DLO 009-9765 HomeDock Deluxe for iPod

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 6 x 1 inches ; 2.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000ELDX2W
• Item model number: 009-9765
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 4, 2006

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The DLO 009-9765 HomeDock Deluxe for iPod is the world's first iPod dock that lets you view and select your iPod's music on your TV screen, allowing you to navigate, select and play your songs using the included 18-button remote control. The HomeDock Deluxe will change the way you experience your iPod, your music, and now your iTunes Movies, letting you browse through Playlists, Artists, Albums, Songs, Genres and more, even watching movies on your big screen at DVD resolutions, all from the comfort of your sofa.

DLO's 009-9765 displays your iPod's music content on a beautifully designed HomeDock TV interface that's as clear and cool as the iPod itself. You can even customize colors, choosing from four different color themes including Aqua, Forest, Teal or Metal to match the decor of any room in your house. You can also choose from several screen savers, such as a Status Bar screen saver that shows your iPod's current status, song and album information on a moving graphic billboard. The HomeDock Deluxe's intuitive remote control lets you navigate with ease through your songs and playlists to select just the right tunes for any occasion, letting you control 14 various iPod functions. The HomeDock displays the currently playing song info and progress at the top of your screen while letting you select another song from the listings below, with names and titles that are large and easy to read from anywhere in the room.

In taking the entertainment out of your pocket and putting it on the big screen, the HomeDock Deluxe offers two distinct modes: On-Screen Navigation Mode for music interface on your TV, and iPod Mode to play videos or photo slideshows on your TV directly from the iPod. You can quickly switch modes with the push of a button to watch and control videos and photo slideshows from your iPod, or browse and play music with on-screen navigation. This unit connects to your home entertainment system or stereo via standard RCA plugs, so you don't have to worry about any adapters or Y-cables. Your iPod's music is sent to your stereo through the superior audio line-out from the bottom of the iPod, which provides for a much higher-quality audio signal than if you simply plugged your iPod into your stereo with a Y-cable from the headphone jack. With no adapters, and no loose cables, all you have to deal with is great sounding iPod music coming through your existing home stereo.

The DLO 009-9765 HomeDock Deluxe works with all dockable, click wheel iPods including the: iPod Nano (1st and 2nd generation), iPod Video, iPod Color, 4G iPod and iPod mini models. Your iPod can connect to your large-screen TV via a standard A/V connection, or through S-Video, allowing you to not just watch movies, but view picture slideshows with music. The HomeDock Deluxe fully powers and charges your iPod while in use, and comes with all the necessary cables to get going right out of the box, including an AC power adapter and an A/V cable. The low-profile HomeDock Deluxe comes in black to match both your iPod and home decor, measures 5.75 x 1 x 3.75 inches (W x H x D), and it's backed by a manufacturer's 90-day warranty.

What's in the Box
The DLO 009-9765 HomeDock Deluxe base module, the HomeDock 18-button remote control with battery, an adjustable iPod support, 1 x 6-foot A/V cable (left-right stereo audio, composite video), 1 x 6-inch RCA-to-minijack adapter, 1 x 12-volt AC power adapter, and a user's manual.

Product Description

The DLO HomeDock Deluxe displays your iPod menu on your television and connects iPod to any home entertainment systemThe DLO HomeDock makes your iPod the center of your entertainment experience at home. View your iPod's menu while you control your music and videos from the sofa with the HomeDock Deluxe's 20-function remote control. Imagine not having to go to your iPod every time you want to switch a playlist or video and having your iPod's display pumping through your big-screen TV!The DLO HomeDock Deluxe is the first iPod accessory that actually brings your iPod to the big screen, making your iPod the perfect companion to your existing home entertainment setup.The DLO HomeDock Deluxe includes everything necessary to attach your iPod to your Home Stereo and TV to enjoy its music, videos and pictures at home. It includes the 20-function remote control to play your tunes from across the room. It also includes a standard AC plug to power and charge your iPod while docked. It even allows you to connect your iPod without removing it from your favorite iPod case. The DLO HomeDock is truly a home entertainment center for your iPod.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

