Originally Posted by Swansea Stu:
“I'm after a cheap Mp3 player with an inbuilt FM transmitter, it need only be a glorified usb stick and nothing fancy. It doesn't even need a large memory. 1-2 GB would be plenty.
I'm sure I saw one in the maplin catalogue a few months back but the guy in the shop looked at me like I was from Mars when I asked him.
Anyone know of anything?”
When I looked last week Luton Maplin had their 2Gb Prosound Mp3 player with built in FM transmitter for £29.99 but I notice its no longer mentioned on their website. I guess its worth ringing for any local stock. I have one of these and its great. It comes supplied with a plug in antenna and gives out a strong signal especially when on charge! Sound level can be a bit fussy but altering the playback equalisation sorts any problems with distortion through the FM transmitter. On the downside audio can sound a bit thin through average headphones. I use mine mainly for FM playback as it covers the whole house and garden nicely. Unlike some transmitters the range of frequencies covers the whole FM band so it isn't restrictive in places like London where an empty frequency can be difficult to find. Its worth the price ( even if it is relatively low capacity ) for the convenience in not having to plug two devices together. By the way battery life is around 5 hours when out and about using the FM transmitter. I tend to use it at home plugged into a USB power supply unit and leave it running all day so I have my very own radio channel. How quaint is that????
Its cheap , it aint perfect BUT it sounds like it could do the job for you .....