Jensen JIMS-195-BK Docking Digital Music System/Alarm Clock for iPod and MP3 Players (Black)

• Output: 2 x 2.5W RMS (stereo speakers); 5W RMS (sub-woofer)
• Remote Control
• Digital Volume Control
• Adjustable Treble Control
• Built-in Sub-Woofer and detachable FM Wire Antenna

This was purchased on Black Friday as a $30 door-buster. The best feature of this docking station is the small footprint. It was purchased for an office desk with not a lot of room. It fits nicely into a corner and the sound is perfect for an office. It certainly won't entertain your whole house (volume wise)... but it does sound good. The FM radio is also very good.

The clock and alarm features are mostly useless. (that's why it did not recieve 5 stars), but it met the expectations of a small Ipod docking station with good sound.

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I got this docking station for Christmas along with a nice iPod Classic. The station worked fine. I was able to sync and charge the iPod just fine. The sound isn't going to fill a room, but it was more the fine for my desktop. True, the clock display is both a bit small and at a poor angle which made it impossible to read from anywhere other then 2-5 feet away at a 45 degree angle to it, but that didn't matter for long.

Not more then 3 hours of having it plugged in, the display started acting erraticly with nothing legible until just a short time after this is went completely blank. Not as in "No power", but rather it stares at me dumbly with a lit, albeit empty, blue screen.

The kicker: I've returned it twice and the same thing has happened to me a total of 3 times. The exact same problem.

On the bright side, it was purchased on sale for $29 as opposed to it's regular $70 and almost everything works fine: The iPod still charges, syncs and plays through the speakers, but the radio is too much of a hassle to try and use since you can't tell what station you are on, the clock can't be read at all and the alarm can't be used since you can't see the time or the alarm time that you would be setting.

So, is it worth $29 to have an iPod docking station that charges, syncs and plays? I think yes. Is the same thing worth $70? Well, in my humble opinion, I'd rather pick something out with all the functions working as advertised.

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I purchased this item on Black Friday for REALLY cheap ($29). Now I know why. I took it home and debated over keeping it or paying more for the iHome, which I previously got to play around with at a hotel in California. Anyway, I decided to give it a go. I opened it up and played around with it for about an hour, figuring out all the buttons & functionality.

Pros: Fairly good sound, easy connection to iPod (I have a Nano), and remote is a nice touch for convenience.

Now for the cons: Clock display is SMALL & cannot be seen from across the room (even a small room). Clock & alarm cannot be set without the remote so whatever you do, don't lose it. Snooze is not available for alarm (as far as I could tell). Cannot wake to iPod can only wake to the one alarm sound (pretty loud though). No sleep feature (as far as I could tell) what I mean by this is you cannot fall asleep to the radio/iPod and set a timer for it to turn off in a set number of minutes.

I opened this on a Friday night and the entire clock display quit working by SUNDAY afternoon. I didn't even use it but twice. (And I don't have kids.) You cannot set the alarm or clock without a working display.

To sum things up if you are just looking for a speaker for your iPod, this should fit yours needs perfectly. If you are looking for something more, a functional alarm AND speaker for your iPod, don't waste your time on this one. Luckily I was able to return it and I am going to buy an iHome this time.

Hope this helps!

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I purchased this at a Black Friday sale, because I wanted an alarm clock with iPod integration.

PROS: Since my main purpose isn't to use it as a stereo for my entire home (we have a different iPod docking unit for that), I'm fine with the sound level and quality. My iPod always completely charges when on the station, so no complaints there. Also, I really like the look of the docking station. The clock feature is very bright and easy to see in a dark room.

CONS: I share another reviewer's complaint about only being able to set the alarm with the remote and not being able to choose the radio or iPod as an alarm sound. My biggest complaint (also mentioned by another reviewer) is that there's no snooze function. That may be fine for people who normally wake up as soon as the alarm clock goes off, but I am not one of those people. Luckily, I purchased this docking station for very cheap, so I'll be moving it to the guestroom.

Overall, the Jensen makes a nice docking station and oneor two-room radio or clock, but I wouldn't choose it for an alarm clock if flexibility with alarm choices or snooze functionality is important to you.

Let me reiterate what others have mentioned as the major flaw to this product the LCD display for the clock does not work! I bought one of these and the clock stopped working within just a few days. I exchanged it for another one and the clock would not display after only a few hours. This is obviously not a fluke but a major, recurring problem with the product. Also as others have noted, if you want a decent-sounding docking station that will charge your Ipod and if you can find it on super-sale, this is okay. Definitely not worth more than $25, compared to other, similar products. The positive features are that it's small and easy to move around and really does sound okay for its size. If you buy it, ignore the fact that it's advertised to be an alarm clock (or that it has a clock at all) because this is not the functionality you'll receive.