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Has anyone found a good fm transmitter for G1 yet?
I've seen few on ebay, not sure if they are any good, one of them called FMTalk.
Thanks,
Dmitry
yeah the ones on ebay actually work great, it was $20 on ebay included shipping and i cant complain. you have to turn the volume down on your g1 handset and turn up your volume on what ever your playing your music through. i also love the fact it has a bulit-in mic. i use it as a hands free unit too. its worth spending $20 and much better than griffin transmitters for the iphone/ipod.
lilwill2806 said:
yeah the ones on ebay actually work great, it was $20 on ebay included shipping and i cant complain. you have to turn the volume down on your g1 handset and turn up your volume on what ever your playing your music through. i also love the fact it has a bulit-in mic. i use it as a hands free unit too. its worth spending $20 and much better than griffin transmitters for the iphone/ipod.
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Great, thanks for the info, just ordered one.
no problem !
can you guys provide the link or item number for this item on ebay?
thanks
blufabric said:
can you guys provide the link or item number for this item on ebay?
thanks
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http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260356034462
This is the one I ordered, it just shipped out, hopefully it will be good when I get it (wrong item pic on the auction)
thanks, let me know how it goes..
tchort said:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260356034462
This is the one I ordered, it just shipped out, hopefully it will be good when I get it (wrong item pic on the auction)
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I ordered the one in the pic and it was total crap. It would transmit but the sound quality was bad and it was full of static.
I just got mine, took about 5 minutes to find the right frequency so far seems like it's actually working really well, will test it out over next few days and write a quick update here.
Any more word on these? I want one but don't want to waste my time.
You can always just use an extUSB to 3.5mm headphone jack converter and then plug that into a generic fm transmitter.
Try this one.
http://www.designtech-intl.com/fm.asp
http://shop.ebay.com/items/?_nkw=fm..._trksid=m270.l1313&_odkw=fm+voyager&_osacat=0
I was personally involved in the design of the audio section of the FM Voyager before Directed Electronics purchased it from the company I formerly worked for.
In particular, I designed the bandpass circuitry that normalizes the frequency response. Most FM transmitters have no such circuitry - and so their end frequency response is nothing like a normal radio station. During developement this unit was compared to literally dozens of other transmitters, some costing upwards of 100 dollars. While this unit - like everything on the market - had its share of reductions/limitations in order to meet cost and engineering goals, the final result was a product that sounds better (in my opinion) than virtually anything else on the market - including the transmitters that cost many many times as much.
As a side note: Some FM transmitters are *NOT* FCC legal. The 12 channel version of the FM Voyager is. The result of being FCC legal is that the power output is limited - and that power can result in some (usually minor) static being received depending on the surrounding environment such as other transmitters and receiver design. In addition, you of course have slightly less channels to choose from, although this is not normally a major issue. While technically innaccurate, the basic thought for lack of better explination is that some receivers have such a low sensitivity that a legally operating portable transmitter may not provide a strong enough signal to eliminate static. The downside of not being FCC legal is primarily that the device could transmitt farther than intended - and it could effect other receivers/stations as a result. There is an older 14 channel version of the FM Voyager, but thats all I am going to say about it.
Call me biased, but its the transmitter I use exclusively and I am very happy with it.
DISCLAIMER: I do not, and never have worked for Directed Electronics. The information from this post is based on first hand knowledge acquired during employement at the company that was originally responsible for the dwevelopement of the FM Voyager. Its possible the design has changed and as such it is possible that nothing in this post is meaningful or accurate at this time.
Kieth
mightykc said:
I ordered the one in the pic and it was total crap. It would transmit but the sound quality was bad and it was full of static.
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Mine was the same. Unuseable.
myron bennell said:
Any more word on these? I want one but don't want to waste my time.
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I've used it for few weeks now, there is some static for sure, finding a clear channel is a bit of a pain, and station that works today, tomorrow might have more static. Also another negative is car charger plugs into the transmitter, but does not charge the phone.
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Also another negative is car charger plugs into the transmitter, but does not charge the phone.
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That's the biggest negtaive.
Henchman said:
That's the biggest negtaive.
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Agreed. that was one reason i wanted to try these out. The phone only goes so far on a charge as it is.
I am aware of both the software and "Correct Hardware GPS Fix" threads, and have applied all of those (S.gps and antenna bend) to my Vibrant. GPS still isn't satisfactory IMHO. So...
