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 enlarge | Brand: Belkin
Category: CE
Buy New: £3.95
New (12) Refurbished (1) from £3.95
Rating:  81 reviews
Sales Rank: 440
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 74 x 50.8 x 32.7
Legal Disclaimer: Layer One UK does not offer any warranty other than the one imposed by the manufacturer. Consequently, the warranty conditions proposed by Layer One UK will be an exact copy of the manufacturers.
MPN: F8Z049eaBLK
Model: F8Z049eaBLK
UPC: 722868591185
EAN: 0722868591185
ASIN: B000JPNEZ4
Release Date: October 23, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Showing reviews 76-80 of 81
 Excellent, style, sound and quality! February 3, 2007
K. Thompson
28 out of 29 found this review helpful
the perfect i-pod in car accesory!
as well as charging the ipod, using the ipods excellent screen as the interface, having 4 different channels for easy radio tuning. this little pice of kit boast excellent sound looks and build quality.
you only have to spend 5 minuits in this think to realise your CD player need never be used again! i found that there is a slight hissing. parked outside my house on my sloped driveway.
the tune base does an excellent job of holding onto your precious pod, its cleverly and well thought out grips hold onto almost every ipod with ease. i took mine on some fairly bouncy back roads and my confidence in this machine is high!
as for design, its sturdy and bendy grip means you can move the whole contraption anywhere you want, so if its in the way of some dials or gear stick at first it can easily be moved. it looks excellent with a black colour ipod vid in it. and a clear green light on the power adapter shows you everything is on.
the 'plug' fits nicely into all power outlets but you must ensure you have a steady hand when removing it as pulling out at the slighted angles makes the job alot harder. it wont come out as easy as the cigarret lighter this unit may replace.
hidden treats, well when the car power goes off, the unit will pause the ipod, so that you dont miss any of your songs, i found this to be a nice little addition not found on other FM transmitters. good use of the ipod screen as the interface. fully charge ipod at the end of jurneys. and if you have any movies on your ipod video, these are excellent entertainment for your passenges (if you dont mind a small vid image).
Ignore Other Reviews - Cracking Item!! :-) January 30, 2007
L. Duffy (Wales, UK)
42 out of 43 found this review helpful
I'm not normally one to write product reviews but after buying this item and using it I felt obliged to!
I cannot praise this unit highly enough. I did a bit of homework researching the different options available to allow me to play my iPod in my car and this was one that greatly appealed to me.
However there was a distinct lack of UK reviews available on the internet - another reason for me writing this.
I was concerned with the review that iLounge (www.ilounge.com) gave this product; it hardly filled me with confidence of its technical ability but I decided to give it a go anyway, with the peace of mind provided by Amazon's 14 day returns policy.
Since it arriving I have been nothing but impressed with it! It tuned into an FM station easily using the iPod's colour display as its own and the first frequency I tried (99.8FM) provided crystal clear sound.
At present I have not had to change frequency once, so cannot comment on the usefulness of the Memory Functions, having only filled 1 of the four available slot, but this I feel only serves as further evidence of the TuneBase's broadcasting strength.
I am not going to go through and analyse each feature in depth, this would just be repeating the Product Details page - the main reason I have posted this review is to inform other UK iPod users that this product will do the job you want it to do and do it well!
I cannot understand how iLounge got such poor results with this, perhaps this is due to it being tested in America, I personally don't know.
All I can say is buy the thing and give it a try and I can bet you won't be disappointed - I know I wasn't.
And please, if you do, then leave a review to let other prospective buyers know your experience - good or bad.
Enjoy your TuneBase!
Belkin TuneBase fm transmitter for iPod January 23, 2007
Dean Luke (stoke-on-trent, England)
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
Great product! within 2mins of opening the box i was listening to cd quality sound, its so easy to use and set up anyone can manage. If you are looking for an fm transmitter for your ipod look no further!
Belkin Tunebase January 20, 2007
Mr. M. Holloway (Bournemouth UK)
27 out of 27 found this review helpful
I bought this FM transmitter for my 80GB ipod for use in my car. I have found it very easy to use and program in. The transmitter fits into the cigarette lighter socket and is adjustable with the strong flexible connection, it looks smart and charges the ipod. I have a 35 mile journey each way to work and have used it every day and found it to be brilliant, it keeps my ipod fully charged every day.
My only minor gripe is that the connection to the cigarette socket is slightly difficult to remove once fitted, because there is a rubber connection around the plug to create a firm connection. Because of this I do not remove the unit unless I have to as, if I did I think that the rubber would eventually come away, but obviously leaving the unit in the car can advertise to the low life that could break into your car.
Make your CD Auto changer redundant!! January 12, 2007
Mr. R. Holdsworth (UK)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This little unit does exactly what the manufacturer says it does and I am delighted with mine, its transformed my in-car entertainment.
The advice I would give is whilst researching which unit you want to buy, consider where your cigarette lighter is in the car. I have a 3 series BMW so the socket is very close to the gear stick. This unit allows the i-pod to sit neatly at a level with the heater controls and not get in the way. Perfect. However it would be rubbish in an Audi A4 as the socket is next to the Hand brake...
So, do you want it to power itself and charge the i-pod so you can drive 3 hours on the motorway and still have a full i-pod to take out or do you want to have it powered by the i-pod so its small can go anywhere in the car and be used at home, but risk it going flat quickely!! These are the two types of unit on the market and this is an example of the former.
I do feel the need to remove it everytime I park just so there is nothing to atract thieves, only a minor pain, but an i-pod powered one could fit in any storage compartment in your car out of sight at all times. Your choice I guess.
Well thats the decisions you need to make, now onto the unit itself.
This unit has a real quality feel to it. Its sturdy and fits very snugly into the lighter socket. it certainly looks like its made to last. It comes with every adapter to fit the various types of i-pod. I have a nano and it grips it perfectly. It is a shiny black and looks the business with a black i-pod.
As its securely mounted its so easy to use the i-pod on the move.
The better units on the market allow you to tune to any frequency you want. The cheap ones only have four preset or less. This unit allows you to chose any frequencies that are unused or very faint in your area and save the best four. Just preset those on your Car radio and your done.
Sound quality is excellent, I was pleasantly suprised. You do get a little crackle and hiss between tracks but only as much as the channel you picked, and once playing you cant hear it. Everyone who has heard it in my car cannot tell its not the CD Auto changer instead. I think unless you have some serious kit in your car and a discerning ear you are unlikely to notice the difference to CD's.
Overall if it ticks the right boxes for you then this unit will do a great job and look a million dollars too!!! Enjoy!!
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