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What exactly is TuneLink Home?
- The TuneLink Bluetooth audio interface for home audio is the first complete solution that provides a wireless audio link AND a media remote control interface between your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and your home entertainment or sound system.
I was able to plug the TuneLink Home into my computer via the included USB instead of plugging it into the wall as the cord wouldn’t reach the TV I was testing out. To get started you need to pair the device to Bluetooth on your phone. Once connected, a pop-up will ask if you would like to download the TuneLinkHome app, a free app.
After the app has been downloaded, you need to click on “My Remotes” to set up each device like TV, Projectors, VCR, CD, Home Theater System, etc. This sets them up to act as the remote on your apple device. There are 17 different component options including a custom button with 80,000 IR pre-programmed remote codes. This step was pretty easy, you just need to know the brand of the component.
I first started with my TV to get connected. First, find your brand of TV on the available list, then you can give that device a custom name if you want. You then select your theme or style of what you would like your remote to look like. There are several different “skin” style options to choose from. I choose Gray Matter, just a solid gray background (see third picture above).
In hope that I set it up correctly, I tested it by pressing the power button and sure enough, I was able to control the TV through my phone. Yea! I was able to set up my DVD and Bose Sound System as well. But how do I get the music to stream? This I couldn’t figure out and this is where it got frustrating. After trying different ports on the TV, I was able to get the music streaming from my phone to listen to on my TV!
Some of the benefits of using the TuneLink Home
- Use a dock or speaker outside to listen to your favorite tunes
- Having your phone act like all the remotes (no more missing remote controls)
- TuneLink Home includes a State-of-the-Art TOSLINK digital fiber-optic audio port that provides the ultimate high fidelity connection to your sound system
- Best-of-Class Bluetooth technology keeps the music playing, without any physical connection to your device
- TuneLink Home will play audio from ANY app on your device to your audio system up to 100 feet away
- With share mode: you can keep your TuneLink private or allow it to be shared in one of three modes including TUNELINK SHARE where tunes are successively played from each paired player
- Works with Apple iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad (iOS 4.1 or Higher)
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I was provided with product for this review. All views and opinions with regard to TuneLink Home or the company are my own and were not influenced by the company.
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I’ve always wanted a really good audio system. Looks good!
Very cool – especially for those with nice audio equipment but all their music on their iTunes! 🙂
This seems great to have!
This looks like it would be great for playing music in the kitchen! We prefer having music play all the time. 😀
This is so great. My hubs would love this for playing music!
we are always losing a remote control for something it seems, so this would be fun way to have an all in one remote using this technology.
How I love that it can be used with the iphone. This is a first for me hearing about this product but I sure do like it
This sounds like a great new electronic product. I like the idea that I can use my phone as a remote on the items I don’t have a remote. Thanks for the great review!
Sounds interesting, IF a person has these electronics, which I don’t.
I have been searching for one thing like this to work with my iPad and iPod. I’ve tried other audio devices, but have been disappointed. I’d love to try this.
I really like this I would love to try this out thanks for the review.
Wow, the future has finally arrived… every time I see technology like this come out, I can’t help but be a little amazed at what we can do today with a computer smaller than a deck of cards. To be able to control all of my electronics in one place would be fantastic (except that I’d probably have to upgrade my electronics lol) and eliminate so much annoyance from misplacing controllers. Thank you for the review, it looks pretty simple to set up.
I would to have the TuneLink Auto™
The universal wireless Bluetooth to FM and direct connect in-car audio solution for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
PLUG IT, PAIR IT, PLAY IT, SHARE IT – Your music, wherever you are! Thanks for the post.
Foosball…will have to check into that. This sounds really interesting. I had never heard of it before, but it sounds like set-up went relatively easy for you. I like it when products are user friendly and help us organize our lives and technology. A great way for you to be able to have all your remotes available through one device.