Venturi MINI multi-function Car Kit FM Transmitter

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Editorial reviews

Product Description
Bluetooth® (BT) Wireless Technology featuring state of the art DSP technology for clear hands-free audio and advanced music streaming from your BT enabled phone or portable music player. BT 2.0 EDR FM Transmitter with RDS/RBDS to be able to see the caller ID on the car audio system for simple and easy call management . The phonebook contents are also displayed on the car radio screen along with call status Built In Charger to keep your phone battery and other devices fully charged on the move with the built in 5V, 500mA USB style charger. (Adapter cables not supplied) Audio In and Out sockets for complete flexibility the Venturi Mini allows you to connect a cable to the audio-in and supplies audio-out for a direct connection to the vehicle stereo system

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Manufacturer's Description
Its the car audio system upgrade you’ve been waiting for. The Venturi Mini easily connects your mobile phone and MP3 players to your car audio system. Streaming your mobile music to the car speakers, the Venturi Mini also takes and makes calls in amazing quality and even charges your devices on the move.

Wireless technology built into the Venturi Mini plays music from your phone or mp3 player in amazing quality over your cars entertainment system. Compatible with 99% of all cars. High speed Bluetooth v2.0 gives the best quality A2DP audio you can buy. Control playback of tracks from your phone using the intuitive roller wheel and backlit navigation keys.

The Venturi Mini directs incoming calls to the cars speakers at the press of a button. You’ll hear callers like they’re right next to you. You are crystal clear too with advanced noise cancelling technology built-in â€" no headsets or wires needed. With phonebook download the incoming caller appears on the Venturi Mini and your car radio simultaneously.

The Venturi Mini’s built in charger keeps your devices fully charged at all times. The Venturi Mini powers most USB compatible equipment. Now you can keep your mobile phone, MP3 player and satellite navigation charged at all times. TThe USB socket charges most devices designed to accept power from USB sockets.

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Box Contents

Venturi MINI kit

Audio cable

User manual

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2008-03-06 rating:
The best gadget ever!
I love this product!! I was really unsure about how good it would be - i thought that the description of what the Venturi does was over-the-top, but it really does deliver.

It is a doddle to install & very easy to connect to the phone via Bluetooth. The sound quality is very good when playing music - there is only a small amount of interference on the frequency i have selected, and this is mostly inaudible when mixed in with the normal sounds of driving... even more so when driving at high speed.

Taking & making phone calls is also very simple. The sound comes through the car speakers very clearly & i have been told by my friends that they can hear me just as clearly, even though the Venturi is nearer the passenger side than the driver's side, due to the positioning of my 12v socket.

This is the first review i have ever written about something i have bought online. I am just so chuffed that i can now listen to my music collection whilst on the move i wanted to let everyone else know!!

BUY THIS GADGET!! You'll love it.


review by: qai5er date: 2008-03-06 rating:
Good but could be better!
The Venturi Mini is marketed as a multi-function device allowing a user to make use of the modern bluetooth profiles found in most new mobile phones.

This is coupled with an FM transmitter meaning the user is able to listen to calls and music through the car speakers via a spare frequency on FM.

In theory all this is perfect and indeed this is one of the mostly fully featured devices of this type. The OLED Display is very bright but thanks to the ambient light sensor the brightness is reduced at night, meaning you will not be blinded by the display.

It is possible to set up 4 different FM frequencies which is handy if you are driving from town to town etc.

The set up is a breeze and pairing to a bluetooth compatible phone is straight forward. Beware though Phone Book download can only be done via bluetooth but not all phones support this (not even my N95!).

The buttons have a good feel to them and a beep is heard whenever any button is pressed or if the scroll wheel is used.

With the use of RDS the Venturi Mini displays some information on the Car Radio display (e.g 'IN-CALL', 'CALLING' Etc).With some compatible phones (i.e. ones which allow the user to download the phonebook to the Ventrui) it is possible to have Caller ID on the cars Radio display.

The Venturi Mini allows the user to stream music from a compatible phone and offers the following controls: PLAY/PAUSE, STOP, Next Track and Previous Track. Music is automatically paused when a call is dialled or received.

I have sensed a slight hissing sound when playing audio through the FM transmitter. This is intermittent an I guess just an irritant more than a real problem.

The Venturi mini does not have its own speaker but it does have audio out meaning you can use it with headphones (bit risky in a car!) or if you have audio-in on your car stereo you can switch off the FM transmitter on the Ventrui mini and get even better sound through your car speakers with no FM 'Hiss'.

The venturi Mini locks into the cars 12v socket meaning it feels sturdy when being used. It switches on when the car is started and pairs automatically with the last used phone. The Venturi mini looks great and feels well built - it is surprisingly smaller than what the pictures seem to suggest.

One thing to be aware of with this type of advice is the position of the 12v Socket. If it is too far away from you - no one will be able to hear you. A killer feature would have been the ability to add a microphone through a Microphone jack so that a user can place the mic in a better position. Also if the driver behind you happens to tune into the same frequency that you are using he/she will be able to listen to the person that you are talking to - AND your Music ;-)

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