MP3 FM Transmitter

If you do a lot of driving and like to listen to good music, you will quickly get tired of searching throughout all the available AM and FM stations to find nothing that satisfies your particular musical tastes and on top of that deal with the never ending supply of commercials. There is a relatively inexpensive option that can provide you with all of your favorite music while driving. It is a car MP3 FM transmitter.

MP3 players can hold many thousands of your favorite songs or audiobooks without any commercials or other distractions. You have found that the little pocket device is great to take on a jog or walk through the park. But what about taking it on the road? It is against the law in some areas of the country and not to mention unsafe to have any type of headphones plugged into both ears. Besides, if you have friends or family traveling with you, they can’t enjoy the music if you have your earbuds on.

The car MP3 FM transmitter is a simple device that permits you to send the music from your MP3 player to your car stereo system wirelessly. That is a good answer for those of us who do not have an input jack for any auxiliary tape deck or portable CD player.

The transmitter plugs into the vehicle’s power outlet or cigarette lighter and the audio jack of the MP3 player. When both are turned on and tuned to the same FM frequency, you can literally have days of musical enjoyment listening to all those songs you downloaded to your MP3 player.

Some popular car MP3 FM transmitters are:

• iLuv FM Transmitter by Adorama
• Wagan Tech 2516 Smart Sound MP3 USB Modular with Fm Transmitter
• Belkin TuneCast® 3 FM Transmitter
• Monster® iCarPlay™ Wireless 1000 FM Transmitter
• Aerielle™ i2i® Universal FM Transmitter

Depending upon the model these FM transmitters have the following features:

• Selectable frequencies between 88.1MHz to 107.9MHz
• Can program two separate FM frequencies
• Built-in MP3 decoder
• Plays from a USB flash drive
• Charges MP3 player while playing in the car
• Can plug into a computer to listen to MP3 or iPod on FM stereos in the office or at home

Whether you have a long commute to work or want to share your MP3 collection with your friends and family, a car MP3 FM transmitter can provide you with many days of virtually limitless listening pleasure.