iHome iP90 Dual Alarm Clock Radio with AM/FM Presets and Dock for iPod and iPhone (Black) Reviews
My previous iHome (owned for over 5 years) essentially died, so I thought it was time to upgrade. I saw some reviews of sketchy quality, so I was worried (and bought a SquareTrade warranty...) but I have to say, after a month, I'm thrilled with my purchase.br /br /br /The Good:br /Great feature set (gentle wake, multiple level dimming, wake to playlist [my favorite feature, and one that makes it worth owning])br /Good sound quality for a mid-sized unit -- I don't have to turn the bass all the way upbr /Auto-set time and date from your iPhone / iPodbr /br /The Bad:br /Set-up instructions are not clear, and a few buttons are not intuitivebr /Volume level varies a lot depending on source (Radio is much louder than iPhone, even when the iPhone's volume is all the way up)br /The buzzer that defaults if your iPhone / iPod is not present is way too soft... I'm sure I'd sleep through it (even on loudest volume)br /Buttons are a little hard to understand in the morning when you're trying to reset the alarm (and not snooze).br /I wish is were just a bit smaller. It almost doesn't fit on my (pretty tiny) nightstand.br /br /I know I have more "bad"s than "good"s, but they're mostly nits. Overall, the unit does a great job. The sound quality is really good. The "wake to playlist" is awesome. I can wake up to a random selection (shuffle works!) of very nice, light classical music even if I had been listening to alternative rock or a podcast the night before. The dual alarm is full-featured; you can set each alarm to go off every day, during the week, or on the weekend.br /Some people complain that the gentle wake isn't gentle enough. It gets to full volume in probably 20 seconds, which is slow enough for me. br /Others complain about the display dimmer. It certainly gets plenty dim such that I can have it a foot from my face and not notice too much light. If you have to have it pitch black, and want to turn off the display at night, I could see how pushing the snooze button a bunch of times to go from brightest to dimmest to off would be annoying, but for anyone who can stand to have just a little light, you just set it and forget it. No problems reading the very bold time display. I hope nothing breaks, as it's nearly the perfect nightstand alarm. I'm not sure how I'd feel about it as a clock radio for a large or loud room though.
iHome iP90 Dual Alarm Clock Radio with AM/FM Presets and Dock for iPod and iPhone (Black) Feature
- Compatibility: iPod nano 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G; iPod classic 4G, 5G, 5.5G, 6G; iPod touch 1G, 2G, 3G; iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3Gs, iPhone 4
- Dual alarm lets you set separate wake times and wake to iPhone/iPod, radio, or buzzer
- 7-5-2 alarm settings (every day, weekdays, weekends); programmable sleep and snooze features
- Reson8 speaker chambers and high-end drivers deliver great sound in a small package
- Auxiliary input for external audio devices and non-docking iPods
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Nov 06, 2010 09:44:04
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