Ipod Docking Station Alarm Clock: Check Out Philips DC315/37 Speaker System for iPod/iPhone with LED Clock Radio (Black) for $68.35

Philips DC315/37 Speaker System for iPod/iPhone with LED Clock Radio (Black) Review

There are no 3rd party accessories yet made to go with the newest iPhone, so I was nervous buying this but thought it might work since OS4.0 support was mentioned. Good news! It works! The docking cradle is round to the iPhone 4's square, so you have to push it in a little harder, but it plays and charges as advertised.

The look is like the iphone - silver and black glass - very sleek and sexy and thin from front to back. I keep it on the dimmest setting and it doesn't bother be at night - the brightest setting is like day-glo!

The sound quality, for a clock radio, is very good - not Bose or anything, but I've got no complaints. And it can get LOUD! The FM tuner picks up the signal well - I didn't even have to unwind the antenna!

My only complaint is that the buttons are all close together and similar looking, so there's definitely a learning curve and it's not great for operating blind. A remote would've been nice, but at least you get external ipod controls!

Overall I'm very happy with this clock radio and felt it was a very good value for the price.

Philips DC315/37 Speaker System for iPod/iPhone with LED Clock Radio (Black) Feature

Compatibility: iPod mini; iPod nano 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G; iPod classic 4G, 5G, 5.5G, 6G; iPod touch 1G, 2G; iPhone, iPhone 3G
Play and charge your iPod or iPhone
Dual alarms with weekday and weekend settings let you wake to iPhone, iPod or radio
Gentle wake up with increasing alarm volume
Built-in FM digital tuner plus auxiliary input

Philips DC315/37 Speaker System for iPod/iPhone with LED Clock Radio (Black) Overview

Start a pleasant day with your iPhone/iPod tunes on the Philips Docking entertainment system DC315 with dual alarms. Featuring multiple sources, the stylish system lets you wake up to music of your choice from portable devices and radio.

Philips DC315/37 Speaker System for iPod/iPhone with LED Clock Radio (Black) Specifications

Start a pleasant day with your iPhone/iPod tunes. Click to enlarge.

Bass Reflex Speaker System for big sound in a small package.

Dual alarm with weekday and weekend settings.

Enjoy your music from multiple sources

MP3 Link auxiliary input for portable music playback
The MP3 link 3.5mm auxiliary input allows you to play back external audio devices, such as MP3 players. Enjoy music from all your devices through this great-sounding system.

Play and charge your iPhone/iPod
Enjoy your favorite MP3 music while charging your iPhone/iPod. Dock your device and enjoy your favorite music in superb stereo sound. It also charges your iPhone/iPod while it plays, so you can enjoy your music and not worry about draining your battery.

FM digital tuning with presets
Enjoy digital FM radio when you feel like a break from your music collection. Press and hold the preset button to memorize a frequency, for quick access to your favorite radio stations.

Start the day your way

Wake up to your iPhone/iPod music or radio tunes
Wake to your favorite tunes, or your favorite morning or news show.

Dual alarm with weekday and weekend settings
Designed with modern day lifestyles in mind, this clock radio has a dual alarm feature, allowing you to set different alarm times for weekdays and weekends or even vary the alarm settings for couples. The alarm settings can be tailored for the same alarm times for the entire week from Monday to Sunday. Or you can set the alarm for an early start on weekdays from Monday to Friday, and lazy lie-ins for Saturday and Sundays. Whichever you choose, there's no need to fiddle with setting different alarm times every single night.

Gentle wake up call with an increasing alarm volume
Nobody likes to be jarred out of sweet slumber, so the DC315 features a gradually increasing alarm volume.

Rich and clear sound experience

Bass Reflex speakers deliver a powerful, deeper bass
The Bass Reflex Speaker System delivers a deep bass experience from a compact loudspeaker box system. It features a bass pipe that is acoustically aligned to the woofer to optimize the low frequency roll-off of the system. The result is deeper controlled bass and lower distortion. The system works by resonating the air mass in the bass pipe to vibrate like a conventional woofer, extending the low end.

2x4W RMS total output power
Get 2 x 4 Watts RMS total output power from this compact system.

What's in the Box
DC315 main unit, Power cord, AC adaptor, MP3 link cable, User manual, Quick start guide

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Customer Reviews

Inconsistant - Georgene Yugawa - Duvall, WA United States
At first it took a while to figure out how to set the alarms, etc. But after that, no problem. Now more often than not it does not recognize the iphone when it is docked. Sometimes the speakers work, sometimes they don't. Sometimes the alarm works when the iphone is docked, sometimes it doesn't. It is unreliable enough that I can't trust it on work days.

It just works! Even with iPhone 4 - S. Brown -
Have had this Phillips product for almost a year and was delighted to find that it works with my new iPhone 4 with the snap on case provided by Apple. Also, I can use it in landscape mode to view videos by just rotating the whole "speaker system". I've used the alarm just a couple of times and it is very stealthy, takes about four minutes to realize that it is beeping and that the beeping is not coming from somewhere else in the house! This is the only accessory I had for the older iPhones and iPods that will charge the new iPhone. Not wonder the price went up from the I paid in November of last year. Amazon Prime rocks!

Looks great but thats about it!!! - myopinion -
The Bad:

no battery backup
power supply falls out of the clock/dock
doesn't always register when my iphone is docked and therefore sometimes plays music through the speakers but most of the time it is just the phones speakers

The Good:

charges phone quickly
Has good sound when it works
Has a great look

*** Product Information and Prices Stored: Oct 03, 2010 05:55:10

Ipod Docking Station Alarm Clock

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Check Out Philips DC315/37 Speaker System for iPod/iPhone with LED Clock Radio (Black) for $68.35