Into photography, and currently adding to my website with my own photographic work. www.NigelWhita...
Into photography, and currently adding to my website with my own photographic work. www.NigelWhitaker.com
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I can't believe no-one has reviewed this yet! I bought one for my wife as a Christmas present recently, and she loves it. I bought her an Ipod video Nano recently, so this was a logical accessory for use at home.
I paid £49 in Tesco (reduced from £79) in November 2007, and last time I looked, they were still £49. I bought a black one, it looks ok with the silver Ipod Nano, but of the pack of universal dock adapters, none matched with the Nano, so we had to use the white one that came with the Ipod (black JBL, white adapter, silver Ipod, never mind).
Sound quality is very good, and the sound is very clear for such a small unit. The remote only has 5 buttons, but this is enough to drive the neccessary functions of the Ipod. One thing that caught my wife out is the power switch, on the rear of the unit. When plugged in, nothing seemed to be happening on the Ipod, and it took a couple of moments looking to realise that the dock was not switched on. Also on the rear of the unit are sockets for line in and out.
Naturally, it charges the Ipod when you insert it into the dock, it seems ideally suited to a bedside table, as it is a good looking, small speaker dock, unlike some of the huge ones available currently. The remote is radio frequency operated, so you don't have to be 'line of sight' with the dock to operate it, which is good. The dock runs on a mains adapter, and the remote on an included coin battery.
The only gripe is the packaging - it took me about 5 minutes to hack my way in, it's a clear plastic 'clamshell' design, but it's heat sealed at the edges, and you will need to be careful when opening, it will require strong scissors, and there is a risk of heavy handed opening attempts damaging hte item inside.
Good value and good looking - Recommended.
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(+) Good quality sound, well built, remote control, charges ipod, cheap (-) no direct link ipod to computer, cannot control speakers on unit itself (need remote)
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