Onkyo debuts Universal Port-loving iPod dock, HD radio tuner

Onkyo only kept early adopters of its recently introduced TX-SR507 and TX-SR607 receivers waiting for a month to put the Universal Port (U-Port) 'round back to good use. The company has introduced an iPod/iPhone dock (is there anything that doesn't have one?) and a HD Radio module as U-Port accessories. The $109 UP-A1 iPod dock will allow remote control of the connected device and will output component video to the connected receiver when it ships in May. The UP-HT1 HD Radio tuner will show up in July and for $159 will unlock HD radio reception to your Onkyo U-Port receiver. Neither peripheral is exactly earth-shaking, but it's a safe bet that one of them will enjoy a lot more uptake than the other.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2009 2:00PM]

only a month? i bought the HK 3490 and had to wait 9 months for them to released the Bridge II ipod dock. and it turns out there is a bug in the 3490's firmware and it doesn't work correctly. so now a year later, I'm still waiting for HK to tell me to send my unit back in for a software update.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 17th 2009 2:58PM]

Jeez, 109 bucks for an IPod dock??? You can *buy* an Ipod for less than that. There is no reason a simple dock should cost that much....