RCA Universal Dock for iPod Clock Radio (RP5512i)

by RCA

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 4.2 x 5.1 inches ; 2.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00156X7A8
• Item model number: RP5512i
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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RCA Universal Dock for iPod Clock Radio

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Alarm Clock, February 7, 2009

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Roger A. Desmsond "Roger" (Weehawken, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RCA Universal Dock for iPod Clock Radio (RP5512i) (Electronics)

I read reviews that other people have written about this item saying that it stopped working for them, and don't understand why mine works great.
I travel with the Phantom of the Opera as a crew member, and I pack this thing all around the country with me in my carry on bag. Yeah its kind of big, but it charges my iPhone and is a great alarm clock. There is a sliding switch at the bottom for you to choose your US time zone, and a button for DST (I ran into areas that don't do DST in Canada allot). The alarm will also go off without being plugged in for those times you accidentally plug into those pesky switched outlets in hotel rooms. Another great feature is if you adjust an alarm time, it will automatically turn on activate that alarm so you don't have to remember to turn it on after setting it. It also has a NAP button. Opposite of a SLEEP button (which it also has), it will do increments of 10, 15, 20 etc min. without having to reset one of the two alarms you can store in memory. I do charge my iPhone and listen to music with no problem other than if you have airport mode off on the phone, you hear all that 3G data buzzing before a call, txt, email etc. When you drop it on, it will say to you that it isn't a compatible device, but that is just because it does not filter out the noise from the cell service.
When I pack it into my suite case and travel with it, the display turns off (of course). The coolest part is when I plug it back in, it displays the time after about 10 sec. I have had the two AA batteries in it since Aug '08 and it is unplugged for about 5 days a month.
I have had mine since Aug of '08, and it has been working flawlessly. If I forget it in a hotel room or accidentally drop it and see it shatter into a million pieces, I will defiantly by another one.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent unit for the cost, October 21, 2009

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C. Modos (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RCA Universal Dock for iPod Clock Radio (RP5512i) (Electronics)

I have never reviewed a product in my life, so bear with me.
I wanted to wake up to my ipod music, rather than my annoying alarm clock, so I did some research and read many reviews about other ipod alarm clock products. I had certain features I wanted, such as being able to dim the light on the unit for nightime sleeping, and I wanted to be able to set the waking volume of the music and a few other features. This RCA fit the bill nicely, there is a switch on the right side to dim the blue light and the digital numbers on the clock, and there is also a volume knob on the right.
You can wake to alarm sound, radio or ipod music and what is great is that there is two alarm settings, if you have a spouse or want to wake at the different time on the weekend and I found that a great feature. The unit has buttons on the top to quickly turn Alarm 1 or 2 on and which feature you want to wake up to.
It has a sleep feature that allows you to fall asleep to music or a nice nature soundtrack from your ipod.
I really like that the Ipod dock slides in when you are not using it, to avoid getting cat hair or dust on the dock.
It also has a nice snooze button right in the middle on the top of the unit. The only thing I found slightly difficult was setting the time on the alarms, it has a knob that you feel like you might break if you turn too hard, but you have to turn hard to get the numbers to change.
This unit was inexpensive and had all the features I wanted and has been working nicely. The only other feature that might be useful and none of the others had this, is a button to press so that you can dock you ipod all night and wake up to it, but NOT charge it. I feel like I am ruining the battery life of my ipod by charging it too much.
Also wanted to mention that if the alarm is set to wake to ipod and your ipod is not docked then it automatically reverts to alarm sound.
Thanks for reading and I hope this review was helpful to you.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for the money!, August 29, 2008

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L. Edwards (NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RCA Universal Dock for iPod Clock Radio (RP5512i) (Electronics)

The first one I ordered from Amazon didn't charge my ipod. I sent it back and the next one worked fine. This clock has many features and I really like it. It was a great buy for the money, much less than the iHome. I would recommend this eventhough the first didn't work.