iHome IH9 Alarm Clock for iPod (Black)
Extend your relationship with your iPod. iHome is the leading manufacturer of clock radios with built-in iPod docks. iHome's iH9R Dual Alarm Clock Stereo Radio for your iPod has a built-in dock for your iPod so it can play through the radio's stereo speaker system. Listen to tunes any time, or fall asleep and rise to wakefulness with them too. There's also a digitally-tuned AM/FM radio. Adjustable controls let you customize the sound. Several alarm modes help make life easier too. If you don't have an iPod, you can listen to MP3 players of other brands through the auxiliary input port. Control your radio and iPod menus using the convenient remote control. With the iH9R, your dockable iPod can now play a more prominent role as a music provider at home. Enjoy your iPod at all times. Programmable sleep timer with 120, 90, 60, 30 or 15 minute scheduled shutdown Adjustable separate sleep volume lets you set a comfortable sleep volume without affecting wake to or regular listening levels 7-5-2 Alarm settings (everyday, weekdays, weekends) Programmable snooze feature with intervals from 1 to 60 minutes Full function remote control controls unit and iPod menu functions Dual alarm with AM/FM presets - Preset buttons to save 4 favorite AM, 4 FM1 and 4 FM2 radio stations Bass, Treble, 3D and balance controls so you can adjust for best sound Extra-large, backlit custom LCD Display with dimmer DST switch for quick daylight-savings time adjustment 6-Watts total audio output Made for iPod - iPod is not included (must be a dockable iPod) - Universal dock with inserts to fit docking iPod models Power AC power adaptor (included) for radio; Battery - 2 ?AA? (included) for remote control
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iHome IH9 Alarm Clock for iPod (Black) Reviews
However, I also purchased one of these for my husband, who has an iPhone. Big Mistake. My son loves it.
It looks and sounds great. That's simply unacceptable, so I returned the iH9 (with no reimbursement of my shipping costs because I didn't buy it direct from Amazon) and bought the IP99 direct from iHome for a lot more money. You can wake up to an alarm, the radio, or your iPod. The upshot. I based my purchase decision on info I found on the iHome website which states, "The iHome iH9 is compatible with all the latest iPod models, and includes inserts for the 3rd generation Nano, iPod Touch and iPhone." But when I received his box in the mail, a big "red flag" went up when I saw that the outside of the box doesn't mention the iPhone at all.
This is a very good clock radio for your iPod, but don't get it for your iPhone. If you choose to wake to your iPod, you can create a special iHome playlist if you like. Before opening it, I researched online some more and found that you must dock the iPhone in "airplane mode", meaning that you'll miss every call. I bought one of these for my son, who has an iPod Nano.
After reading the instructions, he was able to create an iHome playlist that he can select to play either preselected or random tunes for wakeup. He LOVES it. My husband says its a fantastic gift. I gave this to my husband for fathers day to replace a less expensive one that never worked properly. Its a wonderful and a great value for the money. I shopped alot of products before buying this and am extremely happy with this choice. We both love the way it gently fades out for sleep and fades in for wakeup.
It also comes with a remote control. I think it's a very attractive alarm clock. I bought it because of the alarm clock. I wanted to be able to wake up to my iPod. It's very easy to move the iHome around so I've been using it in different rooms when I'm doing something and want a little background music from my iPod. Other than that, I LOVE this product. It also of course charges your ipod while it is docked.
What I've been doing is putting it on the lowest setting at night, and then making it brighter when I wake up so that I can see it during the day. In fact, you can't see it at all in the dark. It was very easy to set up and it's very easy to use. I love the sleek design of it too. The price of the item is a little steep, but I think it was worth it.
I decided to go for it. There are two alarms, and as it says above, you can wake to the buzzer, the radio, the ipod, or a specific ipod playlist that you create yourself. That was the biggest thing for me. Everything works beautifully. When I saw the the iHome 9 had it (and I think the iHome 8 does as well.). Basically, I love this product, and I don't find the brightness of the LCD screen to be a problem, especially when you put it on the lowest setting which is basically no backlighting at all. The next brightest setting is still too bright for me.
I woke up this morning on time to my iPod. The main thing I wanted was the brightness control on the LCD screen.
I'm very pleased with my purchase and I love the iHome. It's not hard to adjust the brightness setting, all you have to do is literally hit the dimmer button a few times and that's it.
I will admit, however, that the lowest brightness setting basically completely shuts off the backlighting of the LCD screen, and while that is perfect for sleeping, you can't see the time very well on the clock during the night. It's great.
For me, however, it's better like that than really bright. I have to admit that I was hesitant in buying an iHome because I've read so many negative reviews.
The sound is on par with any higher-end table radio or bookshelf stereo I've heard, such as the Bose. I purchased the IH9 after seeing a good magazine review. But if you're solely or primarily an iPod listener or don't care too much about FM radio quality this is a nicely designed and sounding unit. I suspect an inexpensive FM tuner, or just a bad batch of FM tuners that wound up in my IH9. It's clearly not a problem with the speakers because of the excellent iPod audio quality.
However, the FM tuner leaves something to be desired. I don't plan to keep the IH9, as much as I like it otherwise, because I listen to FM radio in a clock radio more than I'm likely to listen to my iPod Nano, and distorted sound is distracting. No matter which station I chose, no matter how strong or weak the signal, the audio was distorted. I adjusted the equalizer settings (the equalizer is a nice touch) as well as the 3D simulation and it didn't help. When hooked up to an iPod, it sounds spectacular.
There was always some distortion, even at low volume levels, whether it was music or NPR.
The ipod can wake you up, for one day, just the week, or just the week-end. The quality is not so bad, not high definition, but this is not the goal of the product, and the sound can actually be very loud, and still good (there is a mini mini woofer). (note:I have an ipod nano 8Go third generation but there are a lot of ipod working with it) This station is so great. Very good quality for a good price.
I still haven't play enough with the radio to review it, but it was working good. I definitely recommand it. First, I had some problem to make it work, it was because you need it to be plugged on the power, not on the batteries. And then, everything went very easy, the remote has every function possible, and every stuff to congigurate is very intuitive.
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