Has anyone actually full out replaced the antenna contained in the internal black plastic cover with something that has a higher gain?
I am thinking of trying this, but not sure the specific antenna used in the Vibrant and so not sure what antennas I could swap in place. Does anyone know the spec?
So, I want something to replace my TV box/free view and watch youtube
sub 90£(140 dollars)
does not matter the interface
can handle 1080p without problems
usb otg,
size does not matter
does not need a cotroller, i have some wiimote layng around...
at least ics 4.0
1 gb of ram would be nice but not a must
at least a dual core or very powerfull single core and gpu to handle the os wit no lag and play some phisics games like apparatus and bad piggies
Is there something running jb yet? Or that at least has a recovery so it would be possible run a custom ROM? That I could port a ROM for ( I dev apps but never a ROM) whatever that's not very important
Any ideas?
check out the mk802's i have a couple mk802 II's and theyre very fun to play with. theres an mk802 III being released shortly as well.
Odroid-X seems to be all you need (take a look to the PandaBoard too, more expensive and less powerful, but it's a more complete choice).
RoberGalarga said:
Odroid-X seems to be all you need (take a look to the PandaBoard too, more expensive and less powerful, but it's a more complete choice).
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those odroid and pandaboard products are pretty awesome for development and testing, but if youre looking for something under 75 bucks that will do everything. includes wifi, and hooks right up to your tv. i would go with any of the mk802's. just a bit larger than a usb flash drive, and does everything you would expect a newer android phone or tablet to do.
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check out the mk802's i have a couple mk802 II's and theyre very fun to play with. theres an mk802 III being released shortly as well.
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Yeah, i would preffer go with the mk808, has already jb, and now you pointed out the mk802 III, and you can already buy it here now im deciding between those 2, seems the same product to me...
haxin said:
those odroid and pandaboard products are pretty awesome for development and testing, but if youre looking for something under 75 bucks that will do everything. includes wifi, and hooks right up to your tv. i would go with any of the mk802's. just a bit larger than a usb flash drive, and does everything you would expect a newer android phone or tablet to do.
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360porcento said:
Yeah, i would preffer go with the mk808, has already jb, and now you pointed out the mk802 III, and you can already buy it here now im deciding between those 2, seems the same product to me...
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Wow... the MK802 III looks pretty awesome, dual core for $66 (and free shipping to MX :highfive
I'm thinking about purchase a RaspberryPI, but this is a better choice to convert my LCD to a smart TV
one bit of warning, when you first get one of your mk802's youre going to be very surprised how terrible the wifi signal is. the reason for this is that they cram the wireless dipole antenna inside the little plastic case right up next to the wireless chip, and other internal connections (that dont have any rf shielding). theres a couple things you can do to solve this. #1 drill a small hole in the case and let the wireless antenna through. #2 take it out of the case completely. #3 you can de-solder the stock antenna and solder on a pigtail of your choice. I soldered an rp-sma female right o the wireless chip and mounted it through a hole i drilled on the case so that i could attach any type of antenna i like.
Any chance of a tutorial?
Hello,
I think what you did with the antenna is sheer genius! Based on what I've been reading on various forums across the net, your solution is the only sure fire cure for the wifi ills of the MK808.
Due to the delicate and potentially disastrous nature of the procedures you alluded to, do you know where to find the information needed by a layman such as myself, to be guided step by illustrated step in how to perform, say option #3 you mentioned, (de-solder the stock antenna and solder on a pigtail of your choice)?
Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated by myself, and I dare to speculate, many more people looking for the same solution.
Thank you.
Paul
haxin said:
one bit of warning, when you first get one of your mk802's youre going to be very surprised how terrible the wifi signal is. the reason for this is that they cram the wireless dipole antenna inside the little plastic case right up next to the wireless chip, and other internal connections (that dont have any rf shielding). theres a couple things you can do to solve this. #1 drill a small hole in the case and let the wireless antenna through. #2 take it out of the case completely. #3 you can de-solder the stock antenna and solder on a pigtail of your choice. I soldered an rp-sma female right o the wireless chip and mounted it through a hole i drilled on the case so that i could attach any type of antenna i like.
