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Griffin RoadTrip FM Transmitter with SmartScan for iPod | 
 enlarge | Brand: Griffin Technology
Category: CE
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $56.99
You Save: $43.00 (43%)
New (44) Used (2) from $56.99
Rating:  8 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 1.6 x 7.9
MPN: 4040-RDTRPB
Model: 4040-RDTRPB
UPC: 685387040407
EAN: 0685387040407
ASIN: B0013HH1HY
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Compatibility: iPod classic 5G, 5.5G, 6G; iPod touch; iPod nano 2G, 3G | | • | Charge your player while listening to music through your cars stereo system | | • | SmartScan technology finds, memorizes, and selects the three clearest radio frequencies with the touch of a button | | • | The flexible steel neck and model-specific adapters create a custom-install look | | • | Built-in antenna and SmartSound Plus technology ensure clear sound |
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Product Description
RoadTrip is the do-it-all charge and play solution for your iPod and iPod nano. Fully redesigned from the ground up to be easier to use than ever, RoadTrip unlocks all the entertainment options your iPod can deliver, wherever the road takes you. RoadTrip incorporates SmartScan technology to find, memorize and select the three best frequencies for use in broadcasting your iPod on your car s FM stereo system.RoadTrip is the do-it-all charge and play solution for your iPod and iPod nano. Fully redesigned from the ground up to be easier to use than ever, RoadTrip unlocks all the entertainment options your iPod can deliver, wherever the road takes you. RoadTrip incorporates SmartScan technology to find, memorize and select the three best frequencies for use in broadcasting your iPod on your car s FM ster
Amazon.com Product Description
Get away from cords and complicated docking systems with the RoadTrip from Griffin. A new, flexible steel neck and model-specific adapters keep your iPod within easy reach, as it pumps your favorite tunes through the existing stereo system. SmartScan technology will find the three clearest broadcast frequencies, automatically programming them to pre-set buttons. SmartSound Plus technology delivers clear sound no matter where you're driving.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 simplicity at its best July 29, 2008
Griffin RoadTrip FM Transmitter with SmartScan works very well. its compact and sturdy with only 3 buttons to limit confusion. the sound clarity is near CD. that is if you get an unoccupied channel. i did, however, have problems with smartscan. in LA/OC California there too many stations for smartscan to work properly. otherwise, a great product.
 Works Great! June 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I previously used a product that utilized a cassette connector placed in the tape deck of the car. Besides the tangle of wires, I did get a bit of distortion or hissing. RoadTrip with SmartScan is far superior. I would recommend the RoadTrip with SmartScan. No wires, has a sleek but sturdy flexible neck, holds your iPod securely, has interchangeable cradles if you have more than one iPod, and is much easier to program than a VCR! My only "gripe" was that the identifiers on the undersides of the cradle adaptors were almost impossible to read. They are molded into the plastic and are black on black.
 So close June 1, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Ive owned Griffin FM transmitters and they have been great. Good response, good quality, but bulky, cumbersome and difficult to place in my small cars. I bought the latest version of the Roadtrip in the hopes that the sleek, compact, ergonomic design, clear high contrast display and gooseneck positioning system would solve my mobile iPod problems. It was everything BUT a good transmitter. The design issues were solved, but now the transmitter couldnt hold a station for more than a few blocks, and when it did there is a hiss I cant seem to clear even on the best frequencies. In one car with the antenna on the front quarter panel, the reception is not good but at least holds for more than a few blocks. In another car with the antenna on the back quarter panel and another with it on the roof in the rear, the reception is awful. I found that if you hold the gooseneck, it improves the signal transmission, but not enough to justify driving with one hand. The system is pretty clearly underpowered, or needs a different antenna system. I dont understand. Did anyone at Griffin test this sytem? Griffin clearly understands this technology. This promising system falls flat on its face. Ive gone back to the clunky transmitters. If youre thinking of buying this device hoping it will solve all your mobile iPod issues, look elsewhere until they redesign it. Unless you drive in a region where there are no radio transmitters for hundreds of miles, and your car radio antenna is inside the car next to the Roadtrip, its not worth your hard earned cash.
GOOD CHOICE FOR PRICE May 29, 2008
I would have jumped at the chance to hook up my ipod classic directly to my truck stereo, but of course I refuse to pay as much for the wires and installation as my ipod itself. So on a reccomendation from a coworker I researched Griffin products and this one seemed the best for me. I wanted to avoid wires all over the place. It works ok, there are a couple of areas where i get static, however I expected that. Out of all the products I researched this one seems to do very well.
Griffin Smartscan May 9, 2008
Great design and idea but I have to admit I sometimes get hissing or "not totally clear" sound when driving. This can happens when I use the smartscan or manual selection. I wonder if this is because I live in the LA area and most FM channels are in use.
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