How is audio via the FM Stereo Transmitter? Concerned about static. My stereo has AUX in front so can't hardwire without unsightly cable showing.
1179792
The FM transmitter works great. You can also buy wireless headphones for around $20-25 that work off of IR, which this DVD player has, and they great as well. Kids are quiet and happy
1179793
It's got one of the strongest FM transmitters on the market. I ended up with a totally different player because the first one I received was DOA. The replacement failed within a week. I wish it had kept on working. Picture and sound were amazing. Not sure best buy installed wiring correct on mine so your mileage may vary. Good luck.
1179794
no static not even when we travel, but you have to change station when you trvel
574700
The FM reception is good - long wire antenna. Not quite as good as the Tivoli but comparable. We have 2 of the Yamaha TSX-70 units and they work and sound great but we primarily use them for iPod/iPhone charging and playback.
1492030
I wish we could remember but we returned it for fm reception problems. It was due to our location - not the stereo malfunctioning. We think it did have an auxillary in - but we're not sure. Sorry we can't help more.
1829174
The connectors are similar to speaker terminals, with a push button, slip wire, release button. So a sort of friction connection to hold the wire from coming out. It has a GND, AM and FM spots. The supplied FM antenna plugs in perfectly. If you have your own - just need to terminate in 2 wires. It's probably 75 Ohm, but I'm not sure.The only thing I would caution you on - is the placement of the unit. It's in my basement and reception is so bad I can't use it. I live about 30 miles from the radio station transmitters.Mine is virtually brand new - maybe I should box it up and send it to you - half price! The connectors are similar to speaker terminals, with a push button, slip wire, release button. So a sort of friction connection to hold the wire from coming out. It has a GND, AM and FM spots. The supplied FM antenna plugs in perfectly. If you have your own - just need to terminate in 2 wires. It's probably 75 Ohm, but I'm not sure.The only thing I would caution you on - is the placement of the unit. It's in my basement and reception is so bad I can't use it. I live about 30 miles from the radio station transmitters.Mine is virtually brand new - maybe I should box... » Read More The connectors are similar to speaker terminals, with a push button, slip wire, release button. So a sort of friction connection to hold the wire from coming out. It has a GND, AM and FM spots. The supplied FM antenna plugs in perfectly. If you have your own - just need to terminate in 2 wires. It's probably 75 Ohm, but I'm not sure.The only thing I would caution you on - is the placement of the unit. It's in my basement and reception is so bad I can't use it. I live about 30 miles from the radio station transmitters.Mine is virtually brand new - maybe I should box it up and send it to you - half price! « Show Less
1829178
The connectors are similar to speaker terminals, with a push button, slip wire, release button. So a sort of friction connection to hold the wire from coming out. It has a GND, AM and FM spots. The supplied FM antenna plugs in perfectly. If you have your own - just need to terminate in 2 wires. It's probably 75 Ohm, but I'm not sure. The only thing I would caution you on - is the placement of the unit. It's in my basement and reception is so bad I can't use it. I live about 30 miles from the radio station transmitters. Mine is virtually brand new - maybe I should box it up and send it to you - half price!
339942
I had static also. Am returning the device and ordering a new one from a different seller. I suspect the quality control may not be optimal and some may have static and others not.
907026
Yes, I had a lot of static though. I found another cord on here that worked better. I don't remember the name of the other cord. It's in here though.
1906174
Correct my car didn't have a aux port so I purchased a FM Modulator not transmitter but modulator for I think 12 bucks once that was installed I had myself a aux port to plug in my HTC adapter
1782811
FM reception is not too good where I live---but then, we cannot get ANY TV broadcast here and the stereo in the house gets only static. When we drive to the big city, however, the reception is quite good! Guess a lot depends on one's signal strength, eh?!
877617
Try cutting the antennae wire internally. I get zero radio interference and the static isn't as bad because the range from box to radio antennas doesn't matter anymore. For me it's a lot better
2220686
The speaker itself is incredible! The FM transmitter is not. On every station I tried, the call and music came through with a great deal of static, and there is no AM feature either so if you live in an area with plenty of well-broadcast FM radio stations, it will be difficult to find an FM station not in use. I returned mine I'm fact.
2227368
If you have a newer car with an audio media jack you can plug it in but it actually broadcasts to one of your un used FM slots. You set the radio to a spot with static (no station) and set the SainSonic to the same number and viola....! It works great... for the price it is wonderful.
173773
you have to have the FM transmitter and the FM radio in your car set to the same frequency (one with no other station on it) so the transmitter can send the music signal to your radio via the FM broadcast. Will be full of static and garbled if they are not on the same frequency. All FM transmitter units work this way. Volume on transmitter should be about in the middle. Use the volume control on your radio to select lousness.
54908
Try the external antenna (extended, switch it to external). Try another location in the house for the radio. Try orienting the antenna differently and at least a foot away from large metal objects (which could change the nature of the antenna or block the signal). Try using a dipole antenna located remotely, higher, or in the clear with respect to the desired station. This may mean a getting a balun ($5), some coax (several dollars), and a folded FM dipole antenna ($7). Finally, consider putting an RF preamplifier between the folded dipole antenna and the radio. If none of that helps, you have a difficult location, a faulty radio, or a requirement to receive a station with too weak a signal to your location. When it's finally working and you realize that it has a serious deficit in fidelity (muddy, bassy, little midrange, no highs), as I did, put a more ordinary radio nearby and turn it up just enough to hear the midrange and highs. The combined sound will be a lot more like you had hoped for to begin with. I am profoundly displeased with the lack of audio fidelity and range in this radio. It is essentially a subwoofer with a tuner and not much more. How people rate it so highly is a complete and utter mystery to me. A profound ignorance of audio fidelity in the population at large, I guess.
266370
It feeds through radio. FM station. You here lite background static when the songs play, but in between it gets much louder.
1259598
The sound is fine when you play the attached mp3/music device. Keep in mind the attachment is only transmitting a radio signal. If there is any sort of sound quality issue, more than likely it will have to do with the player or possibly the car stereo instead of this device. As long as the radio channel is not being used by a station, and your volume is all the way up on the attached device, everything will sound fine.
2098361
You would need to pick a station that is the most optimal for reception. Here, live 106.7 is really bad on my car - I can only hear just a faint, but 105.9 (unused station) did it for me. Now it sounds really clear without any humming noise during intermission.