Received same as OP. Headphones broken as well and are not fixable. At first I thought they were broken during shipping because the box looked as if it had been tossed around a good bit and the padding was nothing more than loose bubble wrap around them but it appears most are broken. They must have been broken before going into the box.

Well I just received my MB a few minutes ago and got the same basic contents as everyone else:

1 thingfling light up personal fan
1 pair of studio headphones, unbranded
1 altec lansing powered audio xm3120 stereo speakers for use with xm satellite receivers
1 philips prestigo universal remote - sru9600
1 altec lansing digital mini theater for ipod imv712


You will note that I did not get a PDa cover or camera bag and my headphones are intact

I admit that I do not have the Ipod specific to the main item for this deal, but overall it seems to be worth what I paid and more. I have XM Radio and will now look for a portable to fit the new speakers...can always use another set of headphones and will give the fan to one of my employees (we spend a lot of time in in the field in our cars with the engines turned off so a mini fan is a valued item .

As for the the Universal Remote that will make a fine present for someone {if I don't use it myself } and the ipod mini theatre will make a nice present for someone or maybe I will donate it to a charity raffle.

My point here is that although this MB was not what I would have specifically asked for it was still well worth what I paid and more! Yes it would be nice if the Royal Court could send out MB's that made everyone giddy with contentment but then again it would be nice to pay $1.25 a gallon for gas too! Obviously, neither of these things are ever going to happen but overall Thing Fling has never done anything to let me down. Wish I could say the same for the oil companies I buy my gas from!

Thanks Royal Court another job well done!

Are you really going to hook a DVD player up to this rather large box to watch a video? The whole setup would be a Rube Goldberg affair - all to watch a 8.5" screen. Why not just spend $70 or so for a low-end portable DVD player with a 7" screen. THAT is truly portable...

I really was hoping for HDMI (grin)...

I agree with you - simply connecting cables is not a big deal. But I think that the average kitchen counter or bedside table would end up looking a tad cluttered with the "mini theater" hooked up to a tuner box or DVD player. Nothing wrong with that approach but it isn't a "sleek" concept.

I really have a hard time with the logic on a device like this though.. Most folks with the need for in-car entertainent already have either on-board DVD or a portable player. As for the kitchen or bedroom - most people already have a tv in such a location with a hookup to cable. It then becomes more of a discussion about the need to watch downloaded-to-an-iPod video on a large screen. That to me is somewhat of a contradiction - the whole concept of getting it on the iPod was to watch it on the go. Follow the logic - I download a video to my iPod so I can hook it up to a large docking station to watch it on a 8.5" screen. In a 300 sq ft studio I can see the logic... Maybe this is then why the overall sales of such docking systems are so sluggush. Its a great high-level concept, but in practial terms isn't really needed.

I'm kind of bemused how quite a few people are needing to justify this box by saying that the "retail value is way more than you paid". Would anyone like to buy a propane space heater for $35?? There's one hanging in my big garage that I have never used. It's definitely worth a lot more than $35 - but unless you have a real need for it - it's actually worthless. Sure - I could sell it to someone who could then try to resell it. Is it really worth the effort? And as for the idea of gifting stuff out? I've never been of the mind to unload stuff on folks hoping they can use it. How nice would it be for a Muze owner to get an iPod accessory. Looks like you really care...

I'm not being critical of TF here. The items they shipped are definitely very nice. The problem I think is people's expectations were skewed. TF didn't say "high end items that we've never carried before" or "a brand we normally don't sell". People just started imagining GPS devices or flat panel tvs and got carried away...

$125 is a lot to drop on an unknown commodity. I dare say that most people wouldn't go to a restaurant and tell the waiter to just bring them $125 of thier best menu items....

Mine is due today..

only the standard 20 pounds, so still no shagging yet for me

I am still a TF virgin

Not sure what I am going to use the stuff for, as I don't have an IPOD...lol..

