transmitter so I wouldn't exceed my gift amount. This fit my cost criteria. It sounded alright most of the time. I did have trouble with it not recognizing that it was plugged into my cigarette lighter outlet. I would have to take it out and plug it in again. I also had trouble with it fuzzing out when I played a song that started slow and quiet-like it didn't recognize there was a song playing. About a month ago, I pulled it out and it fell apart into pieces. I lost some key parts to it in my car somewhere. I decided to put a new stereo in my car with a USB port for my Ipod. I should have just done that to begin with. I wouldn't waste my time with another FM transmitter.

Comment: I got this for my sister for Christmas, and she LOVES it! It is a 17 hour drive from her house to mine, and 5 from her house to our Mom's, which she travels around once a month. She was thrilled with how it worked up here in N. Wisconsin, through MN, IA, NE, and metro Denver. Hardly any static, the ability to tune to any frequency, and it's ease of use was all raved about by her. She has a Creative Zen mp3 player.

Comment: Here is a product that does as advertised and does it well. The sound is clear and I was somewhat surprised at the range that the Kensington has. I live in an urban area and after reading other reviews, I was concerned that I would have to make frequent adjustments to keep the signals from fading out and getting static. I was pleasantly surprised to find that after getting the correct frequency no other adjustments were necessary in my commute (over 25 miles and about an hour).

Good product and simple to use.