Reviews for Philips DC390 Dual Dock Clock Radio with Remote

After 3 months of research for a unit to work with todays newest Apple media, this one meets my demands. Except, and here it is, if you own an iPhone with a Otter Box case, be prepared to purchase at lease one "30 pin pass-through extender". Both connecting plugs on the docking unit are not tall enough to make contact with the internal male connector in your iPhone, unless you remove the Otter Box case completely ! Wish it had a earphone jack for those private moments of listening. And read the manual carefully and experiment with the unit. It will solve problems you may have in the middle of the night or waking up at the wrong time with no music. On a happier note, the sound is great. Surprised to see 2 rear-mounted bass ports. Not bad for the price. Enjoy.

25 of 28 people found this useful

No issues with this alarm clock. Once you figure out how to set all the alarms and what not, it's a breeze to use. Would definitely recommend it. Plus the sound is pretty good for an alarm clock. I use my iPhone 4 and my 'New' iPad on it. Works great!

26 of 28 people found this useful

I love that this has dual docks for iPad and iPod. However, two important featurea are missing: no AM radio and no battery backup!!!

26 of 41 people found this useful

I bought this for a bedside alarm clock that can serve as a radio/music player.

Pros:
Looks great!
Great sound for its size (just don't push it too loud)
Lots of options for setting alarms (example: alarm loudness)
You can dim the front panel
Searches and sets preset radio stations

Cons:
Poor design had me grabbing for the manual to set the alarm
It needs a iPad/Phone app for setting the alarm or alarm options (It would be allot easier)
When using any of the music options on the unit it resets the LCD brightness
FM radio only (no AM signal tuner, not a big deal)
LCD is hard to see at angles and lacks contrast

Just not a well thought out product, example: buttons for setting system time (labeled time) are not the same for setting the alarm time? Wha? Looks great but usability is lacking. It's sad because it could be a knock out hit but feels like the company rushed the product to market too quickly. It is desperately needing a app that can interact with the radio.

I give this four stars but really it should be three and a half stars. I wish there were more options for radio/alarm/ipad clocks but since I have not found any better than this, it'll get a begrudged four stars.

21 of 24 people found this useful

I bought this last week and have been practically hooked on to it. With an Ipod and Ipad full of sings, this device has been overworking for me.
The sound quality is excellent.
The radio is not too great. Did not scan all the channels.

7 of 10 people found this useful

I've had this unit for a week now, and have not had any of the problems mentioned by the first reviewer. It basically works as advertised (but see caveat below about the alarm).

Dock 1 supports an iPhone or iPod; Dock 2 supports an iPhone, iPod, or iPad. (This is all spelled out in Philips's documentation, available on their website.) My iPhone 3GS docks easily in its case, and my iPad 2 can be docked with its Smart Cover on (it can also be docked with the Smart Cover folded around to the back side). A bulkier case on an iPad might be a problem. Docking the iPad takes some practice to line up the connector just right (probably true of other iPad docks as well).

Sound is very good for a unit so compact.

I was worried about display brightness (I've found some clocks too bright to sleep when they're next to the bed), unnecessarily as it turns out. There are four settings--full, medium, dim, and off--and I can sleep fine on the dim setting. For some reason some actions make the display revert to full brightness, but it's easy enough to dim it again just before I go to bed.

One caveat: Mostly the instructions are clear, but I find the alarm settings a little confusing. When I've set the alarm to play from my iDevice, it has usually worked, but a couple of times it hasn't come on--I think there's some requirement about setting up the iPhone or iPad that isn't clearly spelled out, and which I haven't figured out yet.

252 of 270 people found this useful