Customer Reviews

Princess International PI2310 MP3 Shower Radio

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(12)

 

 

Before you buy this just know that it's cheap. It is made of cheap plastic, and under no circumstances trust your iPod in it not to get wet and get ruined. Also be aware that it DOES NOT FIT ALL iPods!!!! I have a 30 gig iPod and I cannot get it in there all the way because the wire that connects into the head set plug stops it from setting in correctly, which in turn stops me from putting in the bottom cover. Those little lights are a joke also. All in all I would have rather paid a little more money for a better built one. Also you can not navigate through your songs once you have put it in the radio. This thing is just all around CRAP!!!

This novelty item might have been useful, but it's unwieldy and hard to use.

First of all, the iPod holder is a slot that you access through the bottom. You open the door at the bottom, and plug it into your headphone jack. Then you press play, and shove the entire iPod into the slot, and close the door and turn the latch. Then, you have no way of controlling the iPod again.

Since it takes 30 seconds to get the iPod in, and 30 more to get it out, and there's no way to control it while it's in, this is really quite useless.

And the sound is tinny and crappy.

Do not buy. You'll be happier with any set of iPod speakers you can set on the counter, since you still won't be controlling it from inside the shower.

Although this is a great idea and couldn't wait to use it, I was greatly disappointed. I bought this as a Christmas gift for my boyfriend. He tried it out and there were many problems with it. First off, the wire continued to short so the music went in and out. Secondly, if you have your MP3 player selected (Ipod) there is no way of changing songs or switching to radio without getting your MP3 player wet or letting your MP3 player battery waste away while you listen to the radio. I returned this item and I hope to get a full refund.

I like it, you can pop your Ipod or any mp3 player in to the slot and rock out in the shower or just listen to the radio. the mirror rocks too. i have a dark shower and i like to shave in the shower so the steam allows me to get a close shave the light on the mirror makes it possible to see where i am shaving. oh did i mention this thing is loud...way louder than the water.

The only thing is that you need to take the mp3 player/ipod to change song,artist,etc and its a snug fit for the Ipod Classic. Otherwise I love it, I had it playing outside while stacking wood and it was plenty loud. In the shower I barely have to put the volume up.

I got this as a Christmas present and two months later it no longer gets the one FM station that I want to listen to. Never tried the iPod chamber, because it does not look like a very safe place for my iPod to be in a wet environment. This thing is a total waste of money. Now I need to find a better option!

Everything works fine, except the tuner is terrible. Got this to listen to radio as opposed to iPod since it's not worth it to me to chance getting iPod wet. Tuner gets about 2 or 3 stations--that's all. Too bad b/c everything else is great.

The company has wonderful response time. I received my product fast and they returned all of my emails with in an hour or so. I was not pleased with the quality of the product. I could not open the battery door with out a set of pliers and one heck of a pull and I could not tune in my favorite local radio station. I have returned it for my money back. Lesson learned... Know what you are getting prior to buying it off line. For now on I will just go to the store.

The only part of this that works well is the mirror. The knobs won't turn unless you're gripping them with a towel (and your fingers are small), and the sound quality is so bad it actually hurts your ears.

Update:
I'm changing the rating from 4 to 2 stars because,
* Bad tuner which is not just difficult to tune, but also floats with changing temperature. When it's really hot (102F in a steam shower) the top frequency in less than 1000KHz.
* Difficult to open the battery compartment. One has to pry open with a screw driver, which might break the water seal
* Condensation inside the MP3 player compartment (which we don't really use).

Pros:
* Feature rich: AM/FM, Aux In (MP3 or else), fog-proof mirror
* Works with rechargeable AA, good battery life
* Adjustable mounting height
* Splash proof

Cons:
* Tuning is not the easiest task with a little knob, but I only need one news station anyway
* It was TOUGH to open the battery compartment the very first time due to the rubber seal. You need to be careful not to break it.
* No miracle in sound quality with the ear-size speakers

It's not the best build quality but certainly deserve more than one star. And mine is still working. At $10, I'm happy with the purchase.