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iHome iH5 iPod Clock Radio
First Impressions
Like most iPod accessories, the iH5 is designed to complement the look and feel of the iPod. It has the same glossy finish and comes in either black or white to match whichever color iPod you intend to use it with. The iH5 includes removable inserts which allow all 3G, 4G, 5G, mini, and nano iPods to connect and charge through the system while docked. An auxiliary input cable is included as well which will allow the user to connect non-docking iPods and use other media devices with the unit. The iH5 also includes an AC power supply and an AM antenna. Compared to the JBL OnTime, the iH5 has a much more conventional design. Instead of a "halo," you get twin "Reson8" speakers on either side of the LCD display. These two speakers have ports which can be seen on the back of the unit, and supposedly provide "distortion-free" audio which we'll discuss later in this review. The controls for the iH5 are much more conventional as well. Instead of a branching menu system and minimal controls, the iH5 provides access to most of its functions through dedicated buttons and dials.               There are two dials on the top of the iH5, one of which controls the volume, and the other is used for tuning the radio and other types of selection functions. Between the two dials are nine buttons which are all backlit in amber. Their functions include audio source selection, sleep mode, alarm set/reset, and of course the all important snooze button which is the largest (naturally) and also doubles as a dimmer for the display. Hitting the snooze button will cycle through three distinct brightness settings for the LCD display, the brightest being a high contrast white, followed by a more subdued green, and finally a "sleepy time" green which is barely visible at all in a bright room. The display on the iH5 isn't all that flashy, but it's big enough to easily make out the time and date from across the room, and having the ability to cycle through the brightness settings with a tap on the snooze button is a welcome feature.         All of the buttons are fairly self-explanatory so most users shouldn't have much of a learning curve with this device at all. On the back of the unit are connections for line-in and line-out, the AM antenna, DC power, and a few buttons which can be used to make time adjustments. The time comes pre-set from the factory so most users will probably only need to adjust the time zone and possibly the daylight savings toggle.
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