Gear4 BlackBox 24/7 Reviews: iPod Speakers

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Score: 8.1/10

26 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This speaker has no outstanding positive points. - It scores poorly on ease of use. “Gr8 design, cool alarm clock, and works with every ipod except the iphone.” Rohan, Harrow, London View all 26 real customer reviews

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26 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
86% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (26)
Design9.0
Ease of use7.5
Sound quality7.7
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.7
Overall rating8.1
 

*not all purchasers provided a score or review

Score 8.0/10

Rohan, Harrow, London , “touch button are bad”

+ Gr8 design, cool alarm clock, and works with every ipod except the iphone.

- while listening to a track, you cannot change the volume using the touch buttons. You have to use the remote. And it has a very weak light which they call a lamp!

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18 of 20 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Looks good sounds good The alarn and time is not the easist things to set up but once it is setup it is okay to use.

- Yhe setup is not the easist things to do. I found that turning thw alarm on to the desired time is a bit of a fiddle.

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10 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Nigel, Southampton

+ The touch buttons aren't that easy to use, but the mini remote overcomes this easily.
It looks very sleek and sounds great.
Will charge an iPhone 3G.

- Touch buttons not very easy to use.
The red LED doesn't show up very well in bright light. use.
not DAB :(

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Haydn, West Midlands

+ Design, Style, Sound quality, Remote Control.

- Clock display brightness not adjustable. Touch sensitive buttons fiddly.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Like the style and sound of it.

- None as yet.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Aug 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Looks/sounds good

- Awkward remote and controls on unit

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Sep 2008

Score 4.0/10

steve, susex , “fun loving and fifty”

+ nice design

- hard to set up

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Dec 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to use great design and great sound quality

- there is no bad points

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Dec 2008

Score 10.0/10

Sophie, Oswestry

+ Looks amazing, sounds amazing and is very easy to use!

- None really, just that it gets dusty easily.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Dec 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ looks very sleek, easy to use, has lots of adapters to fit to multiple iPod's

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Dec 2008

Score 5.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Nothing”

+ like the design - looks good

- poor sound quality- very little bass & no controls for bass or treble - a bit disappointed but I suppose it is generally just a clock

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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Feb 2009

Score 7.0/10

Noel, Isle of Man

+ Great sound, looks good and clear display

- Setting of time and alarms is not very intuitive. Was using it in my motorhome and without manual I was not able to reset time. Usually I can figure these things out with manual but this one beat me

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purchased 21 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Slightly insane”

+ Good sound for size, ideal for kitchen or bedroom. Seriously funky looking, dead easy to use. Remote is excellent.

- None

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purchased 28 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Nice stylish looks and 2 loud programable alarms

- Touch buttons not very sensitive may not respond unless effort made

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purchased 13 Jun 2009

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Expert reviews for Gear4 BlackBox 24/7

PC Advisor expert review - by Rob Clymo

The 24/7 is another reworking of the BlackBox range from Gear4, but unlike the other models in this iPod alarm clock range, the Gear4 BlackBox 24/7 doesn't have the benefit of Bluetooth.

This Gear4 BlackBox 24/7 review continued on PC Advisor

reviewed 03 Nov 2008

Product Features

Number of Speakers 2
Speaker Type Single Case Speaker System
Wireless Speakers Wired
Subwoofer No
Active or Passive Speakers Active
 

Manufacturer's Description

The BlackBox 24/7 is a super stylish alarm clock stereo speaker system for iPod with FM radio. Its distinctive deep gloss finish and elegant minimalist style fit perfectly into the bedroom environment. And with an ambient LED display and alarm clock/snooze functions, wake up to your favourite tunes in style. Also included is a fully functional remote control with direct access to your iPod menus and a line-in port to link up other music devices.

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