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Belkin TuneBase FM Transmitter for iPod and iPhone | 
 enlarge | Brand: Belkin
Category: CE
List Price: $163.68
Buy New: $96.91
You Save: $66.77 (41%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 7.3 x 3.3
MPN: F8Z183
Model: F8Z183
UPC: 722868641804
EAN: 0722868641804
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Features ClearScan technology | | • | Includes line-out for use with car-stereo inputs or cassette adapter | | • | Pro setting optimizes audio and boosts volume | | • | Transmits audio wirelessly on multiple FM channels from 88.1MHz-107.9MHz | | • | Multiple cradles fit any docking iPod or iPhone |
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Product Description
Listen to the Music from Your iPhone in the Car with the Belkin TuneBase / ClearScan technology / Plays through Car Stereo Radio Flexible neck offers convenient, easy repositioning of your iPod Does not work with iPhone 3G
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 Works with iPhone 3G! August 12, 2008
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Pros
Works with iPhone 3G (charges with NO errors! wow!)
Clearscan is a great feature
Docks well/securely with all models new or old (except shuffle)
Looks/feels professional
Fully Adjustable (turns landscape for movies/youtube)
Cons
Flexible arm swings too easily (moves slightly when turning - buttons push)
Led stays on when car is turned off
I found my information at this website...
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=533581
go down to #11 and 12 to read what one guy said.
 Craptastic!! But it's the last iPod Car Adapter You'll Ever OWN!!! November 26, 2008
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
In 2001, I bought an iPod car adapter and FM transmitter for $19.99 from overstock. The $19.99 adapter lasted until 2007-- when Apple changed the pin-out for the iPhone.
Earlier this year I purchased this BELKIN adapter from Wal-Mart for $79.99. The BELKIN adapter lasted 3 months-- then it refused to change stations or audio settings or really do anything but keep transmitting on 107.9. I was surprised, because I thought my ability to change stations would be unlimited-- sadly, it seems, once you find a station you like the Belkin Adapter has a built-in system to destroy the "change channels" circuit, thus preventing you from accidentally changing from a working station.
I continued to use it, however, for anything but long drives (where the local christian stations overpowered the adapter's signal). Over time, it started to get much more wobbly in the cigarette-lighter-- So I added the little rubber washers that Belking provides for stability. It limped along in this manner for another 2 months.
Until I took a turn a little sharply-- the adapter *clunked* over (typical) tossing my iPhone on the floor. I pulled over, picked up the iPhone and reached to put the adapter upright again. The thing LITERALLY fell apart in my hand! Not only that, but it left half of itself INSIDE the cigarette lighter! Not only THAT, but when I finally removed that half FROM the cigarette lighter I found that the little rubber washer had worked itself down to the bottom, MELTED into my lighter's components, and so I wound up pulling out the lighter's coils WITH the last half of the adapter.
No only do I no longer have a tunecast, but I also no longer have a cigarette lighter. This product is Craptastic, but after using it I certainly can't use another one!
Thanks, Belkin! Oh-- and as a brief side-note, I would like to thank you for all the thought you put into the construction of this thing. I mean, you even managed to squeeze a headphone adapter onto it! That's amazing! Even though EVERY iPod already has a headphone jack, your decision to add one to your adapter reflects the care and attention you brought to the design process!
Never buying belkin again. I gave it two stars because, well, it DID work VERY well for the short time that it was working.
-A.
 Does not work with IPhone 3G September 24, 2008
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
Belkin TuneBase FM Transmitter for iPod and iPhone
The Belkin TuneBase FM Transmitter for iPod and iPhone damaged the software on my IPhone 3G. I contacted Belkin and they said it is compatible with the IPhone 1G and 2G, not the 3G.
See: http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=457256
I was able to reinstall the software and get the IPhone operating.
 The prettiest of a motley bunch November 12, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
At the time I started researching iPhone car docks this was the best option and that's not saying too much. There were only two or three docks out there that had both aux out and FM transmitter functionality. Most of the reviews I read mentioned the terrible clips that hold on to the iPod and the flimsy necks that flop around on rough roads and I agree. The FM transmitter works well and puts out a good clean signal but is nowhere near the quality you get when you use the aux line out. The "clearscan" feature looks for the cleanest radio channel on which to broadcast and the functions are easy to use. My biggest issue is with the overly complicated use of different clips and rubber pads needed to accommodate the different iPod models, they ship you about 6 of each and they are all incredibly tight. This is probably due to the fact that the base tilts to allow the different models to go into landscape mode but I would have preferred a clamp that can be adjusted. I use a stick on "skin" to protect against scratches and it was nearly impossible to insert and remove the iPhone withou a lot of effort and the skin is only a few millimeters thick. I ended up heating up the clips to get them to open up a bit. Some people have reported the clips breaking within a few days of use, but "bending" them out has allowed them to function problem free for a few months now.
I really miss my old DLO Transdoc but it isn't compatible with the newer iPods and iPhone that don't support firewire charging.
 Worth it just for the charger / holder, but FM is a poor solution. July 22, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this because I needed a charger and thought I'd give FM transmitters one more shot. The FM reception is still essentially useless if you live in a city, as when you drive around the channels interfere, however I love this as a holder and charger so much that I'm keeping it.
The line out on the bottom is great and means that you don't have to fiddle the volume on the iPhone/iPod.
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