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(More customer reviews)I had been looking for a long time for a nice shelf system for my office that would integrate the iPod and also play CD's and radio.When I saw this product released on several iPod sites, I decided to give it a go despite not seeing any reviews.
- Upon opening the box, the actual product looks very nice.A main unit with blue tint LCD, simple buttons on the front and nice looking speakers.Has a nice dock right on top of the unit for the iPod and it clicks right in as it should.
It was pretty much downhill from there.
- Instructions coming with the product are overly simplistic considering the wide range of functions of the product.They note where items such as the iPod can be used by the remote, but do not provide any details as to exactly what aspects of the remote controls what functions and so forth.
- When the unit is turned on it defaults to a VERY high volume level for my office purposes.Upon contacting customer service I was told that this is the way the product was built, and that the retailers of the product demanded a higher volume level then initially defaulted.I need to remember to have my finger on the lower volume control the minute I turn it on so I don't upset my coworkers
- The problems get more significant in relationship with the iPod.as noted in another review, there are pretty significant speaker squeaks and interference in a wide variety of areas. 1) loud "hiss" when the backlight of my iPod turns off. 2) annoying beep in the Speakers when the words on the ipod scroll (such as a long album or song title). Strong speaker interference whenever the hard drive revs up.
I have figured out a workound to this last issue.I set my backlight to "always on", and once selecting music, I set the iPod to show the static album cover, therefore I get no problems with words scrolling on the screen.Of course, that means my iPod is now bright all day at work, worrying me about the long term prospects of protecting the screen, and I can not view song titles and see where I am within the album, as it only shows the album cover.I can deal with these things in the short term and will try it out for a couple weeks but may ultimately return the product.
Overall, the form is exactly what I was looking for, and I have not found another product that seemlessly integrates the iPod at this price point.However, the technical aspects seem shoddy at best and it appears this company has a long way to go in terms of quality control.I recommend this product as long as you know what you are getting and what the problems are.However, it might be worth waiting a bit until a proven home audio company puts out a similiar product.
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Product Description:
The iLive IHMD8816 is the perfect solution for home audio. This system connects to all iPods through the certified connection or USB. You can also connect to any MP3 player, cell phone or personal game system through the line input. This versatile, all-in-one system plays music from your iPod, CDs or AM/FM radio, and plays videos from your iPod or DVDs. ThatÕs right, connect to a TV and watch your favorite DVD and iPod movies! But how does it sound?--Great! This system features stereo speakers, driven by 75 watts of total power, to give your music and movies plenty of power. This great-sounding system gives your iPod additional functionality--control your music from across the room with the remote, and watch videos and slideshows on your TV with the video output feature. The complete unit measures 17.1 x 10.5 x 10.9 inches, but the stereo speakers can be broken off from the main unit and they each measure 5.6 by 19.5 by 10.9 inches.
Features:
Drawer-loading DVD/CD player compatible with CD-R/RW, MP3 and JPEG
Digital AM/FM stereo radio (10 AM/10 FM presets)
Slim, full-function remote control
Blue backlit LCD display with digital clock
Stereo speakers
2 side-firing subwoofers
4 preset EQ settings
Composite audio/video output
Stereo headphone output
Auxiliary input
What's in the Box
Stereo unit, two speakers, speaker cable, remote control, dock inserts for iPod nano and mini, auxiliary line-in cable, printed operating instructions
iPod Compatibility
iPod nano 1G, iPod mini, iPod 4G (Clickwheel), iPod Color, iPod 5G/5.5G Video,
Also provides charging and amplification of iPod shuffle via USB input.
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