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(More customer reviews)I really, really wanted to like this product, but it was not to be. I bought it for use with my '05 Toyota Sienna. Here is a structured list of comments, marked + or -:
(+) Compatibility: the cassette drive accepted the product without spitting it back out. So far, so good.
(-) Appearance: white looks good in the package, but a bad, bad choice in the car. That white cable is pretty ugly hanging down from the cassette drive and I think it advertises to potential thieves that there might be an iPod in the car.
(+) Auto-play: the adaptor is supposed to start the iPod when the cassette starts. This worked fine.
(+) Auto-stop: the adaptor is supposed to stop the iPod when the cassette stops. This worked fine.
(-) Auto-forward: the adaptor is supposed to skip the iPod forward a track when the cassette fast-forwards. This didn't work.
(-) Auto-reverse: the adaptor is supposed to skip the iPod backward a track when the cassette rewinds. This didn't work.
(-) Reliability: the day after I bought it started emitting very loud static that made the music almost inaudible. I returned it for a replacement.
(-) Sound quality: very, very poor. This is really the deal breaker. Low-level static afflicted both the original unit and the replacement. This really shocked me. My generic cassette adaptor was much better than this. And so, the smartdeck went into the trash and I've resumed using the generic adaptor.
(-) Conclusion. I would strongly recommend against buying this product. I can't imagine how Griffin can justify selling it. It will be a long time before I consider buying anything more from them.
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The Griffin Technology 9503-SDK30 SmartDeck Intelligent Cassette Adapter with Dock Connector for iPod gives you control over your iPod through the built-in controls of your cassette player. SmartDeck uses sensors to transfer the controls on the player to your iPod: use forward and rewind buttons to advance to the next or prior songs in the iPod playlist, Pause and stop buttons pause and stop your iPod, and pressing the eject button automatically pauses the iPod. SmartDeck is compatible with any dockable iPod except the 3rd generation iPod with touch wheel. SmartDeck comes with a 4-foot cable for extra convenience.
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