Customer Reviews

Dock Cradle for iPhone 3G/iPod Touch 2nd Gen with AV out & AC

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

This device falls down on the headphone AV output jack, but has other features that are easily, to me, worth the money.

You get all these features for your 3G iPhone:
- a universal iPod cradle
- an extra AC power adapter
- an extra USB cable that can sync your device, recharge it, or both
- 30 pin AV output that you can use to play good quality videos on your TV (once you purchase the special AV cable from Apple)

You do NOT get:
- usable headphone audio output from the cradle for your 3G iPhone. On my unit, the audio plays thru the headphone and the iPhone speaker at the same time. Not very useful.

If you must have the headphone output, you'll be disappointed.

If all you need is an extra AC power adapter, a decent cradle with sync/power cable, and video output capability, then you'll be very happy with this product, as I am.

I purchased this dock to allow me to (1) power my iphone off of the USB cable on my employer's laptop and (2) allow me to play audio via external speakers directly connected to the dock. While this dock does allow me to power (and synch) my iphone, it does not allow me to output the audio via the "AV Out" jack provided on the dock. While I can still hear the audio via the iPhone's small speaker or output audio via the iPhone's av/out jack, both of these options defeat the purpose of the dock. I am returning the dock, hopefully, for a refund.

This device has an audio output on a phono jack, but it just plain doesn't work. This is anything but clear from the language "The dock station also includes a 3.5mm AV out that can be used with older generation iPods for A/V out, or for connecting your headphone/earphone to all iPod/iPhone models."

A better description would have saved me a purchase and return.

This dock is amazing since for only $12 you get both the dock and the miniUSB cable(beat that, Apple!). It's great to have the AV out and audio out on the dock as well - usually you have to pay more for a dock to have these features. Audio out is really useful if you like to play music form your iphone via PC speakers like I do. Adapters for various devices are included. Dock looks great with my black iPhone3G - don't know how it would work with the white one.
The only thing I wish for is a sharper tilt angle when the phone is on the dock so the phone would "face me" more. But I fix this by moving the dock further away from me.

Beware, it syncs but not charges. I bought this for my office and everytime I go out the door the batterry is almost dead. The battery icon appears on the iPhone's screen but the dock doesn't charge it. Don't waste your money, Buy locally even if it costs more. You can argue with someone in case it doesn't work.

Does not work with any computer, USB not recognized error message on every one I tried. Attempted to contact the seller, no response.

Just received a response and a refund from Crazy on Digital after my second request.

I ordered the black docking cradle pictured. They substituded a silver, metal one saying they were all out of the other one. (even though the website clearly says "in stock")It does work fine, but I wanted the black, sleek looking one that is pictured. I rarely return things. It's just too much of a bother.

this item is as good as it comes plus for a great price i can access my music from it while im doing work in my room while my laptop is not on and i dont have to worry about it being crushed while its on the dock so i am giving this item 5 stars it was worth every penny

If you need A/V, then think of this as just a stand, not a dock, and you'll need an iPod A/V cable. For example, I purchased this with Griffin Component Video Cable for iPod and iPhone, which plugs into the back of this "stand" and allows me to hook it up an iPhone 3g to a TV (note that the cable is not made for iPhone 3g so it does display that annoying error every time it gets plugged in).

They were great, fast delivery, and they helped me to find the correct item i needed!