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PURE Chronos iDock, DAB Digital and FM clock radio with iPod Dock (white) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Pure
Category: CE
Buy New: £77.99
New (3) from £77.99
Rating:  7 reviews
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.8
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 9.1 x 8.7
MPN: VL-60903
Model: VL-60903
UPC: 759454809034
EAN: 0759454809034
Release Date: August 29, 2007
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 2 to 5 months
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 IDock........almost, but not quite December 15, 2007
Mr. Derek S. Steele
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
I've had a PURE Chronos iDock for about a week. In a nutshell, the unit does what it is supposed to. However, I have some reservations: First, out of the box, the unit feels very light, and hence cheap. This is borne out by the sound quality, which is good, but not as good as other PURE products I have tried. The lightness of the unit also causes a practical problem: if you try to push the buttons on the front with one finger (as one might while in bed) the unit tends to slide backwards. The unit comes with a box containing 5 or 6 adaptors to allow various versions of the ipod to fit into the slot on top of the unit. For amusement, I tried inserting all of these and found that most didn't seat properly in the slot provided. Despite pushing hard, all but one "pinged" back out again. In my case, I have the new iPod Nano (no adapter is provided by REAL), which came with its own adapter from Apple. Oddly, this did fit properly in the slot. Basically, this means that the adapters provided by PURE have not been made properly, although the slot on the unit has. Other minor irritations: 1) There is a large snooze button along the top of the unit. However, turning the alarm OFF is less easy 2) You can asign channels on the DAB radio to presets. However, you can't select a preset channel without pressing several buttons. This means its usually faster just to hop to the channel directly. So why 4 stars? Because it is 90% there, and because it is more than adequate as a bedside unit where the volume will only ever be low-ish anyway. It's small, it looks good and the remore control means that I rarely have to use the buttons on the front. The fact that it comes in white (unlike the alternatives) also means that it will not show up every spec of dust.
Chronos iDock - great concept needs a little refinement January 21, 2008
Mr. Andrew Beck (UK)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I received the iDock as a present, replacing an ancient analogue clock radio. Comparatively it's way, way more complex! Features I particularly like are:
* Auto-dimming clock (pity it only works in 'sleep' mode and not when the unit is active),
* Automatic clock setting - no more fiddling about to set the time
* Multiple alarms - we slept-in 2 hours the first Saturday!
* Wake to some one thing, sleep to another
* Adjustable sleep time
The sound quality is pretty good, I think. No it's not hifi but it's only 9" -er- triangular. Others have mentioned the weight and the button pushing - easily solved by 2 blobs of blu-tak. Deciding which button to press when is a bit mind-blowing, especially as the remote has a different layout, so I am learning iPod, iDock and iDock remote all at once. The idents don't light up so if you can't remember what's where it's bedside light time and a nudge in the ribs from the other half.
But by far the most iritating shortcoming is the low-volume whistle/buzz. I swear it was not present out-of-the-box but is very noticeable when playing playing quiet music quietly, which is something I like to do in the bedroom. This fits with what other reviewers have said so I'll try and get something out of Pure.
Watch this space
Does the job January 6, 2008
Crumbs (Cambridge, UK)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
Generally a good clock radio. Nice interface and well-built. The sound quality is good enough, though as other reviewers have said its not amazing.
Two minor issues:
1. The iPod interface is disappointing. You can set the iPod to wake you up, but can't choose which playlist etc it will start on from the radio - it will just start from the last thing it was playing.
2. You can't choose radio stations from the presets from the remote control. This makes the whole preset feature a bit useless.
This is a CLOCK RADIO - and a very good one! May 9, 2008
Anthony J. Andrews (London, UK)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is not a sound system for your house parties or barbecues. However, as a bedside clock radio it is perfect.
There are no miracles with the sound quality, but if it were a BOSE I suspect there would be.
However if you want a good clock radio to get you up in the morning, listen to while you get ready for work and something to drift off to sleep to... then they don't get much better than this.
 Good idea poorly implemented December 27, 2007
iPlod (UK)
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
In line with other comments, yes, it is a little light and the sound is average but as a bed side unit that would be Ok. The one problem with mine is that there is a low whining buzz on all inputs which is clearly audible at low to medium volumes. This is a real failing for a bedside radio as the volume you listen at tends to be low and hence the buzzing very noticable. looking on the net it is clear i am not the only person with this problem.
Have since identified problem occures when you set the display brightness to anything other than fully bright or fully dim. Anything inbetween causes the buzzing
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