Customer Reviews
Nice addition to a great product! 
2007-01-09
Although the price seems somewhat high for wires and a small remote, this kit allows for you to use your home stereo like a jukebox and watch the videos on a full size screen. I have found it nice to play the videos w/o draining te battery in the process. I recommend this if you want to expand the use of your Ipod. I did hold back a star because it would have been nice to control the menu of the Ipod from the remote rather then having to go to the unit to go to the next video etc. Overall a nice accessory.
Avoid this one 
2006-12-19
I am a certifiable Apple nut. I absolutely love their products. That being said... Avoid this at all cost. The video feature in mine did not work. The audio is sub standard and the remote is almost useless. You cannot navigate through your ipod at all. Try Kensington 33164 StereoDock.
do it yourself for less 2006-10-30
Go to radio shack (or amazon of course)
buy a cable which plugs into your headphone jack (and then into the t.v. like an S-Cable /the three plugs, yellow,white,red.)
This will play video and music through your t.v.
Forget the remote. You can turn sound up and down with your regular t.v. remote and other reviewers have commented on the limitations of apple's remote. As for charging, you are going to have to bring the ipod back to your computer for upadates anyway and I'm betting if you are buying this kit you already have a car charger. The ipod doesn't run down that quickly. I doubt it is good for the battery anyway to charge every time you put it down (my old cell phone battery had problems because I never let it run low.)
Cost $10-30 depending on how snazzy a cable you buy. I spent about $15.
Also - I can take the cable and ipod to any stereo or tv in the house conveniently.
Sorry - no sleek pakaging included or snazzy apple attitude included. Just a cable in a baggie. You still have the remaining $85 burning a hole in your pocket? Buy a docking alarm clock stereo for the ipod in the bedroom. You still might have a couple of bucks left over.
Apple MA242LL/A iPod AV Connection Kit 
2006-07-05
Excellent adapter, saw every single video I had in my iPod in my TV :)
Video On 2006-05-14
If you haven't bought any Ipod accessories and you want them, then this is a good deal for $100.
Seperately:
1. Doc:$40
2. AC Adapter:$40
3. Remote:$30
4. USB connector cable:$20
5. AV splitter cable:30 - It's kinda short
(If you want to play video though just make sure that you turn on the video out setting!)
Returned it twice since neither worked 2008-05-12
My husband bought this for me yesterday as a gift and had to return it the same day because it didn't work. Video wouldn't work and the remote didn't work at all. The second one wasn't much better. The remote worked somewhat (not that we really need it, but still) and it did play music through the TV, but still no video. That one is getting returned tomorrow. Very disappointing.
Make sure your ipod is supported 2007-11-29
I recently purchased an ipod touch and wanted the dock kit to connect it to my home theater system. I also purchased the component cable in hopes of getting a better picture. The dock in this kit does not work with the ipod touch and the component cable I bought separately. No audio or video would play when the component cable was connected to the dock and the ipod in the cradle. I did get audio and video when the touch was connected directly to the component cable. Make sure you have one of the specific ipods on the box for this kit.
Even if I did have a supported ipod, I might have returned this kit because the component cable by itself connects to the home theater system and charges the ipod with the included AC adapter. The only thing it doesn't do is stand up the ipod. With the new ipod touch and iphone, it doesn't seem like this dock is "universal" anymore.
Well, at least I got GREAT packaging for my eighty bucks ...... 2007-08-11
I love the sleek and snazzy box and packaging this connection kit came in: I have it proudly displayed on my sound system shelf and it matches & blends so wonderfully with my components. Same with the pretty, white cables (color-coded, too!!!) that came with this kit: they're also proudly displayed alongside the fancy box.
As far as the actual connection parts and remote that CAME IN THIS BOX, well, I don't use them, because they make life difficult for me: poor video, so-so sound, and useless remote functions. But hey, isn't there always throwaway junk in most packagings? with this kit it just happens to be the APPLE-DESIGNED CONTENTS !
But not to worry: I LOVE the beautiful, well-made, understated-design of the packaging SO MUCH that I decided to keep the purchase and just be glad that it wasn't as expensive as my actual iPod, which ALSO came with killer packaging & box.
At least there are still other companies out there with products that provide decent value for the money and fill in all the many shortcomings of these iPods.
Great kit 2007-03-12
This thing come with everything you need to connect your ipod the craddle is great, i have connected to the TV and Stereo system. all teh other cables work great too.
Great Addition! 2007-01-09
Like all things Apple this was a breeze to hook up and use. The remote works well, being able to keep the Ipod charged up while its sitting in the cradle is a definite plus. Wish I hadn't waited so long to buy this.
