|
works well, I do get a little bit of background noise from my engine when using this product but not enough to keep me from using it
The greatest point of weakness is where the wire goes into the plastic piece that clicks into your iPod. By using this in your car, you may be moving it, twisting it, setting it here and there and ultimately really giving it some wear and tear. specifically the cable itself. This item works great, but upon first purchasing and receiving it, place a few drops of superglue on the wire right where it leaves the plastic plug for the iPod. Otherwise your wire could/will fray and short out.
I tried both cigarette lighters with no success. I purchased this unit to find better sound quality and continue to charge my i-pod while I drive to work. This item DID NOT WORK. The little red "on light" worked but nothing else. Rather than going to the trouble of returning it I just continued to use my old charger.
I will say, however, that this is the 2nd one of these I've purchased because the plug on my first one broke down with use. I added an auxiliary audio plug to the stereo, and the end of the plug terminates inside my armrest. My Honda Accord has a cigarette power adaptor in the armrest. It probably lasted 1.5 or 2 years. The audio plug connects to this Belkin device, which plugs into the power adaptor, and it allows me to run one cable to my ipod, which sits in the cupholders. For me, this item is essential. I would have hoped for a little better lifespan than that. Hoping the 2nd one provides it.
It's not so bad in my car that I'm "listening to my spark plugs", but it's clearly there. First negative review of a product at Amazon, and it's got 3 strikes.1) Product listed as compatible with iPod touch, but my rev.2 (32gb) complains about the accessory is not permitted to charge my iPod. 2) The line-out clearly has some noise in it (although it would likely have less if I turned down the amp). It's also a very low frequency, which bothers me more than radio hiss would.3) It's not well behaved - if you unplug the iPod it still sucks juice, so I can't just leave it plugged in somewhere (well, maybe I could, but I'm not willing to test how much it pulls vs how strong my battery is) and just use it to plug in the iPod when it's in the car with me.Overall, a frustrating buy. If I can find a 32gb old ipod that I can just have be the "car ipod", I may pick it up cheap, but otherwise this product will likely gather dust in the glove box for a bit.
|
