SDI iHome iP99BR - Clock radio with iPhone / iPod cradle

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001GC6CEE
• Item model number: IP99BR
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #43,081 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 19, 2008

Product Description

Product Description

The iP99 is designed and engineered to shield and avoid annoying iPhone/mobile phone GSM noise so no airplane mode is required which means that you'll never miss a call again when your phone is docked. The iP99 is packed with lots of innovative features, including alarm settings to complement your lifestyle so you can wake to your own custom phone playlist at different times on different days, a remote that controls the unit and menu functions, AM/FM radio with presets, programmable snooze settings, and SRS WOW for an enhanced audio experience. You can enjoy great stereo sound around the clock with the iP99.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For Touch or iPhone owners... a must-have., May 21, 2008

By	J. Krus "icepulse" (NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

With the "Logitech® Pure-Fi Dream" now an aborted project (a Logitech sales rep told me, point blank; no chance), and the ExtremeMac "Luna X2" getting pushed back AGAIN and AGAIN, iPhone and Touch users are finding it pretty difficult to track down a compatable alarm clock.

I bought an IH9 from iHome, and tried it out for a few weeks. A great unit, with one deal-breaking exception. Humming at low volumes!! I tried turning off the Wi-Fi...., lowering the backlight... but I still had this annoying hum. When the device is 3 feet from your pillow, and you use it for going to sleep, this flaw is unforgivable.

Returned the unit, and just received my iP99BR direct from iHome.

Well, I love it. The design is slightly less sexified than the IH9, but the sound seems slightly bolder. The remote is larger, and feels weighted; a comfortable fit. One disadvantage of the design is that the display is straight-on, whereas the IH9 seemed tilted up slightly, which gave a better visibility. Not really a major complaint.

The key difference is that the iP99BR appears to have corrected the horrid humming sound at low (and all) volumes that plagued the IH9. I suppose they shielded the speakers correctly, but in any case, my only real complaint has been resolved.

The bottom line is, for iPhone and Touch owners, the iP99BR is the only game in town.... certainly at this price-point.

I won't bother to go over the feature set. Just look at the product description and reviews for the IH9. They share identical features, which are legion, and are great.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Does NOT deliver, May 25, 2008

By	T. Goldstein - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The sound is fine. The looks are good. But the primary feature is missing.

The box boasts, "Works with iPhone" and "Airplane mode not required." However, as soon as I turned on the radio, I heard the familiar LOUD GSM noise we've all come to know and hate. How does the manufacturer suggest you rid the unit of the GSM noise? I'm quoting directly from the manual here... "Undock your iPhone or put iPhone in Airplane Mode. Note that Airplane temporarily disables the phone features on the iPhone."

Um.... that doesn't sound iPhone compatible to me. What about you?

This misleading dud is going right back where it came from. Stay away unless you love buzz.

4.0 out of 5 stars Not quite perfect..., July 9, 2009

By	R. Kennedy "game lover" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Pros: It doesn't make that annoying humming noise when my iPhone (first generation) is connected. The sound quality is impressive. The display is large and brightness adjusts.

Cons: To avoid taking the iPhone out of the case I have to not use any of the included inserts. I don't know a product that doesn't have this problem but maybe someone will make one soon. Sometimes the iPhone is connected but I still wake up to the beeping instead of the iPhone music. To set the alarm/time, you have to use a wheel similar to the wheel on an iPod, unfortunately you have to go minute by minute which makes changes of more that 4 hours a little bit of a chore.