PURE Siesta iDock, DAB and FM Clock Radio with Dock for iPod/iPhone
Posted by Notcot on Jun 5, 2010 in Home Cinema & Video |
- Clock Radio Alarm
- DAB and FM Tuner
- iPod/iPhone Dock
- Four Independent Alarms
- 15 DAB and 15 FM Presets
PURE Siesta iDock, DAB and FM Clock Radio with Dock for iPod/iPhone
I have a standard Siesta and it would seem they have done some research and updated the original (as well as add iphone compatibility).
Ok, it docks the iphone which works well and allows my wife to charge the phone.
Whilst I think the audio is OK for backround music, it will not be good enough for serious listening.
Where I am most impressed is the improvements of this as a clock radio.
Access to the alarms is now direct for each of the 4, as each has it own button and can be customised with the choice of alarm/radio/iphone(pod) and more crucially the level. The standard Siesta has an increasing alarm tone volume which quickly becomes annoying. The set up is shortened and you can toggle on and off by pressing the individual button rather than delving deep into the menu. This needs to be done to alter alarms though.
The display is now of a shade and brightness that makes it easy to read at at night and includes a manual control for this. The display is also now angled which is better for looking down at; I cannot see the original properly.
I think this is a great product which, if it had a deeper bass would be fantastic. As noted, the changes alone to this as a clock radio over the standard Siesta would encourage me to buy a second unit for the other side of the bed to replace the original Siesta.
Rating: 5 / 5
I bought this as a clock radio as currently had a non dab radio with a dreadful reception. Put simply it ticks all the boxes, I like the following things:
- The clock and date sets itself off the digital signal (to have an accurate clock is an amazing asset)
- the clock dims at night (but not too much) and brightens when the room is light, to the extent that you can read it in the sun
- the sound quality is good, both from the radio and the ipod.
- the ipod dock also charges the ipod
- the whole thing is very simple to use
- it has 4 alarms that can all be set independently at different times and/or different functions, I believe you can also program it to wake you up to a different radio station to what you last used (although I have not tried this)
- it is a very neat and attractive unit
things I don’t like
- it comes with dock converters to make the dock compatable with different ipods or phones, however the converter for the nano is a 4th generation, which does not fit the 5th generation in, therefore I have had to use the one which was supplied with my ipod, which is white and does not match the unit. I contacted Pure with regard to this 4 days ago but have yet to receive a response.
All in all although this may seem a bit expensive for an alarm clock, I feel it is worth every penny.
Rating: 5 / 5
A BRILLIANT GADGET I DON’T KNOW HOW I LIVED WITHOUT IT I CAN CHARGE BOTH MY ITOUCH AND BLACKBERRY AT THE SAME TIME USING THE USB PORT ON THE SIDE. IT IS BRILLIANT BEDSIDE GADGET FOR THE BEDROOM.
IT ALSO COMES WITH A VERY GOOD ALARM TO WAKE YOU UP IN A MORNING THAT YOU CANNOT IGNORE AS IT GETS LOUDER AND LOUDER TILL YOU TURN IT OFF.
I HAVE JUST ORDERED ANOTHER TWO FOR MY HUSBAND AND FATHER AS IT IS SO EASY TO USE AND THE DAB RECEPTION IS EXCELLENT NO CRACKLES OR HISSES.
Rating: 5 / 5
Easy to set up and use; solid and well made. I use it mostly for listening to audio books on my iPod when I go to bed, and it is excellent for this. Sound quality is good and the iPod stays charged. You can set it to sleep mode so that it turns itself off after 15/30/45 mins etc. I also like the dimming feature so that the display fades down after a few seconds when it goes back to standby.
Rating: 5 / 5
idock bought for my son for his iphone. very good sound quality great radio all round good product. looks good and has 4 alarms which is good for differnt days of the week. i would definitely recommend this product.
Rating: 5 / 5