On Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:21:27 -0500, micky
wrote:
On Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:49:58 -0800 (PST), Mikepier
wrote:
On Nov 25, 9:30*am, wrote:
They sell some sort of device that you plug a portable MP3 into it,
and that thing sends the music to a blank radio frequency so the mp3
player can be heard on the car radio.
What are these things called?
I'd like to get one, but dont have a clue what to shop for. *I asked a
guy in the electronics dept at Walmart and he could not figure out
what I wanted. *(Of course I didn't expect anyone with knowledge at
Walmart), but thought I'd try. *I suppose this is something to buy
online, or maybe Radio Shack...
But first I need to know what they're called....
Thanks
MP3 FM modulator
Yes, exactly .
http://www.amazon.com/Roadmaster-VHR.../dp/B0009N4OIC
BTW, this modulator easily overpowers a strong FM station I usually
listen to,
IF it doesn't, just turn up the volumn on the modulator and lower the
volume on the radio. The volume is remembered from session to
session.
AFAIK, the only thing that isn't remembered is the
frrequency.
but for convenience, I use a different station at the top of the dial
which is empty. It takes one push of a button to go down one
frequency notch.
I had a jupiter jack to use the car radio as a speaker phone for my
cell phone, and it was weaker even than the weak stations that came in
almost like static on the two frequencies provided. But the url above
will work on any frequency on hte FM dial.
Despite KRW's experience with some other product, there is no need
here to mess with the antenna.
Here's a much cheaper url for the one mikepier posted.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...00_i00_details
$5.50 including shipping.
Interesting ad. The pictures don't match. I have one like the right
two pictures, which doesn' match the left two pictures.
However the remote control in one of the right two pictures doesn't
match the one in te other of them. The number of buttons is
different.
Despite all this, I'm sure the thing is fine. Well, actually there
are others almost identical on Amazon with better ratings.
Note
One of the reviewers says this "IMPORTANT: Turn the volume level on
the wireless FM Transmitter to medium to medium/high! I set mine on 12
(out of 15). This affects the quality of the FM transmission from the
FM Wireless Transmitter to your car's stereo. Reviewers who have
complained about poor quality of audio or static probably did not do
this! " I was saying something similar, and he's probably correct,
clearer, and more specific. (I didn't even notice there were volume
numbers, or how high they went.)
I bought one at Autozone for 16 dollars and 2 of at this url, gave
away the second one of them just yesterday at Thanksgiving dinner.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...00_i00_details