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DigiDock AC-2220 FM Transmitter Review
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DigiDock AC-2220 FM Transmitter

The DigiDock AC-2220 is certainly a very interesting gadget. It is basically an FM transmitter that allows you to transmit audio signals from a variety of sources to your car stereo via FM radio signals. This is especially great for those who do not own a CD player or one that supports MP3 playback.

If you already have a portable media player like the Apple iPod or Creative MuVo, then all you need to do is plug the provided audio cable and you are good to go! Otherwise, you can plug in any USB flash memory drive and the AC-2220 will play the audio files stored in it.

But that's not all you can do with it. If you are a little creative, you can actually use it to communicate with people in other cars! Of course, the short range and limited number of supported frequencies won't make that easy.

For now, there's really no need to go into all that exotic stuff. You will probably just be happy to have the DigiDock AC-2220 work as advertised. And we are happy to report that it does work as advertised.

We had been testing the DigiDock AC-2220 for the last few weeks and we are quite pleased with its performance. It handled all the MP3 files we fed it and could even transmit the music for quite a distance. If you are in a convoy of cars, your friends will be able to pick up the transmission and enjoy the same music.

However, we feel that it should also come with WMA support. Support for WMA is really a minimum these days and we don't think it will cost DigiDock much to integrate it into the AC-2220. In addition, an automatic volume leveler would be a great feature for them to add.

To summarize, the DigiDock AC-2220 is a nice little gadget for those who do not have a CD player in the car, or one that supports MP3 playback. It adds MP3 playback capability without much cost or hassle. Just plug it in and tune your FM player to the same frequency, and you are good to go!

For more details, read our Comprehensive Review!

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Supported Audio Formats

• MP3

Supported Bitrates

• 32 kbps to 320 kbps

Supported File Systems

• FAT16
• FAT32

USB Support

• USB 1.1 only

FM Channels

• 6 channels total
• 88.5, 88.7, 88.9 MHz
• 107.5, 107.7, 107.9 MHz

Operating Temperature

• 0 °C to 60 °C

Storage Temperature

• -10 °C to 70 °C

Power Input

• DC +12 V (car cigar lighter socket)

Power Output

• +5 V, 700 mA max.

Dimensions

• 40 mm wide
• 147 mm tall
• 26 mm thick

Weight

• 75 g

Package Contents

• One DigiDock AC-2220 FM Transmitter
• One DigiDock AC-2220 manual
• One DigiDock brochure
• One USB adaptor (for iPod)

 

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