Program up to four station presets; automatically turns on and off
|Operating range of up to 30 feet; transmits on FM channels 88.1MHz-107.9Mz
Mobile Power Cord connects to car's cigarette lighter port for optional battery-free operation
Editorial Review:
BELKIN F8V3080 -- Listen to music from your MP3 player through this dedicated FM stereo receiver. The BELKIN TuneCast II FM Transmitter connects portable music players to your car or home stereo using FM radio waves. Includes a Belkin Mobile Power Cord that connects to your car's cigarette lighter to provide extended power while you're on the road Color - Gray
The Belkin Portable Music TuneCast II FM Transmitter puts music from your portable music player, CD player, or PC through you FM car or home stereo. All you have to do is plug the TuneCast II into the headphone jack of your player or computer, tune your stereo or receiver to any clear FM frequency, then enjoy your music experience with more sound and fewer wires. An automatic on/off function turns the TuneCast II on when an audio signal is detected. If no signal is detected for a period of 60 seconds, your TuneCast II switches off, lengthening battery life while simplifying your life.
The system features four programmable memory slots and a Belkin Mobile Power Cord that connects to your car's cigarette lighter to provide power for the transmitter. Two AAA batteries are included, and an LED light comes on to show you when the TuneCast II is running low on power.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 2.5 / 5.0
Turns off and on randomly:
Absolutely terrible product. It started to randomly turn off and would not turn back on after only a month of having it. Big waste of money. Get a transmitter that connects to the bottom (dock connector) of your ipod instead.
Eh....:
If this is the only solution for listening to whatever it is you want in your car, go for it, but a better investment would be another car stereo with an auxillery port + cable. No static with that setup. I'm sure static is a problem with a lot of these transmitters but like I said, why bother with one of these when you get a much better solution like the afformentioned.
Alright for the price.....I guess:
I was a little surprised when I saw what these were going for online. I found mine at Walmart for [...]. I knew right from the jump it would not sound as good as the many others that sell for upwards of [...], and Boy was I right. The sound quality is less than par. I did mess around with location in the vehicle and that did help a little. I'm planing on adding a longer cord since the one it comes with is ridiculously short. I heard this will greatly increase performance as the cord doubles as the transmit... more info
Works but sounds terrible:
I have to agree with a better portion of the reviews on here.
It works but the sound is terrible - muffled & alot of background noise.
I gave it 2 stars because it does function but would have only given it 1 star for the sound quality alone.
Find something else.