48 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat Deceptive Marketing, June 5, 2006

By	K. Ozbayrak - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this dock for the "onscreen display" capability as you navigate the iPod menus, to use it with my Ipod Video. Well, it took reading the fine print "note" in the manual to realize that onscreen navigation is only good for the "music" menus, NOT for photos or videos. When I read the box again I noticed the subtle wording difference: you can "navigate" and "select" the songs, but can only "display" and "control" the photos and the videos. In summary, when it comes to photos or videos, what you are getting is nothing more than you get with a $ 39.00 Apple iPod Universal Dock. Hmmm... I think this should have been clearly announced on the box, so that you can make an informed decision, whether you want to pay $ 110.00 extra just to see the song names on your TV screen. I returned mine.

62 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Serious quality control issues., May 18, 2006

By	T&T (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews

I was very excited about this product after reading all the online hype. Sadly this docking station is not quite as it seems. As a good example of planning not meeting execution, the idea and design are great, but the construction and quality are not. Here are some of my observations:

Pros:
- Great idea to pipe video to a widescreen TV--even a better idea to see song lists and titles on the large screen. Navigation via the included remote/on screen menus is as easy as operating an iPod.
- Great overall `look' of the docking station, cool looking black and shiny remote with rubber backing. This setup was obviously designed with black iPods and Nanos in mind and matches them well.
- Separate RCA jacks for L and R audio (versus headphone audio jacks) make the unit appear like a genuine stereo component.
- S-Video support for video-out.

Cons:
- Price is steep
- `Just OK' sound quality that is tonally in the middle of the spectrum (i.e. no pronounced bass or highs). Even with premium cables (not the cheap ones supplied in the box), a high-end receiver will highlight the mediocre sound quality.
- Poor overall `feel' of the docking station. It is light, thinly built, hollow, and feels as `plasticky' as any sub-$20, low-end Chinese-made piece of electronics. It's light. The weight of my Monster audio/S-video cables pull the unit back towards my cabinet. Only my 60GB iPod itself makes a good ballast to counter the weight of the cables.
- Remote control buttons are not sensitive and require multiple presses at times to work. Again, this is typical of cheap Chinese electronics.
- Poor manufacturing quality and control--there are odd, thin cut marks along the remote control's hole punch-outs. It is obvious these marks are machine made.
- On screen display layout/fonts are far from sexy. They remind me of the graphic quality of a 1980's, 16-color Apple II computer. (Is this some sort of Apple retro statement by DLO?)
- The unit gets very hot to the touch when charging an iPod. Obviously the bad quality control and construction extends to its internal circuit boards. This was very disconcerting to me as I feared damaging my prized iPod, and is the main reason why I returned the item.

Bottom line: The box cover says it best when displaying the song, "Never Satisfied" on its mock TV print layout. Sadly, most owners will not be satisfied until DLO gets it quality control issues worked out. Now where do I find a good iPod stereo dock?

36 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Big disappointment - stick with regular Homedock, May 4, 2006

By	Andrew Z "Zman" (Los Altos, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I already own the regular DLO Homedock and love it. I was hoping to get the deluxe so I could pick songs on my plasma, see album art - and I also liked the black and gray case better than the regular Homedock. Unfortunately, here are some of the problems I had in the first 5 minutes:

1. On my HP plasma, the menu image doesn't fill the screen. Its missing 2 inch stripes on both the left and right sides.

2. The remote doesn't work reliably. Buttons don't always press.

3. The interface for picking songs doesn't behave like the iPod. If you want to play all songs at some point in the menu hierarchy (an artist, all music), the instruction manual says to select the category and select "play". That does nothing. The only way to do this is to navigate into all the songs for that category and start playing the first one.

4. Screen flickers when moving from menu item to menu item on teh same screen and when going between screens.

5. Due to limitations in the iPod, you cannot pick photos and videos from the TV interface. You have to switch back and forth between two modes.

Most of these should be fixable by DLO and then the product would be usable. However, I question the value of having songs available on a TV screen. It takes much too long to power on the TV, navigate down with remote compared to just picking the song from the iPod.