Good evening to you alls,

Then I finally found an iPad 3 (iOS 8.xx) and (if it was only necessary) can confirm it fit without any problem into the standard iPad 2 cradle.

The "Speaker" menu into "Settings" is also still there.

Thank you to all those who helped me make up my mind.

(I like that thing: it allows to share my Mac Mini media library thanks to UPnP and watch it anywhere in the house in good enough quality. Makes me wonder if there is or why there isn't a similar device for new iPads)

Hi, I managed to get mine opened up.  You need to carefully remove the two aluminium trims.  That exposes a number of small screws.  Once they have been removed the two halves of the casing can be prised apart using a couple of guitar plectrums.

Unfortunately I cant see why its not working.  This particular one is white (unusual) so I might just look out for a scruffy black one on eBay and swap the parts over.   

Was it possible to remove the trims without damaging them, so the device can be restored to its former glory?

Mark