Chinon AVi iPod dock with LCD and TV
There are several iPod/iPhone dock out there but this could be the one and only dock that you’ll ever need. Chinon recently introduced an iPod dock with a built-in 7 inch LCD screen and TV tuner (Yes you can watch TV with this thing!). The portable media player iPod dock is designed to look like something from the 80′s, this is the boombox that your Dad could ever want! The outside is made with a rubberized coating, making it scratch, smudge and finger print resistant.
This TV equipped iPod dock also doubles as an Analog TV to digital converter, a digital picture frame, FM radio, and an alarm clock as it plays your iPod’s content while charging it. The best thing is you can take it anywhere, just pop in eight “C” size batteries and enjoy up to three hours outdoor fun.
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Chinon Avi Specs
- Digital TV Signal System: ATSC
- LCD Panel Size: 7 Inch TFT LCD
- Panel Resolution: 480(RGB)(H) X 234(V)
- Panel Pixel Pitch: 0.321(H) X 0.370(V) mm
- RF Input Resistance : 75 OHM
- RF Receiving Range: 54MHz-863MHz
- RF Connector Type: F Female type
- Modulation Format: 8 VSB, QAM
- Channel Bandwidth: 6 MHz
- Video Output: Composite (RCA x 1)
- Working Current Consumption: 900mA
- Standby Current Consumption: 25mA
- iPod Charging Current: 500mA Max
- Speaker Output: 2.5W x 2
- Operating Temperature: 0 – 40°C
- Weight: 2 Lbs. (1.2kg)
- Dimensions (L X W X H): 300mm x 113mm x 153mm
- Analog Audio Output: Left & right channels (RCA x 2)
- FM Frequency Range: 87.0 -108 MHz
- Power Source: DC 12V / 1.5A
- Batteries: 8 x size “C”
The Chinon AVi is available for $200 USD and can be bought online here.
This all-in-one boombox with iPod dock is almost perfect, Chinon should have put an AM radio and make it compatible with the iPhone. If someone from Chinon is reading this please consider giving me a Demo unit for giving you ideas for the next product update..
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i read this article and agree with your statement that this unit should have AM radio. AM is still alive today because of its unique programing for special interest persons. I like listening to Financial News which is only on AM. I will get this unit but still need an AM Radio to receive Bloomberg at night. good writing.