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(15 customer reviews) 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Great little system,
June 25, 2008 Will Remain Anonymous "Will Remain Anonymous" (Perris, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philips DC199B/37 iPod Docking Audio 2.1 30-Watt System (Electronics)
I was looking for a replacement to my 8-year-old (annoying beep, beep) alarm clock. I also wanted to get speakers for my laptop. So, I thought, let's get an all-in-one. I was originally going to get the iHome IH9 Alarm Clock for iPod (Black), because of the iPod attachment. However, I chose this product over it because 1) you can put the speakers anywhere, 2) it has better sound (in my opinion), 3) you can also plug in a USB stick or other peripheral that has MP3 or WMA files. It's sound is good for something so small, and even has a built-in subwoofer for bass, and for added bass has "Dynamic Bass Boost" which has great response. Remote control works good, as does the iPod dock, and the USB drive. The FM tuner doesn't work that well for me, then again, I didn't buy it for that. Has an alarm and sleep function, both are handy. When the alarm...Read more
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Philips DC 199/37B iPod Docking FM 30-Watt Audio System,
January 17, 2009 Scott Adams "flintyscott" (Flint, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philips DC199B/37 iPod Docking Audio 2.1 30-Watt System (Electronics)
Overall, this is a nice system that works fairly well and sounds decent. It's operating limitations hold it back from being very good or great.
This system offers four "modes" of operation:
1. iPod docking/charging station with limited operation via the Philips remote.
2. FM Radio with digital tuning, and 20 presets.
3. MP3/WMA audo from a USB Mass Storage Device (USB drive).
4. Alarm Clock - play audio from one of three sources (FM, iPod, MP3 on USB drive).
I suspect most people will be interested in this system for the iPod docking feature (at this price point). Philips supplies four different adapters [see note 1] that allow docking of all versions of iPod. Once docked, the system charges your iPod.
It offers only limited control of an iPod via the supplied remote; you CAN NOT traverse iPod menus using the remote. You can only play/skip/goto-start/goto-end a playlist (or play mode, such as playing everything by a...Read more
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
incompatibility issue with newer ipods,
January 22, 2009 M. Stauffer - See all my reviews
This review is from: Philips DC199B/37 iPod Docking Audio 2.1 30-Watt System (Electronics)
We were disappointed to find that this device would not charge the ipod nano 4th generation, although the manufacturer's web site indicated that it was compatible with the ipod nano with no specifics on which models. It would play the 4th generation fine with decent quality sound, but there was a warning on the ipod indicating that it was not charging. An older ipod model we have did charge fine. I called Apple and they confirmed that this device is not compatible with the 4th generation. We sent the Phillips speakers back to Amazon and promptly received a full refund. We purchased an iHome device that works well. We recommend contacting Apple to confirm compatibility before purchasing a speaker system to go with an ipod.
