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CNET editors' rating:
3.5 stars
Very good
Detailed editors' rating - Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 7 reviews
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Product summary
The good: Neat, integrative design; backlit LCD; tunes to any frequency; easy to use; charges the Shuffle.
The bad: Typically poor sound quality; static on most frequencies.
The bottom line: iPod Shuffle owners who appreciate seamless integration and useful features should consider the DLO TransPod for their FM transmitter needs.
CNET editors' review
- Reviewed on: 08/26/2005
Typically, we have problems with any FM transmitter that's designed for a single family of devices (see the dock-connector iPod-only Monster iCarPlay). DLO's TransPod for the iPod Shuffle seems one-dimensional as well, with its Shuffle-friendly USB-port design. But you'll find an audio line input and even a line output for cassette adapters and the like on the bottom of the device. Signal strength, even in San Francisco, was not a huge issue. At the 88.1 frequency, we usually had a static-free experience. Sound, though, ranks on the lower side, with lackluster bass and typically AM-like quality, but that's par for the course for most FM transmitters. Still, we love the fact that unit charges the Shuffle--which has a tendency to die when you most need it--and any other device that draws power over USB.
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