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106 of 106 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great item!, 10 April 2008
This review is from: PURE Chronos iDock DAB/FM Clock Radio with iPod Dock - Black (Electronics)
I have found this item to be really great, and to do exactly what it is intended.
It works really well as a DAB radio, stations are easy to find, and sound good (I am in London).
I was worried before buying the idock as I wanted to use it with my iphone which is not officially supported. However, I have had no problems doing this, including using the remote control, and it sounds good, even with audiobooks. I should point out that I am not a music geek, so as long as the music sounds clear and not tinny I am happy! I have not had any of the buzzing at low volume that other people have complained of.
I was really undecided as to whether to buy this or the intempo RDI which does pretty much the same job, but after I went to look at them both in John Lewis I decided on this one as it is more compact and the ipod dock seemed more robust.
The other reason I like the Pure Chronos idock is that it is made to have as little impact on the environment as possible, both during manufacture and use. I do not find it to be overly light or flimsy as some of the reviewers have mentioned, and overall I am extremely pleased.
I am not a big review writer, but this idock seems to have been harshly reviewed on amazon, so I thought I would add my very positive experience! Hope it it useful.
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85 of 85 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Pure Idock Review, 3 Jan 2008
This review is from: PURE Chronos iDock DAB/FM Clock Radio with iPod Dock - Black (Electronics)
Good Points:
- compact and looks good (in my opinion) on a bed side table.
- great alarm functions, all four of them.
- DAB features work really well.
- easy to control ipod (and charges it up as well).
- low energy usage in operation and standby.
- clock automatically dims when lights turned off.
Bad Points:
- sound is okay but not great, there is a lack of clarity and bass with distortion at higher volumes. (UPDATE: turn off the DRC to improve sound quality - this would be worth another half star)
- not cheap for what is basically a bed side radio.
In general I am happy with it as it does what it says on the tin and is also supposed to be good for the environment. Just don't expect Bose sound quality. To see what it looks like in action go to youtube and put pure and idock into the search box.
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great product!, 8 Oct 2008
This review is from: PURE Chronos iDock DAB/FM Clock Radio with iPod Dock - Black (Electronics)
I bought this as my bedside radio alaram clock and thought it would be worth noting a few points down here that people might miss out on......
1) Works perfectly with my iPhone 3G. Plays all the music on it and charges it. It also charges the iPhone when in Standby so you can stick your iPhone on it overnight to charge and take it off in the morning when you wake up.
2) You can choose which station to wake up to. You use your "presets" for this and when you set an alarm you tell the alarm which preset station to use. This means you can fall asleep to one station and wake up to another.
3) The small card shaped remote comes with a couple of magnetic stickers so you can stick it up somewhere (or even to the device itself)
4) You can choose the level of brightness when the unit is in standby. Your options are auto-dimming, timed (so you press a button to see the time) and permanently on where you can choose your brightness/contrast on a level from 1-10
Overall I'm very pleased with it and highly recommend it.
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