| SendStation PocketDock AV | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 3 reviews)
Category: CE
Publisher: SendStation
Studio: SendStation
Brand: SendStation
Label: SendStation
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Fragile: 0
Batteries Included: 0
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 4.3 x 1.1
Model: PDAV
UPC: 872176000128
EAN: 0872176000128
ASIN: B000S379EY
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | View your iPod photos or videos on almost any TV (supports both composite video and S-Video output) | | • | Superior audio output via an industry-standard 3.5 mm stereo jack that connects directly to the iPod's line level circuitry | | • | Sync & charge your iPod via USB on any Mac or PC | | • | * Video output available on 5G iPod Video and iPod Photo models only | | • | * Sync, charge and audio line out for all iPod models with 30-pin dock connectors (excluding 3G "Touch Wheel" iPods) |
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Product Description
PocketDock AV is the newest member of the SendStation PocketDock family. Incredibly compact, it is one of the most versatile and mobile iPod adapters ever. It syncs, it charges, it connects your iPod to your stereo, it outputs your iPod video to the big screen. PocketDock AV does all this by taking advantage of the 30-pin dock connector on the bottom of your iPod which provides superior audio/video output. Unlike other products that output a composite video signal via the headphone jack, PocketDock AV is able to output an S-Video signal. The S-Video image is sharper, has cleaner colors and reveals much more detail. Likewise, PocketDock AV allows you to connect your iPod to your existing home stereo (or car stereo, too) with zero compromise in sound quality. PocketDock's industry-standard 3.5 mm (1/8") stereo jack connects directly to the iPod's line level circuitry by utilizing the 30-pin dock connector -- so it's just like the Apple Dock, but in a tiny, easy-to-carry package. PocketDock AV comes with one of the most versatile cables we've ever seen. USB, audio, composite and S-Video, all in one ultra-compact, 45 in. (115 cm) cable. A velcro cable strap is included to keep things tidy. Smartly, PocketDock AV has also been designed to work with almost any iPod case: a built-in extension allows you to connect it to your iPod through the same narrow opening made for the standard iPod cable plug. The innovative PocketDock AV with 4-in-1 USB+AV Cable is perfect for everyone at home or on the road.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Works Great! July 30, 2008
The Good:
This adapter fits my iPod (Gen5 Video) perfectly. I use it to play movies in my car on the overhead DVD system. The audio & video quality are great and the build quality seems decent.
The Bad:
The adapter is a little too bulky to be connected to my iPod while I have its protective case on. Although a minor annoyance, nothing to really worry about.
 Marvelous Device May 27, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Sendstation Ipod dock has been very useful to me. I have been converting so much of my music collection onto Ipod. I have been using the Sendstation Ipod Dock to hook up the Ipod to an earphone amplifer and then to headphones. The increased sound quality is a revelation--even on Mp3. When you use the Sendstation Ipod Dock, you are circumventing the headphone jack and headphone amplifer that comes built into the Ipod, i.e. you control the volume from the headphone amplifer, the wheel on the Ipod will no longer control the volume. You avoid the limitations and distortion present in the new Ipod classic internal headphone amplifier. However, when you use the Sendstation Ipod Dock you are essentially converting the Ipod itself into a stereo component that has a "line output." That is why the increase in sound is practically overwhelming. You then need to plug the Sendstation Ipod Dock into a headphone amplifier--if for no other reason than to control the volume. As a "line output," the volume will blow you away and you cannot control it because you have circumvented the headphone jack and internal headphone amplifer.
I recommend the Airhead headphone amplifer. It is approximately $100.00 and operates on 4 AAA batteries. You must then get a small wire to connect the Sendstation Ipod Dock to the Ipod. You run your headphones out of the headphone amplifer. The Airhead actually has two outputs so that two people can listen to the Ipod.
You might say why spend an additional $130.00 ($100.00 for headphone amplifer and $30 for Sendstation Pocket Dock) plus postage for the Sendstation Ipod Dock and for an Airhead headphone amplifier (or some other comparable amplifer. You can get C-Moy headphone amplifier clones for as little as $35.00 on Ebay)? Well the small headphone amplifiers are small enough to fit in a shirt pocket right next to your Ipod Classic or Nano, so it is small enough. Second, the increase in sound is revelatory--good enough to replace a high end stereo system. I think to have music sound this good, I would need to spend $3,500.00 for speakers and another $1,000 for an amplifier along with computer and Sonos controller. Now you are talking thousands of dollars to get this kind of sound that you can get from an Ipod. You just need to record your music in a "loss-less" setting or "wave file" setting as allowed in the Itunes software. I would also recommend a great set of ear canal phones or over the head headphones. You will not believe how wonderful your music will sound. Also, as with any Ipod, the convenience of mobility is great.
Seriously, the Sendstation Ipod Dock along with the Airhead has changed how I listen to an Ipod. You will hear details in your music that you never knew was there.
Works like a champ November 30, 2007
If you want to show photos or videos that are on your iPod on your larger screen TV, this will do it! Easy to hook up, easy to run, video/image quality is good enough for me, certainly bigger than 2.5 inch iPod screen!
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