August CR100 Remote Controlled Car MP3 Player and FM Transmitter with SD/MMC Card Reader & USB Port
Posted by Notcot on Apr 14, 2010 in In-Car Technology |
Product Description
It is a mini car MP3 player and 206 Channel FM Transmitter enabling you to play music from SD/MMC card, USB memory stick with pre-loaded music and send sound/music from your other MP3 player or any AV players with USB and 3.5mm socket to your car stereo system and home Hi-Fi system. It is simple to use, just tune to FM frequency to link your musical player to car speakers and home Hi-Fi wirelessly to start enjoy high quality music.
It has got remote control and applicable to cars and lorries with DC12/24V cigerate socket.
- Play music from the built-in SD/MMC card reader & USB
- Transmit music form MP3 players to car radio/home stereo
- Support audio/video players with USB / 3.5mm socket
- Car player support MP3 formats ,LCD display with backlight
- 206 selectable channels,Up/Down frequency scan buttons
August CR100 Remote Controlled Car MP3 Player and FM Transmitter with SD/MMC Card Reader & USB Port
The product is too good and the rate at which it identifies the mp3 file from a flash drive is pretty quick. However the device does not support the folder structure if the mp3 files are stored in various folders. But worth for the price.
Rating: 5 / 5
Brilliant, saved me upgrading my cd played in the car. can play all my music now. Only downside is the quality is only as good as FM. Amazing for the money.
Rating: 5 / 5
works fine so far with 8gb usb key as well as with zen 20gb !
minuses ; remote control only works few inches from transmitter so easier operated by fingers
Rating: 4 / 5
I’ve just received this and tried it out in my car and have to say it’s completely useless. The unit obviously doesn’t broadcast the signal strongly enough so it’s like listening to a very badly tuned radio the whole time. I tried a whole range of different frequencies and always found the same problem so it wasn’t an issue with overlapping commercial radio stations.
I thought that my car radio perhaps wasn’t picking up signals very well. It seemed unlikely given that I can pick up standard radio stations perfectly but I bought another FM transmitter from Tesco to try it out and found that it works rather well. Conclusion, this is a piece of rubbish.
I don’t understand why there are numerous good reviews of this product but I did notice that the majority of the reviwers have only ever made a single review which lead me to believe they may have been made by the manufacturer.
Rating: 1 / 5
So far I’ve only used the August CR100 with my Sony MP3 player attached but I’ve been very pleased with the sound quality, signal strength & ease of use. For me the remote control is a bit pointless as I’m generally the driver (I’ve found it’s easier to control it from the drivers seat without using the remote control anyway) but I imagine it is very useful if you have passengers in the back who want to choose what to listen to next.
Overall I think this item is excellent for the money & is certainly the best FM transmitter I’ve owned…..so far!!
Rating: 5 / 5