27Jan/105
Sony Speaker Dock Clock Radio with 7-Inch LCD for iPod / iPhone
- Vivid 7-Inch diagonal LCD screen for viewing photos and videos
- Large Time Display for easy viewing
- Choice of built-in or personalized background photos
- Nature sounds to gently fall asleep or wake up
- Picture frame mode
Product Description
Sony’s Multi-function FM / AM clock radio is the all-in-one bedside accessory for iPod1 and iPhone users. Set the 2-5-7 Day Alarm for waking to the radio, iPod, Nature Sounds, or a pre-recorded personal message, and view your photos and videos on the 7-Inch diagonal LCD screen. Charging tray for iPod1 / iPhone retracts when not in use.... More >>
Sony Speaker Dock Clock Radio with 7-Inch LCD for iPod / iPhone
January 27th, 2010 - 06:26
This product has many functions in one. It works with the ipod/iphone, it displays your photos, is a FM/AM radio, and an alarm clock.. The sound is great! A quality Sony product!
Rating: 5 / 5
January 27th, 2010 - 08:33
I just got one of this from Amazon after a few weeks of waiting. I have to say this is one of the best iPod/iPhone dock I ever have. Sound quality is great (but can’t beat Bose’s dock) Video quality is great but depends on which generation of iPod you have. My iPod Video plays lower resolution video, new iPod Touch and iPhone play really high quality (but probably depends on your source). The tray ejects and slides out nicely. There’s a small amount of play (front to back) but not anything you would notice.
The lack of remote is really a down side. Also, you can’t delete the default pictures. Overall, it’s the quality you would expect from buying from Sony.
Rating: 5 / 5
January 27th, 2010 - 09:13
It’s the LCD screen that sets this clock radio apart from all others. An LCD screen gives unlimited control of the display and options just like a preference panel on a computer application. Sony takes great advantage of this by providing big easy to read numbers, clear displays of alarm settings when on, intuitive and extensive controls of its functions, and even display of music track data when playing an iPod. The photo and video display works well as long as you sit close. Sound is also OK but it is a clock first and music player second. I was also able to get an Internet streaming radio application to play through the clock.
The other reviews pointed out some quirks such as not being able to delete the factory images (nature scenes I can live with, but someone else’s kid??), the date format is locked to YYYY/MM/DD which is annoying to some US users. There is no indication if this will be able to fixed with a firmware update someday.
The hardware buttons are well marked and intuitive. It looks like many of faults of the ICF-C7iP were addressed, including better controls and the ability to darken the screen to nearly black (a touch of the far left button on the base will slightly lighten the display for a few seconds, touch the snooze bar for full brightness settings).
One missing feature is the ability to have something other than a photo as a background behind the numbers. The mountains are pretty but make reading the clock harder. I solved that problem by making 800×480 jpeg images of several solid colors and putting them onto a small SD card. I found a dark blue background worked best. Another suggestion would be the option of displaying an analog face with a sweep second hand. There is lots of screen space not being used when just the clock is displayed.
I have been pretty happy with this. It adds features I have always wanted in a clock radio, it charges and plays my iPhone 3G without interference issues, and the settings for the alarm are numerous, intuitive, and clearly marked when they are on.
Rating: 4 / 5
January 27th, 2010 - 10:08
I bought two of these over the holidays and am happy with the features including a high quality picture display. I’ve had two issues with this unit. One, you can’t delete the stock pictures that come on the unit. This means that within my slide show, I have a random kid other pictures that aren’t mine. The other issue is that it says that it has 1G of memory but I couldn’t get it to load anywhere near that many pictures. If you want a laugh, I’m pasting my online interaction with the help center as I’m trying to remove the stock photos from the machine. As you’ll see, they verify that you can’t which I find to be a bizarre and huge oversight on Sony’s part.
user Cathy has entered room
analyst Jason_ has entered room
Cathy>
Hey Jason
Jason_>
Hi Cathy. Welcome to Sony Online Support. I’m Jason. Please allow me a moment to review your concern.
Jason_>
Thank you for waiting, Cathy. I’ll be glad to assist you in providing the information to delete the photos.
Jason_>
Are you trying to delete the default photos of the Clock Radio?
Cathy>
yeah
Jason_>
Please give me a moment while I get this information for you.
Jason_>
Thanks for waiting, Cathy.
Cathy>
no problem
Jason_>
I suggest that you select FORMAT under “General Settings” menu of the Clock Radio.
Jason_>
It’ll delete all the files from the Clock Radio.
Cathy>
It says it is formatting.
Jason_>
Sure, please go ahead.
Cathy>
the stock images are still there
Cathy>
it just deleted my photos
Cathy>
they are the background phots
Cathy>
photos
Jason_>
I’m sorry to inform you that since the default files are still there after formatting, it seem that the images cannot be deleted from the Clock Radio.
Cathy>
there’s a duck, a kid, some flowers, a bunch of bell peppers
Cathy>
but they rotate in my slide show
Cathy>
in the middle of my pictures a random duck pops up
Cathy>
then a kid that isn’t mine
Cathy>
how do I get them to not be in my slide show then?
Jason_>
I’m sorry that the default images cannot be deleted.
Cathy>
Can you stop them from being in my slide show?
Jason_>
I’m sorry that it’ll take all the available images in the Clock Radio for slide show.
Cathy>
seriously?
Jason_>
That’s correct.
Cathy>
that’s crazy! so I have to look at the duck and kid for as long as I have this?
Cathy>
wow
Rating: 3 / 5
January 27th, 2010 - 11:13
I bought this item at Best Buy last month and I have since returned it there. The screen was amazing and the whole package to me was brilliant. I was annoyed by the stock photos appearing in the slide show, but a work around was available so it didn’t make me mad. Then one morning the alarm didn’t go off. Thank goodness my cell phone did and I didn’t miss work. I thought it was my fault, but I triple checked everything and it happened again later in the week. I came online and read someone else had the same issue so I returned it. Lesson to Sony: not worth buying as an alarm clock if it can’t function as an alarm clock. I felt like I bought a grill with iPod speakers that won’t get hot enough to cook a burger.
Rating: 2 / 5