Accessories Advanced Car Mount System FM Transmitter & Charger for ANDROID Phones

[mjbiren]

Anyone tried this? It looks great....

Amazon.com: Advanced Car Mount System FM Transmitter & Charger for…

Looks like it comes from here:
Advanced Car Mount System FM Transmitter & Charger for ANDROID Phones - HTC, Google, T-Mobile, Motorola, Samsung [GG-FLEX-ANDROID] : Accessory Power, The Power behind your Electronics

Says it has a 1a usb port.... Only thing is it isn't specific to incredible so you have to plug it up (usb and audio) every time you put it in.

Thoughts?

 

[Bug Splat]

I don't think there is anyway to get around not plugging in USB and audio unless you go with Bluetooth or someone comes up with a car dock, but if you are looking for an FM transmitter I'm guessing you don't have bluetooth.

I used an FM transmitter for years and hated every second of it. I could never get a clean signal and driving from city to city sucked because I had to change stations every 10 minutes to cut down the static which never fully went away. Honestly I think you are better off saving up for a new head unit that has an AUX input or Bluetooth.

 

[mjbiren]

Good points. I guess I'm mostly interested in the power part. With a short cable it might not be too bad.

FM sucks - yep. I, don't laugh, have a car old enough (2001) to have a tape player. I use that.

 

[PleaseBreathe]

Thanks for posting this. I purchased and will give my opinion when it arrives.

 

[mjbiren]

ProClip Mounting System

 

[rapidsandroid]

try Clingo. works great

 

[jtcarnes]

ProClip Mounting System*-*Device Holders

This is mentioned in another thread. Seems like the way to go.

That thing's NINETY bucks after you buy the mount and the clip.. And the mount is $30 and VEHICLE SPECIFIC... Or so it says...

 

[Plumrt]

Have a similar. It is cheapo and just for occasional use, is what I think

 

[PleaseBreathe]

I received my Go groove FLEX SMART mount today. I payed $27.99 and received free shipping.

First impressions
Looks to be well made for the cost
Holds phone very well
Good access to all ports and buttons (I have a Seidio Active case on my phone)
Comes with cables to work with Micro and Mini USB ports
Flex mount is pretty solid (my 12V port moves a bit from the weight but this would be car specific)
FM transmitter works very well (I've only had one other FM transmitter experience and this one works a lot better. So far all audio/video applications work well)

Things I'd change

I'd like the USB cables and audio cable to have 90* bends (But I can see how that would not work with some phones)


I'll report back after some real use. So far, for the price it's a great unit. I would love to have a dedicated mount with direct connection to charging and my stereo. But, the cost and work involved for that is not feasible for me at this time.

 

[WeZeL]

+1 on the Go Groove mount

I too have some issues with the 12v plug moving a bit on bumps/corners in my truck (Dodge Durango), so that's my biggest issue I have with this. It hasn't fallen out yet, but I feel like I keep checking it by pushing it back in and adjusting it from time to time when driving.

Another small issue, that is annoying, is I need to crank the volume on my car and phone for the sound to be loud enough to hear thru the speakers. Not that big a deal, except when you forget you cranked the phone volumn and start playing music on headphones, or unplug the mount without turning down the car stereo...

 

[Legobricke]

That thing's NINETY bucks after you buy the mount and the clip.. And the mount is $30 and VEHICLE SPECIFIC... Or so it says...

Yep.... It aint cheap.....

But, I can say this.... I have a 2000 Acura TL.... I went this way for a mobile mount because no options were out there 2 months ago....

And it is awesome.... The mount for the car is specific to the car and provides a rock solid, no vibration mount....

The only issue I am not happy with is the the fact, I do have to remove my phone from it's innocase... But to be honest, it's a 1 hour drive to work and 1 hour home... So, it's worth the 30 seconds it takes to remove the thing and put it back on...

Plus, when the time comes and I upgrade to something different, proclip will have the proper mount for my new phone and I can then just replace the phone mount piece...

With this mount and the integrated power plug.... it also keeps my battery going all day long...

Lego!

 

[bobomatic]

dont know if anyone is still looking but its on sale for 30.00