Yamaha YDS-11SL Universal iPod Dock for Select Yamaha Home Theater Receivers (Silver)

I cannot believe how easy it was to hookup. A very heavy duty cable with a custom multi-pin plug goes into a custom socket on the bottom of my YSP-4000. Works fine. Listened to podcasts and watched video from a 5G iPod and an original iPhone. Charges while in the cradle. The YDS-11SL came out long after the YSP-4000, but it works great.

Don't expect great video on a big TV. The resolution of the iPod video is not very high -- very grainy on my 52 inch LCD (not Yamaha's fault..). My AppleTV works much much easier and has a much better picture.

I ordered the YDS-11SL Dock for my iPhone since it said it supports the iPod Touch, gambling that I could view videos and slide shows. Sure enough, it worked and I got excellent quality on my 52" flat TV connected to my Yamaha HTR-6080 A/V receiver. When I first connected the iPhone, it said the connected device was not compatible. But I selected the iPod icon on the iPhone. I watched a video that I downloaded from iTunes into my iPhone, and also watched a slideshow of the photos downloaded from my computer to the iPhone. Very pleased with my purchase of this unit.

I use this YDS11 w/ my Yahama 661 receiver and this works beautifully! W/ 3558 songs on my 80G Ipod video I can enjoy music till my heart is content! This works flawlessly!! I can't believe I've had my reciever now for a year and 80g Ipod for 2 years and hadn't used this. I can control my IPOD with the Yamaha remote and Yamaha receiver onscreen menu on my 56" LCD. BEAUTIFULL! Apparently, the difference between the YDS10 and YDS11, is that the YDS11 will play video from the IPOD so long as you have a Yamaha663 and later model receiver. My Yamaha661 receiver doesn't play video from my IPOD but I don't want to watch 640x480 sized Ipod movies on my TV anyway (I have Blue-ray for that.) If you're a music lover - BUY THIS - YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID.