I'm looking for an alarmclock radio that is compatible with the iPhone 4. By compatible I just mean that I don't want something where the iPhone screen keeps lighting up in the middle of the night to flash some incompatibility message (which I've heard can happen with some products). If it did have the ability to automatically put the iPhone into aeroplane mode then that would be even better (is that possible?).
The one I like the look of the best on the basis of price and looks is the Philips DC315 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-DC315-05-Docking-Station/dp/B002DMLKKM) but I've read that this does have compatibilty issues with the iPhone 4. Is that true?
The other one that looks good is the Yamaha TSX-120 (http://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/audio_visual/desktop_audio/tsx_120_white_b/?mode=overview) although that is a bit on the big side and expensive but I'm not ruling it out.
My one must-have criteria is dual alarms which can be either radio or buzzer (I set the first alarm to be radio and then 15 minutes later the second is my "final warning" buzzer). Desireable features are DAB radio and a remote control. I have a preference for an arangement where the phone docks in front of the device (like the Philips) rather than on top of it (like the Yamaha) because the in-front docking seems slightly less prone to my accidentally side-swiping the device with flailing arms while half asleep in the morning.
Do any iPhone 4 users have either of the above or can recommend other alternatives that they know to be compatible with the 4? I'm beginning to think that I need to wait a few months for manufacturers to update their ranges at which point I might get a much bigger range of options to choose from.
Since the dates of iPhone launches have become so predictable, does there tend to be a certain month when there is a flurry of accessory update announcements, maybe aligned with some major industry electronics show?
- Julian
The one I like the look of the best on the basis of price and looks is the Philips DC315 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-DC315-05-Docking-Station/dp/B002DMLKKM) but I've read that this does have compatibilty issues with the iPhone 4. Is that true?
The other one that looks good is the Yamaha TSX-120 (http://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/audio_visual/desktop_audio/tsx_120_white_b/?mode=overview) although that is a bit on the big side and expensive but I'm not ruling it out.
My one must-have criteria is dual alarms which can be either radio or buzzer (I set the first alarm to be radio and then 15 minutes later the second is my "final warning" buzzer). Desireable features are DAB radio and a remote control. I have a preference for an arangement where the phone docks in front of the device (like the Philips) rather than on top of it (like the Yamaha) because the in-front docking seems slightly less prone to my accidentally side-swiping the device with flailing arms while half asleep in the morning.
Do any iPhone 4 users have either of the above or can recommend other alternatives that they know to be compatible with the 4? I'm beginning to think that I need to wait a few months for manufacturers to update their ranges at which point I might get a much bigger range of options to choose from.
Since the dates of iPhone launches have become so predictable, does there tend to be a certain month when there is a flurry of accessory update announcements, maybe aligned with some major industry electronics show?
- Julian
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