REVIEW: This Is As Good As It Gets

I lived with the iTrip for a while and I must say that it wasn't a pleasant experience. I have two cars, one with a cassette player and one without. If you have a cassette player in your car, do not even consider FM transmitters; cassette adapters produce much better sound. (By the way, I tried Bellkin, Panasonic, Sony, and Maxell. Maxell is the clear winner, no contest. It is the cheapest one as well.)

For the car without a cassette player, I tried the Monster Cable iCarPlay, and what a difference! I can finally concentrate on music, not the FM noise. It is much more powerful than the iTrip for sure. Interestingly, iTrip works better with lower bands, while iCarPlay works better with higher frequency. (In NYC area, 107.7 is the one, while iTrip worked ok with 87.7)

One nice bonus is that your iPod will always be charged when you use this product, though I have no idea what that will do to the battery in the long run. Doesn't frequent re-charging shortens the lifespan of a battery?