I am trying to find a reliable FM transmitter to allow me to play my iPod in my car.
Until recently, I was using the Griffin iTrip Auto Transmitter/Charger (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Griffin-iTri...6937969&sr=8-2). This device worked very well in my Citroen C2. Not perfectly, but sufficient enough to transmit my iPod without much hiss and interference in a variety of locations.
Unfortunately, a nasty car crash ruined the device (and my car!). I have since replaced the car but I am still trying to find an FM transmitter.
Initially, I was pleased to see that Griffin had updated the iTrip Auto and added Smartscan technology (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Griffin-6190...6937969&sr=8-1). However, when I purchased this new device, the reception in my new car (a Renault Clio) was dreadful. I won't go into details (you can see my review on the Amazon page if you like!). Suffice to say, my experience with the new iTrip was nowhere near as good as the old one.
The thing is, I'm not sure if it definitely is the fault of the device, or whether it is actually my car / radio that is to blame.
Has anyone else experienced problems with the new iTrip? One would have thought that the underlying technology would be the same (if not improved).
Alternatively, has anyone else experienced problems with a Renault Clio? The cigarette lighter is in a different location (near the handbrake) meaning that the iTrip is in a different position to where it sat in the Citroen C2.
I am happy to purchase the old iTrip (they are still widely available) but I'd like to know whether it was the new device or the new car that was to blame.
Until recently, I was using the Griffin iTrip Auto Transmitter/Charger (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Griffin-iTri...6937969&sr=8-2). This device worked very well in my Citroen C2. Not perfectly, but sufficient enough to transmit my iPod without much hiss and interference in a variety of locations.
Unfortunately, a nasty car crash ruined the device (and my car!). I have since replaced the car but I am still trying to find an FM transmitter.
Initially, I was pleased to see that Griffin had updated the iTrip Auto and added Smartscan technology (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Griffin-6190...6937969&sr=8-1). However, when I purchased this new device, the reception in my new car (a Renault Clio) was dreadful. I won't go into details (you can see my review on the Amazon page if you like!). Suffice to say, my experience with the new iTrip was nowhere near as good as the old one.
The thing is, I'm not sure if it definitely is the fault of the device, or whether it is actually my car / radio that is to blame.
Has anyone else experienced problems with the new iTrip? One would have thought that the underlying technology would be the same (if not improved).
Alternatively, has anyone else experienced problems with a Renault Clio? The cigarette lighter is in a different location (near the handbrake) meaning that the iTrip is in a different position to where it sat in the Citroen C2.
I am happy to purchase the old iTrip (they are still widely available) but I'd like to know whether it was the new device or the new car that was to blame.
