iPod New iTrips

[rsherid]

I had an iTrip for my 3G iPod that worked amazingly well. I finally upgraded to a 6G iPod Classic and had to get a new iTrip. So I got the one from Griffin seen here (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250568279049&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT).

However, it's terrible -- no matter what station I set it on, there's some level of static, popping and weird frequency sounds. With the old one, this happened once in a while, but this one does it ALL THE TIME. Have they just given up on making good FM transmitters or what?

 

[SpaceKitty]

The FCC does limit how strong these FM transmitters can be. This started a few years ago when people would complain because they would pick up someone else's broadcast and were offended by what they heard. A few years ago, XM and Sirius both had to limit the built in FM transmitters on their portable radios for the same reason.

It's best just to either get a radio with an AUX jack built in or direct connect using a kit you can buy at BestBuy or other stores.