JBL On Time 400IHD High-Performance Speaker Dock with HD Digital Radio for iPod
- Compatibility (plays and charges): iPod mini 1G; iPod nano 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G; iPod 3G, 4G, 5G, 5.5G, 6G; iPod touch 1G, 2G; iPhone 1G, 3G
- OnePoint iPod dock connection for synchronizing to iTunes application; Evercharge topology charges iPod even when unit is switched off
- 3.5-mm mini jack allows connection of other audio devices, such as MP3 and CD players, desktop computers, satellite radio and laptops
- Phoenix Transducers, Slipstream port design, and DSP provide a full, rich frequency response and great sound
- Includes AM/FM HD radio, clock, dual alarm, and RF remote with full iPod navigation
Amazon.com Product Description — Posted May 22, 2008 Never scramble to write down a new song title or the name of an artist you hear on the radio. A simple button press places the song information on your iPod. The JBL On Time 400IHD loudspeaker dock is a complete digital life system. It features the digital clarity of HD AM and FM, multicasting capability, an iPod dock and a clock with a dual alarm. A complete digital life system, featuring the digital clarity of HD AM and FM, multicasting capability, an iPod dock and a clock with a dual alarm. Combines many proprietary technologies for the highest quality sound, offering astonishing bass and clear sound from any direction. Compatible with docking versions of the iPod, including the iPod touch, iPod nano 3G, and iPod classic 6G. Which Dock Is for You?
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JBL On Time 400IHD High-Performance Speaker Dock with HD Digital Radio for iPod
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5 comments
E. Downey on November 5, 2009 at 9:12 am
I really can’t comment on this product since I bought it for my son who lives 1800 miles away. I selected it based on reviews I found on the web.
Barbra J. Rapacchietta on November 5, 2009 at 11:10 am
This was a gift for my daughter and we had a problem with the remote control so amazon shipped another one within 3 days!!! WOW! Awesome customer service! She loves her ipod dock and it has amazing sound and special features such as tagging for itunes (which she uses all the time!)
Oh and we didn’t have to pay to ship the other one back.
I will always do business with Amazon….a great company and very likable customer service staff!!! Love you guys!
Rich P. Ravarino on November 5, 2009 at 11:26 am
As a long time iPod owner and a former JBL owner I was disappointed to read all these negative reviews. I really wanted to buy this piece for myself. Let me repeat that, I DO NOT OWN THIS UNIT.
That said, I wouldn’t necessarily blame JBL for the compatibility issues with the iTouch and the iPhone. I think this is a failure of Apple. They changed the majority of their output settings with this last couple of generations. An example would be the change in the video standard output by the itouch, iphone and iPod classic. . . None of these will work with 5th generation iPod video cables.
I think there is more here than JBL getting sloppy. I don’t believe JBL would be this sloppy. I believe they trusted Apple to deliver and this is a failure of Apple.
Just my two cents though.
Jon Dough on November 5, 2009 at 1:44 pm
JBL should fire the design and marketing team for this product. Aside from the HD radio and nice sound, the unit is about as user unfriendly as it gets, especially considering the hefty price tag.
The buttons are small, confusing and hard to use. The display is absolutely hideous. The colors strain the eyes, the digits are too small and it is hard to read from an angle. The brightness/contrast controls do little to help.
Finally although claiming compatibility with the iPod Touch, all it can do is charge and play songs through the dock speakers – there is NO wake to iPod Touch and NO remote navigation of iPod Touch (read the fine print on the box and it leaves the Touch out of the list of iPods that it can “Sync” to).
I was so disgusted by this abysmal, overpriced product that JBL is going on my black list.
Brian K. Doll on November 5, 2009 at 3:11 pm
This is a wonderful unit that has served me better than expected even though I did pick it up through Amazon for only $124 in September of 2009. I heard from the reviews that it was a bit user unfriendly but purchased it nevertheless and don’t regret it. The HD radio features are flawless and feature packed. Sound quality is up there with the Bose units and ease of use is sufficiently suitable. In other words, if you consider yourself a geek or tech savy this can be the perfect bedside radio for you, but if you don’t, go get an iluv and prepare to be luved. Otherwise pick yourself up one of these. None of the negatives that have been attributed to this product have seemed relevant to me. The remote works perfectly, even when under my pillow, and every function is easily used. This is a well designed and feature packed dock. I challenge anyone to find one better than it for the price I paid.