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NOT HAPPY WITH ALTEC IPOD PLAYER
Not happy with it. I bought the Altec ipod player based on the reviews and price. Mine often does not turn on - i can't seem to figure out why. The sound is not great. the antenna broke off.
Culee
Good all in one radio speaker docking station, every things accept not enough bass,connect to a sub the low freq improved but will not portable any more,come withow protection case ,top packaging, very cheap and fast shipping rate,I wish every items on Amazon can ship to Australia like this,would like to buy more from Amazone but 99% not ship to oversea(if ship is cost so high)This speaker only cost me just over 10US$ from DHL carrier very very good'Why the shipping rate so vary compare with other similar items?Still window shopping with Amazon!!!
video out does NOT work with new iPods...
I bought this unit specifically because I read the outside of the box which says "Composite video out - lets you play your videos and photos for iPod on most TVs". Turns out this is not true. I called the company and they said it was compatible but did not work. When you attach the unit to your TV and try to play a show, it says 'please connect cable'. After I did some research I found that Apple wants to sell you their own A/V cable that has some sort of copy protection chip in it. That's fine - but Altec Lansing should change their packaging. If you read the specs on their website, they have conveniently removed all mention of the composite jack - nice going Altec Lansing, very sneaky. BTW I'll be returning this device ASAP.
Adequate sound, but not as good as expected
After reading raves reviews on Amazon I bought the iM600. On plugging in my iPod the sound quality was very poor, much worse than the 10 year old portable CD player it was replacing (which wasn't much bigger in dimensions than the iM600.) Even the FM radio sounded awful through it.For this price, I'd expect something with halfway decent sound, but it failed to live up to the lowest of expectations.- UPDATE -I went to the local HiFi store and tried another one of these out, and the sound is heaps better. Looks like I got a dud. It doesn't change my rating though, as quality control in their factory is obviously lacking.
Worked great for 5 days!!!
I would have given this product 5 stars if it hadn't stopped working after 5 days of use. The radio was crystal clear and the iPod music sounded great! But on the 5th day it no longer recognized that my ipod was plugged in and wouldn't play my music. I sent the product in for RMA service (to be replaced) three weeks ago!!! Not a happy buyer.
Bad Service
The device has a problem with the volume and I email 2 two times for a warranty never respond