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MK808 with working wifi
haxin said:
one bit of warning, when you first get one of your mk802's youre going to be very surprised how terrible the wifi signal is. the reason for this is that they cram the wireless dipole antenna inside the little plastic case right up next to the wireless chip, and other internal connections (that dont have any rf shielding). theres a couple things you can do to solve this. #1 drill a small hole in the case and let the wireless antenna through. #2 take it out of the case completely. #3 you can de-solder the stock antenna and solder on a pigtail of your choice. I soldered an rp-sma female right o the wireless chip and mounted it through a hole i drilled on the case so that i could attach any type of antenna i like.
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I have an MK808 that originally had extreme problems keeping a steady connection to wifi. I tried installing Finless 1.5a ROM to no success, however, after installing Finless 1.6 ROM, everything works perfectly. I didn't have to make any changes to the antenna and I now have a strong, steady wifi connection that enables me to play internet videos, Android games, music, whatever.
mk808 remote control app
Hi, does any body know an app that I can use to control my mk808 from my SGS2? the one that they have on play store is for mk802iii and it's not working with mk808 . Thanks
I'm interested in finding an Android tablet that has jacks for external antenna for all of GPS, GSM, 3G/4G and any other wireless protocol you can commonly think of. It also has to have, in particular, GPS, GSM and 3G/4G capability to go with this of course.
The unit has to be of good quality, doesn't have to be a recognisable name brand or look particularly flash.
Sources like alibaba in bulk quantities would also be OK. (When I search alibaba with relevant keywords, thousands of irrelevant products come up, which is why I'm asking the experts.)
The antenna is meant to be car-mounted so would probably be external. Any antenna product and technology pointers here would also be most welcome, including location of antennae, whether outside is always better than inside, etc. The following is a sample quad-function outside vehicle antenna, all I need is a tablet to go with it!
www kolumbus24.com/Zubehoer_/_Sonstiges/Antennen/GPS_-_Antennen/Calearo_157727075_-_SHARK_2_QUAD_Mehrfunktions-Antenne_AM/FM_/_GSM/UMTS_/_GPS_/_WIFI_i440_2685_0.htm
(Noob no URL rule is tripping me up, you will have to convert this!)
Hardware hacks of existing models are not so desirable -- I would rather work with a manufacturer to modify a unit with built-in jacks in the long run if necessary. A larger 10" screen model is more desirable.
e.g. there are car DVD players running Android out there with options for external AM/FM antenna and possibly others, however I need a flat screen, not looking for chunky in-dash car stereo formats.
Thank you!
Hi Sean, did you ever find one of these tablets?
Thanks
Sean001 said:
I'm interested in finding an Android tablet that has jacks for external antenna for all of GPS, GSM, 3G/4G and any other wireless protocol you can commonly think of. It also has to have, in particular, GPS, GSM and 3G/4G capability to go with this of course.
The unit has to be of good quality, doesn't have to be a recognisable name brand or look particularly flash.
Sources like alibaba in bulk quantities would also be OK. (When I search alibaba with relevant keywords, thousands of irrelevant products come up, which is why I'm asking the experts.)
The antenna is meant to be car-mounted so would probably be external. Any antenna product and technology pointers here would also be most welcome, including location of antennae, whether outside is always better than inside, etc. The following is a sample quad-function outside vehicle antenna, all I need is a tablet to go with it!
www kolumbus24.com/Zubehoer_/_Sonstiges/Antennen/GPS_-_Antennen/Calearo_157727075_-_SHARK_2_QUAD_Mehrfunktions-Antenne_AM/FM_/_GSM/UMTS_/_GPS_/_WIFI_i440_2685_0.htm
(Noob no URL rule is tripping me up, you will have to convert this!)
Hardware hacks of existing models are not so desirable -- I would rather work with a manufacturer to modify a unit with built-in jacks in the long run if necessary. A larger 10" screen model is more desirable.
e.g. there are car DVD players running Android out there with options for external AM/FM antenna and possibly others, however I need a flat screen, not looking for chunky in-dash car stereo formats.
Thank you!
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Hi Guyz. I'm new on the forum and am about to purchase a universal car audio/gps Head Unit, the Xtrons TR100 10.1" with rotatable screen for my 2013 VW Tiguan. Will the unit retain my MFSW features? Any additional modules or adapters do I need to buy with it? Looking forward to your input. Thnx.?