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Works Great
This Product works great and has lasted. I've had it for 2 years and I am very happy with it. good value for money Easy to use, decent radio reception and compact size perfect for bedside tables. Sound quality not as good as the Bose but then its much less expensive. Would recommend for bedroom use but probably not so strongly as a main ipod sound system dock for living rooms, etc. High hopes, but woefully disappointed I bought this thinking it would be great to wake up to the music of my choosing. While it is compatible with my IPOD, there were a couple of big flaws causing me to regret my purchase. First, the volume that the alarm is set on is set incredibly high. So unless you like to be blasted out of bed in the morning, it is incredibly unpleasant. Second, the backlight for the clock/date...etc. is super bright. On it's brightest setting, I can read to it. On it's lowest setting, it just keeps me up all night. I've had to throw a sheer cloth over to dim the light enough for me to sleep,...though it's still pretty bright....and annoying. Very Pleased This is a great product. The speaker system works very well and the alarm is easy to set. Charging iPods is a great feature. Overall, great product. Doesn't keep correct time, LCD too bright This product is aesthetically very nice, but functionally poor. The basic idea of a clock radio that integrates an iPod dock is great. We bought it for my daughter, who now has to get up quite early (5:30 AM) to catch the school bus, and it made the transition much easier than it otherwise would have been. Easier, that is, until we noticed that the clock simply does not keep correct time. It loses 1-5 minutes per week, which sure adds up in the morning rush. I don't know how one builds a digital clock that doesn't keep time, but iHome has managed to do so, and it requires that we check and set the time at least weekly. As others have mentioned, the LCD is much too bright. There is no way to dim the display, so my daughter ends up covering it with a cloth or something similar. Needless to say, a clock isn't very useful when you have something blocking it all the time. I have contacted iHome about the incorrect time, and they have offered to repair the unit for free -- if I ship it to them insured via the postal service or UPS. Before I invest the $10-20 to do that I'm going to look for alternatives, because the brightness of the LCD will be an issue even if the clock gets fixed. | |
