iLuv i177 Alarm Clock Speaker System for iPod (Black)
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Customer Review: Nice iPod speaker mount
Summary: 5 Stars
We purchased a black iLuv iPod speaker system rather than the iPod Apple equivalent, and have been very happy with it thus far. Like other shoppers, we researched the item before hand, and were amazed at the price differentials.
But more to the point, online electronic review sites gave this system very high grades, and at our price, we're very pleased.
No, this machine is not Boze. But neither are IPod speaker mounts. Having said that, the sound quality is quite nice.
In our experience, the volume and tuning dials have not been a problem, and the unit has also worked fine to charge the resident iPod. At first pass, I'd predict that this iLuv unit will last longer than the iPod it's made to dock, but for the sake of incumbent pocketbooks, I hope they both last forever.
From our household, this unit comes highly recommended, with a further caveat, that if you're not buying from Amazon, be careful to check shipping costs, and more importantly, restocking fees, before pressing the "submit order" button.
Customer Review: They were wrong!
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered the iLuv after a long debate with myself. After reading all of the reviews left for it, it seemed that many people had the same complaints: dimmer too bright, a noticable humming, and the iPod video didn't fit. Well, they were ALL WRONG!! This radio sounds great. It is very clear and sounds the same as it does on the headphones. Sure, there's not a lot of bass, but I have never heard a radio that size that did. For it's size, it is definitely the best sounding radio I have owned. The dimmer might be a problem, if you have it right in front of your eyes! My room is in a basement, where it is very dark and the dimmer has not yet been a problem. There are 3 levels an an off option. In my opinion, there is no way this could be a bother. As for the fit of the iPods, the radio comes with interchangable docks for EVERY iPod. For the video, there is a card with tabs to make the 20 GB dock work with the video. And as an added bonus, there is an AUX space and video out to the TV!! If I were you, I would definitely get this radio!!Customer Review: iHate
Summary: 1 Stars
I just received this as a Christmas present. And it was even on my Christmas Wish List. It was something that sounded great on paper, but not in practice.
First of all, you can't attach headphones to this device. This is a very basic feature that I am finding it hard to find anymore on clock radios. It has a Line Out, but that is only for powered speakers. Because apparently someone might want to hook up their clock radio alarm clock to their stereo system???
Also, the display is very late 80's. It is a basic LCD display and the lowest light on the display still lights up the bedroom. So I have to turn off the back light and therefore can't see the time during the night!
AND, I used it to listen to podcasts on my 80gb iPod. It connected just fine and I could listen to the podcasts just fine, however, when I connected the iPod back to my Mac it told me the iPod was corrupted and I needed to restore the whole iPod!
Needless to say, it is going back as soon as possible.
Customer Review: Not worth the annoyances
Summary: 2 Stars
I've had this item since March 2007. The only reason I got it was to serve as speakers for an mp3 player and there were very few systems that had inputs for anything besides an Ipod. I wasn't all that interested in most of the features though the ability to completely shut off the back light was good as well as having a remote. The first thing that annoyed me was that everytime the unit is turned on or off the lights come on and its necessary to press the button multiple times to shut them back off. Next, it doesn't keep time. Then after a few months the speakers would stop output until I powered off the machine and let it set awhile, eventually it became necessary to shut it off after every use. Finally it started spontaneously cutting out to the radio even though it was in AUX. It also has a huge power brick that gets very hot leading one to suspect it uses a lot of energy even when not actually being used.
Bottom line, not worth the annoyances.
Customer Review: poor design as a clock
Summary: 2 Stars
I got this product to replace our alarm clock and double as a docking station for the 3G ipod touch I just bought my husband. The music-related features were fine (docking, charging, speaker quality, sleep mode, etc) but its a crappy clock design that doubles as a very bright night light.
The numerals are gray on a gray background...difficult to read at night. And yet the background is lit very brightly, even on the dimmest of three settings. My 8yo who sleeps with a very bright night light loved that mom and dad's room was "all lit up." Me, not so much. I had to turn the light off completely to sleep and thus you can't see what time it is at all if you wake up in the night. If that's not enough...it also hums periodically and the buzzer tone sounds like a fire alarm, so I can't imagine anyone would want to wake up to that instead of music.
It's going back. Bah.