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Amazon Reviews are Eye-opening

June 11, 2003 - 11:43pm

One of the coolest parts about Amazon.com is definitely the reviews. I love hearing other people talk about their experience with a product. It often makes me think about standing in the grocery aisle talking to someone about this salad dressing or that ice cream flavor. Unfortunately, I'm seldom in the grocery store so I don't get that experience anymore. But that's beside the point.

Today on Amazon I was reading about the Irock! 300W Wireless Music Adapter. It allows you to play your iPod (or in my case, Kevin's) over your car stereo. It gets mixed reviews, but for 30 bucks, I might try it for our next roadtrip. The review that really amused me was this:

"Of course, it didn't work, even with the one unused FM station slot in our area. But before I took it back I decided to take it apart to see what made it (not) tick. Turns out that the thing might work if they'd just made the pigtail a little longer, one of the wires in the cable is an antenna -but it's way too short. So I just soldered some 24 guage wire to the circuit board pad where the antenna attaches, fed it out the door of my car, wound it around the car antenna and stuck a piece of electical tape around it. Viola! Works perfectly..."
- submitted by Y settle 4 it as it is? Fix it!

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The Griffin iTrip is supposed to be much better. I've got an iRock -- it's okay.
Posted by josh on June 12, 2003 - 1:58am
i'm always weary about the reviews that appear before the product is actually released.
Posted by jon on June 12, 2003 - 4:32am
I love reading reviews online. When we bought our car, (which is pretty big) there was a review from a woman that was 5ft tall and she was saying how much she loved the car because it fit her.. and her 6 ft husband... and she was right.
Posted by Chris on June 13, 2003 - 2:52pm
I plopped down a big chunk of change for a PhatBox MP3 player - a trunk-mounted MP3 player that acts like a factory CD changer. 20 Gig of music. Best money I've spent in the near-past. Why am I always commenting on 3-day old posts?
Posted by Jeff on June 16, 2003 - 2:46pm
Jeff, I'm afraid you comment on old posts simply because there aren't any new posts to keep your attention. Sorry I don't write more. I really wish I could take more time and collect my thoughts more often.
Posted by EricaLucci on June 17, 2003 - 12:49am
I have an iRock. They work well for the money - but maybe aren't the best option. That's to say, if you only want to spend $30 instead of $200 or something to get a new car stereo with a line adaptor or cassette (I assume you have the same crappy Honda stock stereo I do?) There are occasional zones where the radio stations can interfere with the signal. Somewhere between Waco an Austin there's about a 20 mile zone where all these nutty little religious stations crowd the spectrum. But overall I find it works well in DFW. The most irritating thing to me is you have to remember to turn the thing off. They will *eat* batteries, and if you accidentally leave it on overnight it will be dead the next day. I use rechargeables, and always keep an extra pair in the car. Nothing is more frustrating than having it die when you're on the road. And you don't want to have to run in 7-11 and pay $4 for batteries each time. Someone who was whiz bang with stereos may be able to get you a fairly cheap car stereo with a line-in jack and install it for you - either that or maybe an old cheapie with a cassette deck you could use an adaptor with. I think that's the way to go if you could find someone who would be willing to install it.
Posted by Charles on June 17, 2003 - 7:24am
I just saw this new product you may be interested in: http://www.sixdifferentways.com/archives/004351.html
Posted by Charles on June 23, 2003 - 7:38pm
I bought a AudiaX from these guys www.myfmstation.com and it works so much better than my buddies Itrip, worth a look.
Posted by ted knight on August 27, 2003 - 6:39pm

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