RCA RP5500i Universal iPod Dock AM/FM Clock Radio | List Price: $79.99
Discount Price: $29.95
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Brand: RCA
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - White iPod docking station with AM/FM clock radio and large LED display
- High performance sound system with USB connectivity
- Wake to iPod, USB device, radio or alarm
- Auto positioning clock prevents LED being blocked by iPod when docked
- Programmable snooze, programmable sleep radio, digital frequency readout
This clock radio is great! [Posted on 2007-09-10]
Don't buy this for the radio, which in terms of sound quality is just like any other clock radio, but instead, buy it for the Ipod attachment and it's other features. I listen to my ipod while going to sleep and now I don't have to have the earbuds in my ears or possibly roll over onto the ipod or, worse yet, knock it onto the floor. I love the fact that it has two alarm settings and you can wake to buzz, ipod, radio, or even usb device. You can dim the clock at night, too. Great clock radio!
GREAT ! Almost... [Posted on 2008-03-16]
Works very well but had two design problems.
The 'drawer' would not open. Spring was in wrong place. Fixed OK.
The insert for an I-Pod Nano would not accept it, too short. Bit of filing and now is fine.
The USB is super. Volume should allow presets for wake up. It doesn't. It will be the same as when you shut it down.
No AUX IN and no headphone jack.
Still. Recommended.
RCA RP5500i Universal iPod Dock AM/FM Clock Radio [Posted on 2008-04-10]
When I plugged in the clock radio only one half of the LCD display was readable. It would not properly display the time. I sent it back
Plagued by Display Design Defect [Posted on 2008-04-12]
There is a great deal to like about this clock radio, but I am convinced there is a circuit design problem that cannot be ignored. I have owned two of them, primarily attracted to the usb port feature that will play songs in mp3 directly from a usb flash drive. But in each radio the Display has failed. In one of the radios the display stopped working altogether, and in the other half of all the digits went dead. One of them was under warranty, and while RCA/Thompson replaced it with a new one. Unfortunately, it later failed also. That makes 3 out of the 3 for me.
Curiously, I was recently at my local Fry's and the they had a clearance corner of odds and ends and there was a 5500i in the pile for $5. I asked the salesman why so cheap and he replied that the display had failed. Given that I have seen at least one other post here from someone with the same problem, it sure suggests that something is wrong with this model. It's a bummer because other than not having a headphone jack, this is a way cool clock radio.
Near perfection for a little clock radio. [Posted on 2008-07-11]
What to do when you want a basic clock radio with a small footprint, an accommodation for your Ipod, and you are not looking for big sound and a big price? Consider the RCA RP5500i. I've had mine for over a year and I'm still glad I bought it. I'm even considering buying a second one for the guest room. I've not had any of the problems indicated by others, however.
The sound is as good as any clock radio - not a Tivoli mind you, but one of your basic clock radios.
Its cleverness with the Ipod was irresistible to me. I love the way the drawer slides out to accept the IPod - along with its bright blue light (which you can turn off). I also like the way the time readout shifts across the face of the clock to make room for the Ipod. You see, the Ipod, once loaded onto the clock, invades part of the front of the clock so the designers allowed for the time readout to shift left once loaded. The best part of this feature is that when you remove the Ipod, you slide the drawer back in so, unlike other units, there is no "dead space" or unsightly vacancy.
If you like large type-size readouts, this one is readable from about a 20 foot distance. And the time sets automatically although it seems to be off by a minute. At first I was annoyed about this. Now I just think of it as quirky.
I also like that I can play the Ipod to go to sleep then wake up with the ringer. And it has a great nap feature that lets you set the clock with a push of a button for naps of various times. When the time is up, it wakes you as it would in alarm mode - but you don't have to trouble yourself with setting a specific time. Of course, you might think "who has time for naps in this day and age?!" and you'd be right - but with a setting like this it actually gives you the idea to take a bit of a break from work and close your eyes for 15 minutes. Refreshing.
But the best part is that it has a much smaller footprint than other Ipod-accommodating units I looked at.
I do wish it had some of the features others mentioned, but I'm not greedy. This is a great little unit.
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