RCA RP5502i Universal iPod Dock AM/FM Clock Radio

• Black iPod docking station with AM/FM clock radio and large LED display
• High performance sound system with USB connectivity
• Wake to iPod, USB device, radio or alarm
• Auto positioning clock prevents LED being blocked by iPod when docked
• Programmable snooze, programmable sleep radio, digital frequency readout

This clock was perfect for me when I got it. No radio presets (I never change my station) it plays my iPod, has a USB port for a thumb drive, large LED's, 2 alarms... Ever since I bought it 4 months ago I have really appreciated it. However, recently the bottom half of the LED's do not work. So it's impossible to tell the time! All I can get are the top 3 LED's of any particular number. I'll try taking it apart, but it's probably done for.

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This is certainly not the best radio around, or the best iPod speakers for the price, but as a combination clock-radio + iPod dock, it does a pretty good job.

First of all, this is a clock. You will no doubt get better audio quality from dedicated iPod speaker/dock combinations, but this is a *clock* radio, and a very functional and reasonably full-featured one. Both clocks may be set independantly to either a progressive alarm or to play from radio, USB or iPod. There are the mandatory snooze and sleep functions, and also a "NAP" function, which, having three young children, I will probably not have the leisure to try for a few more years. The interface is straightforward and excellent: no confusing multiple-function buttons, no need to use a remote (there is none) for accessing some of the more arcane functionalities. One button = one function. And you can actually turn off the blue light by dimming the display with the dedicated button!

The sound quality is pretty reasonable once you crank it up a bit, but this is obviously not meant to be your main stereo. At low volume, though, there is a faint but annoying low-frequency "buzz" which is the only complaint I have about this device.

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At first I was disappointed to discover this unit is not compatible with the iphone, but the flash compatibility works great. Lots of handy functions that all seem to work well. The "increasing" alarm volume function doesn't work with flash or iPod, only alarm buzzer. Another function missing that would be nice would be the ability to select which song plays when you use the usb alarm function (it automatically plays the first song on your stick). The sound quality is great. All things considered, I'm pleased with the unit.

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About 4-5 months after I bought this clock radio the LED went bad. Half of the display is very dim, while the other half is normal brightness.

I bought this Alarm clock/Ipod dock exactly 13 months ago. when I first got it, it worked great. i love the fact that i can dim the backlight for both the LCD, and the blue light. but about 3 months after I bought it, the ipod dock wouldn't work for me anymore. well, it wouldn't work for anyone anymore. oh well, I still like waking up from a USB thumb drive, so that worked great for me.

until 4 days ago, when, I woke up as usual, turned off the alarm, and thought to myself "hmm, that's weird, seems like i turned the whole thing off"... well, i did. it won't come back up. and i've declared it dead. :(

so, when the product worked, it was great. but i consider $80 for something that dies after 13 months and a month after the warranty expires too steep of a price.