August CR100 - FM Transmitter with 3.5mm In / USB Port / Card Reader - In Car MP3 Player for Smartphones and Tablets - Apple / Android / Blackberry Compatible

I have to admit I was a bit cynical about this, especially due to the price, but decided it was worth a go and have never regretted it. It certainly beats messing about with a car glove box full of CD's. Eventually managed to fill a 2GD memory card with my favourite songs and there must be hundreds of them, shoved it into the cigarette lighter, found a free frequency (87.5fm) and away you go. One bit of advice though, if you decide to listen to the car radio instead turn the volume down first (on the car stereo) as the output on this is not brilliant and you have to compensate by turning up the volume on the car's system. Not that I ever needed it but I've now lost the cigarette lighter thingy. Other than that I've had mine for a while now with no issues at all and consider this a great buy. With the appropriate 240v to 12v adapter plug I've even used it at home with my Technics stereo system using the same frequency setting. Top tip - set the chosen frequency as a pre-set station to avoid having to fiddle about in the future.

For the price it's a very fair way to hear your music conveniently from a USB stick, and I have no problems with tuning, signal strength or background noise - only the occasional interference as expected when driving past banks generating RF interference from computers or whatever (that's from a 12v socket positioned near the gear stick and radio, with the car aerial being up above on front center of the roof - no sun roof with this car).However, the sound level is rather quiet even with good strong MP3 tracks, so the volume needs to be turned way up. And there simply isn't any treble worth speaking of, I've tried all the EQ presets, but even with the radio on +9 TREBLE there just isn't any sparkle to the audio at all. Yes you can still enjoy a track you love, like you can on MW AM radio, but it seems like a lot is missing at the top end (it doesn't make full use of 'FM quality') and I wonder if one of those cassette adaptors and a normal MP3 player might have been a better choice.... but that costs a quite a bit more, doesn't it? :)If you're not fussy about sound, your car speakers aren't wonderful, you just want to listen to speach based podcasts or audiobooks, or you're of senior years and your ears aren't what they used to be, then it's fine. Oh, and the remote needs to be right next to it before it registers, but at least that's easier than squinting down at the thing.It's cheap and it does what it says on the pack. Just don't expect miracles! Such a shame they didn't pay a little more attention to the sound quality or it would be a 10/10 bargain.(Update) : It only lasted a few months, now it's totally dead. Maybe the wife broke it and won't admit it, it wouldn't be the first time :)It looks ok, but it's just a lump of useless plastic now. Couldn't be bothered to complain or return it, but thought I might as well update this review.

This worked fantastically for just over a month, but then the spring loaded electric connector at the end dropped out (goodness knows where)... And the fit in my Punto's power outlet was a bit loose as well... The overall build quality does feel very cheap, plus it's a bit bulky for me and the LCD display is tiny - since most power outlets are, I imagine, quite low down, it makes it impossible to read (well, at least for me and my old eyes!) But then I guess that once you've got it tuned into your radio, you wouldn't be trying to retune it whilst driving anyway, huh?BUT the sound quality was fine even at mid volume. I didn't try the memory card or USB stick function - just used it connected directly to my phone. I did find that the USB connector didn't work as a charger, sadly (not sure if this is by design or not?)So I'm afraid I've had to give a competitor's product a go, although it'll cost a couple quid more (ie £10 vs £6ish)...

Been using this for a week now and it's super easy to use. It was set at 100fm when I plugged it in, so I tuned my radio to that frequency, turned on my iPod and all is dandy!I've had no problems with the sound quality. In my Nissan micra it can go quite loud, as good as the radio and also my cd's. any louder would be uncomfortable so I haven't tried it. I've only used it with an iPod, not the USB. Its dashboard buttons are made of super cheap silver plastic but I wouldn't expect more for the price of the product and I didn't even need to read the manual. It's so easy to use, the wire to connect your iPod isn't too long that its going to get tangled or in the way. I've never used the remote as its always just me in the car so I can't comment on that.It works, the sound is good and it is at a great price. I certainly recommend this.

I bought this in a hurry as I bought a second hand car with no CD player or functional tape deck and needed music! The device does work, but it obviously doesn't have a very strong broadcast signal as the sound is very scratchy - I thought my speakers were blown too until I tuned into Radio 1 and the sound was perfect even at volume.For the price its a handy gadget but it is no where near perfect. I have a 4gb memory card plugged into it and it does recognise folder structure for me too. However, having plugged an mp3 player, and my phone, into the cable provided, and then tried in a supermarket purchased FM broadcaster I have to say the supermarket version (I got 2 for the same price as this on a deal) worked better - no dodgy scratching through the speakers.I wouldn't buy this again and would instead use a smart phone/mp3 and a stand alone FM broadcaster. It did get me out of a hole on a 5 hr drive but if you like reasonable sound quality then buy something else, this will drive you nuts.