Being a commuter, spending countless hours behind the wheel of my car stuck in traffic I need a versatile sound system. For my money, that turned out to be the JVC KD-R600 head unit for my 2002 Volkswagen Golf. One of the nicest features of this head unit is iPod and iPhone control support via the front faceplate’s USB port. Now that I have an iPhone 3GS, my battery is always topped up, and I don’t know how I did without this feature before. The unit also plays back audio and MP3 CD’s, in addition to USB thumb drives and USB hard drives.
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I wanted to not love the iPhone, really I did. All those smug apple fan boys, all the glowing media reports, it couldn’t be that good right? Its just a phone people, and the app store is evil and draconian in its review of applications. I wanted to be different and choose a phone that was completely open, so when the last upgrade cycle came around, I avoided the iPhone (at the time it was just before the release of the 3GS) and went with the Rogers HTC Dream Android based phone.
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After using my iTrip for a few weeks now, I have come up with a couple of tips that I think are worth sharing. The first is, do not leave the iTrip LCD connected to your iPod when not in use, as it will drain your battery very rapidly. Second, to get to channel 87.9 (common for CD changers, usually pretty clean) you need to put the iTrip LCD into Int mode instead of US mode. This is not mentioned in the manual, but is on the Griffin support website. You can access international frequencies by holding down the silver button until “US” starts to blink (about 20-30 seconds).
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Griffin iTrip LCD Review
Overall Rating: A-
Price: 49.00 – 64.00 Canadian
Great little portable device. Cables do not have to be carried around if you want to connect to multiple stereo’s. Griffin greatly improves the iTrip LCD over its predessors. The addition of the station selection knob makes finding a clear station a no hassle affair. The first iTrip lacked the lcd and selector knob that the iTri LCD model has. Instead it used a special playlist of mp3′s that sent tones to change the station. This was likely a source of confusion for users, andthus a reason for the high ammount of unfavorable reviews.
When it comes to matching the style of the ipod no one can touch Griffin, who has pay’s a close eye to detail.
For a connection to a home stereo I still prefer to use a dock over fm transmission. That being said, this is an excellent alternative if you cannot hardwire your iPod to your car/home. If you are planning to purchase this product, please be aware that you will have to invest some time in finding a good clear station. One station does not allways work on all radio’s, and can change while you drive depending on your location. I have been able to find a handful of reliable station for use while driving, and two or three that work really well with my radio’s in the house.If I had only one small nit-pick issue with this device, it would be to have more power. I do realize that the limiting factor is what it can draw from the iPod. So overall its a great buy, and hence, an A-
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