Belkin TuneCast II
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August 31, 2005 07:36
Mediocre
1.0/5
My Belkin cannot get a clear signal through to my car, either in Minnesota, Ohio, or Texas- in both metro and rural areas. This product is exceedingly subpar in comparison to any one of Monster's FM transmitters- both iPod and generic models. -
April 16, 2008 03:24
Terrible
0.5/5
this sucks. i can't get it to pick up a signal it uses batteries so fast, it gets so frikin' easily and all it add static to radio stations without playing my iPod's music. Piece of s***.Updated
I destroyed this thing on purpose. I stuck it under a chair leg and sat on the chair and cracked the screen. I got a wood baseball bat and started beating this thing. I then got a flat-head screwdriver and pryed it open. I then beat the motherboard and battery pack and cover. Later, I played some baseball with this and cracked it really bad, pieces were flying over my head. Finally, I got a hammer and killed it totally. I have the remains in a plastic bag. -
November 5, 2006 03:34
Good
1.5/5
At $30 it is a waste of Money. First, instructions inside of the box note that the unit needs to be close to the antenna to obtain a good reception. In my Honda Pilot, the antennal is on the rear of the vehicle or not visible. Anyhow, it works very poorly. I noted improvement if I moved the unit to the back sit, but this is obviously not practical.
This led me to do serious research and came up with a decent review of 30 transmitters. The DLO TransPod came out ahead. I got the silver color unit at CompUSA for $60, which is 40% lower than the white or black TransPod. The unit worked flawlessly. I drove this weekend to mid town Manhattan and found clear and decent sound. Definitely a keeper. Do not bother with the Belkin unit. -
March 1, 2005 01:54
3.5/5
I commute between 1 - 1.5 hours each way daily, and use my MP3 player to play Audible books. Initially I was not too impressed with the quality of this transmitter. I had to change stations depending on where I was in my commute - very annoying. It also picked up noises from my car - turn signal, wipers, etc). It also ate batteries; two AAA's every two days. Then I bought the Belkin car charger adapter (model F8V7067-APL), and am much more satisfied. The charger acts as an antenna, and I basically have no static coming through, and can stay on one station pretty much all the time, not to mention I don't need batteries anymore.
I give the FM transmitter a 4.0 by itself, but a 7.0 with the car adapter. -
October 12, 2005 08:40
Terrible
0.5/5
I bought this FM transmitter figuring it would work with my mp3 player, big mistake. I live in NJ and there are a lot of radio stations around here so it had a lot of trouble locking on to a station. Don't bother, it might be an interesting toy at $5 -$10, but for $30-$40, the device should work. What crap, Belkin should go back to the drawing board. -
November 13, 2008 07:21
Terrible
0.5/5
Excitedly looking forward to returning this to the store, pronto. It doesn't work. How can I be any clearer. -
August 2, 2008 11:21
4.5/5
Ok, I've seen tons of negative reviews about this thing. I'll be honest, when I first plugged it in and tried it out I thought "Oh my god! Those people were right. I'm a fool for buying this."
Then I realized what the problem was. You see people, the instruction manual is wrong, DEAD wrong. It tells you to leave the volume on your MP3 player alone, and adjust the volume on the car radio only. After about 10 minutes of fiddling around, I discovered that you should do the exact opposite.
Here is the method I used to get an excellent signal and sound quality:
1) Find radio station that is not in use
2) Plug Tunecast into MP3 player and play a song.
3) Tune your Tunecast to the same station your radio is on.
4) Turn the volume ALL THE WAY UP TO MAX ON YOUR MP3 PLAYER (make sure your car radio volume isn't set too high or you'll hurt your ears)
5) Adjust the car radio volume
Also, make sure you get the one that comes with the cigarette lighter adapter. You don't want to be changing batteries all the time. Plus, a more stable power supply means a stronger signal. -
June 28, 2008 12:45
Terrible
0.5/5
placed beside a radio it can sometimes give a weak, noisy signal. Tried it in my car , no signal at all, not even if I placed it on the carrooj beside the antenna !!! -
February 4, 2008 10:10
5.0/5
I was in a pinch for time and decided to forgo all my research and purchase this item. I expected to be unhappy with the sound quality and would probably return it. I was wrong it works great with my Sony 615 MP3 player. I have used it with several stereo components and in several vehicles and the sound is cd quality. I have asked several other people and they agree the sound and bass are great. I really like that you can run it off the AAA batteries for completely wireless connection. Believe me I researched a great deal and would have never purchased this particular transmitter based on what I have read here and several other places if I would have had time to wait on shipping. I'm not sure if it works better with my particular MP3 player but I get great reception on back country roads as well as downtown Indianapolis. I know Indy is not the test of fire but I was very impressed. You can pick any clear station on your radio with the Tune Cast II. So I can't think you would find too many areas where you couldn't get it to come in clearly. It overpowers most stations and static anyway. It did use up the batteries that came with it quickly but I imagine that higher quality batteries will last longer. You can always run it off 12V power if the batteries fail. I know my review is contradictory to most but I stand behind my opinion and would not waste my money on the more expensive options. I strongly suggest if you are unsure, purchase the Tune Cast II and give a try. Most reputable stores will let you return the item in a timely manner so you won't be out anything except time if you are not satisfied. -
December 18, 2007 09:30
Terrible
0.5/5
Save your money, you'd get more use out of it by starting a fire. The transmission quality is horrendous despite the selectable frequency (which should be good for cities with crowded FM dials). The range of the unit is about 2ft. The center cupholder of your car is probably too far away from your car stereo for this to work. Did I mention the pitiful battery life? If the batteries lasted more than about 6 hrs total over the course of a week I would be stunned.
3 strikes....you should be out by now.
