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...RadioShack. (In case you?re scratching your head, it?s the Y-shaped wire with the headphone jack on one end and the red and white stereo jacks on the other.) But Digital Lifestyle Outfitters has introduced two successive docks that make me understand the benefits. The brand new HomeDock Deluxe will help maximize both the audio and video capabilities of your iPod...
...Plug the HomeDock Deluxe into your TV set and/or home-theater system then slide your iPod onto it. When you turn on the TV, you see an easy-to-navigate interface that lets you browse through all of the audio tracks on your iPod, be they protected files or plain-old MP3s. Like its predecessor, the Deluxe comes with a remote control. I especially liked being able to find a playlist with 100+ songs, start playing a song then, with one tap, putting the whole playlist into shuffle mode. That simple maneuver usually takes four or five clicks with...
...mentioned that the HomeDock on-screen interface lets you browse through music, but I didn't mention video. That?s because you have to switch modes to play videos (assuming you have a video-capable iPod). Press a button on the remote and the DLO interface disappears. Go over to the iPod itself and browse through your videos. You can use your remote to scroll through the iPod menus until you find a video. When you play it, it will appear on your TV screen. It?s a little cumbersome compared to the on-screen music interface...
...Digital Lifestyle Outfitters HomeDock www.dlo.com; $100): Our last pick also has a small remote, but the dock itself has a slot for it, making it a little less easy to misplace. The dock is for people who already have an audio or home-theater setup they like, and just want a way to patch in their iPod. It connects to a receiver or TV using standard audio and video plugs; the video connector not only plays slideshows of pictures you have stored up, but even delivers brand new iTunes video content (if you have the newest iPod).It's also...
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