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Old 11-24-2006, 06:12 AM
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Default Zune FM Transmitter Review

If anyone has the Zune FM Transmitter would you please post a review of that accessory. Many of these types of devices do not work well so I'm really interested to hear how this one works. If you live near a big city with lots of FM stations that would be even better. Thanks.
 
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Old 11-25-2006, 06:16 AM
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I do have this accessory (FINALLY!), and it works quite well for me. One feature that this unit has that none of my previous FM tranmitters had, is an seek feature. The unit will automatically scan and find a clear channel for you.
 
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Old 12-05-2006, 04:53 PM
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how far does this thing work? can a car behind me tune into that radio station and pick up my zune?? that would be cool.
 
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Old 12-07-2006, 03:28 AM
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I honestly don't know about the range, but I would be shocked if another car would be able to tune in.
 
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Old 12-07-2006, 05:04 PM
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Actually, from my experiences with FM transmitters, adjacent cars can tune in fine, though not without a bit of noise. Of course, I can't speak for the Zune FM transmitter, since I don't have one.
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Old 12-07-2006, 09:07 PM
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Actually, from my experiences with FM transmitters, adjacent cars can tune in fine, though not without a bit of noise. Of course, I can't speak for the Zune FM transmitter, since I don't have one.
Possibly an adjacent car, but I doubt a trailing car could... unless they were tailgating quite bad.
 
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Old 12-08-2006, 03:34 AM
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Possibly an adjacent car, but I doubt a trailing car could... unless they were tailgating quite bad.
Oooooh yeah. That's how it's done in the city streets.
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Old 12-11-2006, 03:39 AM
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wel one more question. i use those tape thingies for the car...the ones that has the aux cable top plug into the zune. i use that....how is the quality of the fm transmitter comparied to the tape converter?
 
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Old 12-11-2006, 09:27 PM
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Well, I've not used one of those adapters in a long, long time so I couldn't really compare the two. Best I can say is that the radio transmitter gives you basically radio quality audio.
 
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Old 12-15-2006, 09:35 PM
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wel one more question. i use those tape thingies for the car...the ones that has the aux cable top plug into the zune. i use that....how is the quality of the fm transmitter comparied to the tape converter?
Tape coverters generally work much better than FM transmitters.
 
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