DLO TransDock Micro FM Transmitter for iPod (Black)

I bought the DLO TransDock Micro because I wanted to play my iPod over my car's stereo system without having to take apart my dashboard and install expensive equipment. I've been pretty happy with this product, although the sound quality is far from spectacular. Thankfully, my MP3s are encoded at 192kbps; they would certainly sound worse over the TransDock Micro at the default 128kbps.I find changing the broadcast frequency on the TransDock Micro while driving to be very distracting. For local driving, I'm able to keep it tuned to one station, and for long trips that might require a frequency change, I usually have a passenger with me who can handle the controls. I would not recommend taking on the phone *and* playing with the TransDock Micro while driving.The thing that bothers me the most about this is that the build quality feels cheap, but the price is still premium. I rarely take it in and out of the car, but when I do, I feel like I'm going to break the thing in half. Also, I don't know why they made the top of the unit bright white. The rest of the unit is black, and blends with the interior of my car, but the white top just screams "There's an iPod in this car! Break in and take it!"Overall, I'm glad I bought this, because it suits my needs and I get good use out of it. At the same time, when I'm ready to buy a new car, I'm sure it will have iPod compatibility built-in, and I will be glad to not have to use the TransDock Micro any longer.

I bought this transdock to replace one, which I broke by pulling it out of the outlet in the car too forcefully. I like this product because it charges and plays my shuffle in the car. The sound is pretty good. I have only a few complaints - when I had my first transdock the screw & nut that allows you to adjust the angle of the transdock kept coming out and eventually got lost. I e-mailed DLO for a replacement and was assured a replacement screw & nut were on the way to me. After a few weeks I e-mailed DLO again and was again assured that a replacement screw & nut were on the way to me. After another few weeks I e-mailed them again but I never received the replacement screw & nut. I ended up going to a neighborhood hardware store and buying my own. My other complaint is that on this latest generation model the radio frequency begins at 88.1 and the first transdock began on 87.9. I could always use 87.9 with my first transdock. But with this one I have to go higher up the radio dial to find an empty radio frequency and that is getting harder & harder to find with all the country, classic rock and religious stations popping up on air. I use my iPod to listen to mostly alternative music, because there is really only one station in town that plays alternative music.

I picked up one of these (at Best Buy) for use with a supported iPod model and an iPhone. Worked fine with the iPhone (aside from needing to go into airplane mode, which was expected) but locked the iPod up starting about 30 seconds after being plugged in and ending about 5 seconds after being unplugged.I contacted the company, they promptly replied, saying that it sounded like a bug and I should return or exchange it where I bought it. I did a return, then placed an order from Amazon. That one had the same problem with the iPod, AND was not recognized by the iPhone. It would allow charging, but no audio came through. From bad to worse :(Input through the aux jack works fine, so I can still connect any device to it and play tunes in my radio-only car, but that involves more cables (and a cumbersome adapter, for the iPhone) and is a less than ideal solution.My recommendation: Make sure you get it from a place that's easy to do returns, and test it right off the bat. When it works, it's great. When it doesn't, it's a pain.

Obviously some folks have had success with this. I did not. Even stretching the cord out through the door near the car antenna (on a 2004 Jeep Liberty) did no good. Marginal signal to the car radio, static, buzzing noise when a new song was loading. Worthless. Sent it back and ordered a JVC KD-PDR40 from Crutchfield for $129. Much improved over the factory radio and comes with an ipod adapter built in. Amazing sound quality for the price. Took about an hour to install myself. Save yourself the headache...get a new car stereo with an ipod adapter.

I bought this dock because it was the same one my boyfriend had, and I knew his was quality. One thing I didn't know was that turning up the ipod volume does not affect the volume output at all. I have an old, weak stereo in my car, so I have to crank the volume up way high. That is (so far) my only issue with this product. Otherwise, it is great. It charges the ipod, something I couldn't find for any other product under fifty dollars (this one cost me about 35).

Easy to use, great price, works as advertised. I really enjoy it - makes my 2+ hour daily commute much more enjoyable; a nice change from talk-radio. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that if you live in a major metropolitan area, as I do, it can be difficult to find a station that doesn't get interference from a local radio station. However, you can set up to four preset stations on the device and switch between them to get a clear channel, as you drive from one area to another. Highly recommended.

I really miss my old transmitter that would run on 87.9, the only airwave that seems to work flawlessly for iPod transmitters. Alas, this one tends to work pretty well on 88.1 most of the time, though I do occasionally have to change it up. The button configuration for presents doesn't seem intuitive and is a little annoying. I've taken to just changing the frequency manually every time, but at least it's only on rare occasions. Although it does seem overpriced.