Others say...

"Expensive Adapter without the Apple Magic"
The basics work with iPod 5G and the Nano 3G, but this dock doesn't have that "just works" magic we have come to expect from Apple. For starters it comes with nothing meaning you still have to buy a power adapter and in my case an iPod cable which can be as much as the dock if you buy Apple original. You can use the IR remote that comes with your Mac. Don't waste money buying a remote specially for this because it only activates the iPod's play/pause and volume adjustment. The MENU button on the remote doesn't activate the MENU button on my iPods, so I can't scroll songs or albums. Apple, you could have let us do that fairly easily.

Because of the diminutive size of the new Nano, the scroll wheel sits low in this dock making it almost impossible to scroll. (This wouldn't be so bad if I could use the remote instead)

I bought this because I needed something to hold and charge my iPod while connecting to my stereo. There aren't a lot of choices out there so I'm stuck paying a premium price for what is essentially a simple adapter stand that turns the iPod socket 90 degrees, and separates mini headphone and S-Video out. If I'm not mistaken, docks came free with the first iPods. I don't think we will return to those days, but Apple needs to come out with a new dock design that addresses these shortcomings.



"Very usefull item"
This item is the most usefull one I have, it comes with multiple adapters for different ipod sizes, it charges my ipod while syncing with the computer, it also has an infra red port for the remote control, a super-video port for displaying images on another screen and a headphone line out for listening to music while charging the ipod. Its the best buy Ive made so far for my ipod.

"Waste of Money..."
Dont buy it. There's actually some nicer products from companies like Belkin that act as both a fashionable dock and a USB hub... Apple should only charge $9.99 for this piece of plastic, or include it with iPods.

"Nice gadget that did just what I needed."
I bought mine here used for $15 and it was the best $15 I had spent. I own 2 older bookshelf stereo systems that put out very good sound. They were bought over 10 years ago so they of course were pre-iPod. This dock along with the remote that came with my Mac mini, allows me to have wireless control of my iPod on my old stereos that only played regular audio CD's and at one time cassettes.

"Excellent for iPod Video"
I bought this dock specifically for the S-video connection because I wanted to be able to watch my iPod's mpeg movies on my Sony LCD TV. S-video is, of course, a little better than your standard RCA connection. Hook up was easy and the picture quality totally exceeded my expectations. I have a 26 inch LCD TV and the movies looked about as good as a DVD. I ran a Monster AV cable from the line out connection on the dock to my Onkyo TX-SR604 receiver and then ran the S-video cable from the dock to the receiver as well. Sound and picture were great. The other good thing about this dock is that I was able to keep the skin on my iPod and still have it fit in the dock. If you are wanting on screen menus this is not the dock for you, but if you want good picture and sound quality you can't go wrong with this gadget. Remember to change your TV setting to "on" in the iPod's video settings!