Monster iCarPlay Portable 300 FM Transmitter for iPod and iPhone

I don't usually leave reviews for products, however I figured I should do so for this product as I found the reviews out there kind of misleading, and I figured that other people shouldn't spend $40 and then be disappointed as I was (especially since monster usually delivers first class products).
Okay, I thought I should note that the product did break down after several days of use, however that is not the reason I gave it one star (as this happens sometimes with the best of companies and products, just a thing called life...).
My issue was the quality of the sound which was beyond bad and staticy, at certain times other radio stations constantly overlapped with my ipod while driving (very short distances). I tried every channel available, with very little improvement.
Another important issue for me was the fact that it feeds of your battery charge, monsters review claimed that it uses minimal power charge off the ipod, however the truth of the matter is that it...Read more

I was a bit discouraged by some of the negative reviews I'd seen about this, and I've owned a couple of FM transmitters in
the past, and they had serious problems with a) interference from the iPhone cell signal and b) FM transmitter too weak. I was also
a bit worried because the Honda Fit has it's antenna in the back of the car on the roof. Anyway,
I decided to give it a try, and while it took me a little while to find just the right gap between stations (Houston fills almost
every channel), once I found one, it was excellent. Very nearly as good as an Aux jack connection. I didn't experience any
problems with interference from the iPhone 3Gs cell transmissions either. In addition, unlike some other FM transmitters, it has
a standard mini-USB connector for charging while you use it (it even includes the USB cable). The only negative is the normal
'this device was not designed to work with the iPhone message' when you first connect it. I did...Read more

Works great, but its just like all of the other fm transmitters available. it
has good sound but somtimes has a little bit of static. its nice to be able to
bring my ipod and play it through any radio around house or any car im in.
The screen is a mirror also which is nice but it can be dangerous if the sun
hits it wrong while driving. This fm transmitter is tiny which is great
because i can put it into my pocket when i need to. fits on my 30gb ipod
video and gen 2 ipod touch without a problem. setting your stations is very
simple also.