Recommend a Car Charger with FM transmitter

Hi there,
I'm looking for recommendations for a good car charger for my 3GS that also has an FM transmitter so I can listen to music in my car. Something that plugs into a cigarette lighter socket.
Thanks in advance

smilingdog wrote:
Hi there,
I'm looking for recommendations for a good car charger for my 3GS that also has an FM transmitter so I can listen to music in my car. Something that plugs into a cigarette lighter socket.
Your profile says you live in California, so unless you live in Humboldt County or somewhere along the eastern Sierra, there are going to be so many FM radio signals clogging the airwaves, you have no shot of a pleasant experience with an FM transmitter. Long ago, back in the early days of XM radio, I had one with an FM transmitter. I was constantly trying to find a good channel, but there was so much bleeding across the spectrum, that it just didn't work. However, watching the faces of people in nearby cars trying to figure out why my music was coming out of their radios was kind of worth it!
Most cars built these days have a AUX input, which gives the best sound. You can install one on almost any modern car using a Blitzsafe adapter. If your car is old enough to have a cassette, you can find an adapter at most electronics stores, and it works good enough.

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