Latest reviews about Griffin Technology - iTrip

mew says "The iTrip is the best in the field but that field sure dose suck" about Griffin Technology - iTrip

mew — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:46:20 GMT

If you absolutely NEED to listen to you iPod over the oldest electronic media distribution standard then this is what you'll want. With very simple plug-n-play connection through the docking port the iTrip only increases the profile of the iPod by half of an inch (while draining little power). Also you can use the iTrip as an alternative ipod dock with the mini-USB connection on the bottom of Itrip itself. Sound quality (on a good day) is better than most tape adapters but not quite near commercial radio. The station selection interface is rather confusing at first, but when demonstrated in person it becomes rather intuitive (although rather clunky for driving).

But make no mistake about it, RADIO TRANSMITTERS WILL NOT WORK VERY WELL. Simply moving the iTrip will often cause static to run amok, and driving through town you'll always experience an interference hot spot. The problem with consumer radio transmitters is that they're very very neutered by the FCC. The FCC doesn't want the average......

beartooth says "Surprising clarity" about Griffin Technology - iTrip

beartooth — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:46:03 GMT

Not a bad little transmitter. The clarity was very surprising, as well as the range. 2 cars traveling together were able to hear it from one car to the next. I would recommend it. I was using on the 2nd Gen Nano....

imallbs says "Avoid this product" about Griffin Technology - iTrip

imallbs — Mon, 19 May 2008 05:21:01 GMT

I bought the iTrip at Best Buy after reading the reviews. It worked fine the 1st time I tried to use it. It found a clear station right away. When I tried to change stations the + button didn't work so I had to use the - button for everything. After the 1st week, it stopped turning on when I started up my iPod. I went to the Griffin web site and downloaded tips. It turns out I have to soft boot my iPod 4 - 5 times just to get the thing to work. I threw it in a drawer and bought a monster fm transmitter. It has been working fine for 2 months now, the iTrip was a waste of money....