Product Review
Monster® Technology: A Total Immersion of Light and Sound Monster proudly unveils the future of sight, sound and style, inspired by the iconic disc featured in Disney's epic film, Tron. With its soothing, luminous glow, the dual-pipe lighting rings on the Tron Light Disc Sound Dock come alive to the rhythm of your favorite music. This dazzling synchronized display is more than a conversation piece - it's a technological work of art that brings the world of Tron straight into your home or office.
Exclusive Access to Monster® Game Grid Visualizer and Alarm Clock Compatible only with the Tron Light Disc Sound Dock, the Monster Visualizer is the first app to synchronize high-resolution graphics with your music and real lights seamlessly. The Monster-designed Light Drive System uses sophisticated microprocessors to individually control the Light Ring's LEDs. With the Monster Visualizer, your music now controls the Light Disc's LED array.
High-definition, High-performance Sound only Monster Can Deliver The powerful five-speaker 2.1 system features four high-performance drivers that deliver ultra-crisp highs, a clear midrange, and extended low-end effects. For an even richer sound experience, the downfiring subwoofer produces room-filling bass. An automatic detector selects iPod
®/iPhone
® or auxiliary input when it receives a signal. Also included is a 3.5 mm auxiliary audio input for your additional mp3 players, laptops, desktops, and other audio sources.
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
(41 customer reviews) 64 of 69 people found the following review helpful
The App Kills This Thing...,
March 29, 2011 R. Matheson (Stockton, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monster Light Disc Audio Dock- Tron Edition (Electronics)
So, I'm a big Tron fan. Duh. You kind of HAVE to be to drop this much cash on what basically amounts to a speaker. All in all, this thing sounds good. But here is the rub, and the rub is pretty huge:
The app (which ostensibly opens up new worlds of control and Tron-themed interface awesomeness) is junk. At least, for the time being (more on this later). The instruction manual for this dock indicates that the app includes an equalizer, alarm clock, and choosable visualizer themes, presumably Tron-related. IN FACT. Take a look at the picture of this item. See the funky Tron-esque hexagons graphic on the iPhone screen? Looks cool, right? Same graphic is on the box. Guess what? It's nowhere to be found. Not in the app.
The app in question is the Disney Tron app, not a "Monster Visualizer" app as advertised. So basically every time you want to use the lighting effects on the speaker (where it pulsates to the music and whatnot), you have to open the app...Read more
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Missing a few little things,
September 11, 2011 Conrad Thonger - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monster Light Disc Audio Dock- Tron Edition (Electronics)
I will start by saying that I love this audio dock. The look makes my inner geek very happy and my ears enjoy the quality of sound coming out of it.
However, I would have hoped that it would do a little more out of the box. In order to get the LEDs to change in time with the music, you MUST have an app from the iTunes store on your device and it must be active. There is nothing wrong with that, but I would have liked it to be able to so some simple LED patterns without the app or when I don't feel like having the app running, and then give me MORE options when I do have the app running.
I am giving it a 4 out of 5 purely based on what's missing. The Tron Audio Dock is a solid 5 of 5 for everything else, especially sound quality.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Beta Test?,
March 10, 2011 Alexander Liu (Somewhere in Time) - See all my reviews
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Simply put, the Monster Tron dock is just a really cool dock to look at, whether you're a Tron fan or not. For me, one of the highlights of this dock was the sleek, minimalistic design that would fit nicely at home, whether that be in Flynn's apartment, or at your own. Once you unbox it, the dock itself is pretty intuitive, providing the user with a cool light show once you connect your iPhone into the grid (ok, end of the line for my lame Tron-related puns!).
Speaking of the 'light show', however, it is unfortunate that the many of the functionalities boasted on the packaging as of writing seem to be severely lacking, making the purchase of this similar to subscribing to a beta test of the product. There is no option to choose from a variety of sequences for the light show (unless you count static and pulsing to the rhythm), there are no varied backgrounds that display on your iphone during the lightshow (there is only one, unless you count the 'clock'), and while the...Read more