I am sure I can resell it or do something with it though

Sorry Court,

Gotta add my $.02 ...I buy just about anything I want.....Buying decisions are always based on emotion and then justified by logic.....a$100+ MB is just too rich for my justification....I'll bet a hundred bucks on a hand of BlackJack, I know my odds and the reward is a known $100.00. I guess I am a poorer TFer (less thasn 200k a year). But risk tolerance for MB is about $30.... I am happy for you that can use your items and sorry for those who gambled and lost

Just to add my 2c (about all I have left) - I am also very disappointed. Annoyed yes, but not exactly pissed since it's my fault that I bought it. I've bought half a dozen A and MB's before and been pleasantly surprised with them. I always got some accessory I had no use for, but there was always enough in the box that was useful to account for the money I spent. Not so with this box.

I got all the same stuff everyone else did, except my headphones do not appear to be broken at all (I haven't tried them). They're loosely packed in a packing bag without tape to hold the bag shut - that's probably why many arrived broken. What I'm really disappointed about is that there is no single worthwhile item in this box that can be used by itself. For this much money, it's completely idiotic to think that people want only accessories. Yes, I know it's a gamble, but that's irrelevant. It's one thing to include a really low end GPS (they sell for $100 now) or a small Ipod, or something else that some people would have no use for or already have a higher end one, but everyone has the ability to use whether they want it or not. It's another thing completely to sell the most expensive MB ever and get people's hopes up and only include expensive accessories. I do not have an Ipod (I have a couple off brands but not video), and I have satellite radio in my car - not a removable unit.

In the past I've always been satisified with being able to sell the products to recoup my cost. In this case I just 'might' be able to do that if I'm lucky, but it's a PITA to sell all this stuff. For all the people saying the video player is worth $160 or so, that's bull. Take a look at amazon - you can buy it brand new in the marketplace for $85. On ebay lots of them are finishing without selling, and the ones that did sell went around $70. If I'm lucky I might get $30 for the XM speakers because there's no market for them, and the Philips remote is a fairly low end one that is currently going for somewhere around $20. So, if I sell those for what they're currently going for I can just barely make up my purchase price - but in the meantime the only redeeming quality from this MB was the giveway fan. I'm used to things in these boxes adding up to much more than what I would have been able to buy them for. That's not the case this time unless TF got seriously reamed on what they paid for this stuff. MSRP is useless because after the first couple months (none of these products are brand new to the market) everyone drops their price. Don't base the value of a purchase off the price you could have paid six months ago. Remember, at thingfling it's not a deal - it's a steal! Used to think so. Not so much now.

I don't think I'll ever be able to justify a MB again, and I'll have a hard time justifying an AMB. I was hooked for a little while. I guess I get to keep my money for myself for a bit now.

Well, like most others this MB it totally useless for me. I do not have or intend to get an iPod, same for XM Radio. The remote I purchased from Thingfling last year and the headphones seem to have been broken from impact with the heavy boxes crushing them in a piece of flimsy bubble wrap, that didn't even cover them.

I know, I should have learned from the $9.99 boxes the first time. But frankly to include 'High end' items that required purchase of other items to be able to use them is, I think, rather deceptive, maybe even verging on dishonest.

So, I have learned a $123.45 lesson that will not be repeated. Sorry ThingFling, no more recommendations to friends, at least not the sort you need.

I Got my box in it...

1 Thingfling light up personal fan (Always love these!!!)

1 Xantrex xpower pocket inverter 100 (Lost my last one from TF when a business associate saw it in my car and begged for it.)

1 Pair of studio headphones No Name (LOL, need an adapter to use them with anything but my Receiver)

1 Altec lansing powered audio xm3120 stereo speakers for use with xm satellite receivers (Now I have 2 to get rid of! does anyone know anyone who has an xm unit that fits these, or at least a way to modify them to have an input?)

1 Philips Prestigo universal remote - sru9600 (Number 3 from TF, but everyone who sees my other ones loves them, so it's gift time!)

1 Altec lansing digital mini theater for ipod imv712 (WOW, this is awesome, I don't have an IPOD, but have a pvr,xbox,dvd, etc. I'm going on a road trip with the kids in a week. Now they won't go blind!!!)

Thanks TF, I always enjoy the mystery boxes. Some stuff I can use... some stuff I can't, but IMHO always worth the price of admission.

Thanks

Never been shagged