It's not as great as everyone seems to think but, it does a good job. In California there are a lot of radio stations with the 107 and 88 freqs. so sometimes it does get staticy and the bass isn't super but, it's good. Overall I do like the look and compactness. The things not jagged so it doesn't bother me one bit in my pocket. The cord length does allow it to not get in the way while im playing my PSP and being able to hear my Ridge Racer [RR] in my car makes me feel like im really driving =P.
The FM transmitter has always been one of the most mysterious audio accessories to me. I personally do a lot of work with audio components, both as my job and as my hobby, and I have never had the chance to check one of these contraptions out in person. However, my opinion of them has always been this: there is no way I would like one. Why? Well what kind of audio quality would you expect from a radio transmitter? Yeah, that's right, RADIO quality, which isn't that great.
The Arkon SF250 SoundFeeder is by far the biggest shock I have ever received while reviewing a product. My first impressions of this device were good. It's got a small, sleek design, that doesn't look lame like some transmitters do. The 8mm plug is built into the device, so that it wraps around and plugs into the device for protection and easy storage. Nice touch.
There's not much more to this product to review, except for the most important feature: audio quality. I was blown away by the stereo quality of this device! My friend has a brand new car, with a great stereo system, so we both got in to test this out. It was extremely easy to set up. Actually, "set up" isn't even a good word, since it connotates effort. All I had to do was put in 2 AAA batteries, plug it into the headphone jack on my PSP, and then switch it to one of its 8 possible frequencies. It took about 2 seconds for the radio to pick up the signal. The sound was crystal clear.
I have a wide range of music genres on my PSP, and I tried everything from rock, to hip hop, to classical, to techno. Everything came through loud and clear, as if we were playing it from a CD! In fact I even tested it against an actual CD... And I couldn't tell the difference. I had my friend play either a CD or the PSP at random, and I tried to differentiate the 2 without looking. I couldn't. I tested the range of the device, and was able to get almost 30 feet away from the radio with no distortion. I'm sure this could come in handy, if say, you want to keep your PSP protected in your house, but want to listen to music outside using a portable radio. I also turned up the stereo quite loud to see if any hidden distortion could be heard. Nope.
A nice plus with this device is its estimated battery life: a whopping 60 hours! You can read all the rest of the specific technical specs of the SF250 at its home site, so I won't go into that. This is by far a must-have for those who want to easily listen to MP3s in their car without the hassle of tape adapters, and having to burn MP3 CDs. The $30 price tag seems a bit steep, but for what you get, it's worth it. This is yet another product that I cannot find any flaws with! Perfect all the way!
This is an extremely useful little accessory. It's extremely simple too. Plug it into your headphone jack, and turn it on by selecting a radio signal thats not locally used and is programmed into the feeder (88.7, etc: theres 8 stations in all). Then, using ANY nearby radio, tune in and it will pickup whatever is on your PSP.
This is a great way to setup your PSP to any stereo system, car, etc. I've used it to watch movies in the car, play my MP3s in the car, etc. It's extremely useful and very easy to use.
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