New radio needed

-TangleFoot-

There are several Revo products that apparently support both DAB and DAB+ out of the box, but they cost at least £150 apiece. Of those, only the Pico Radiostation could be considered portable.

buglawton

It looks to me as though OP's father needs FM as well as DAB, FM will work in Cyprus and DAB is a bonus in the UK. Solve the DAB+ distraction by not spending a fortune, if it lasts 5 years along with the UK's antiquated DAB system, then all well & good.

Pure One Classic from Tesco Home Plus stores or Tesco Direct (collect from any store) - £57 in black or white.
Even has tone controls and an MP3 input plus the ability to pause/replay for 15 mins or so. And it goes LOUD.
Black ones were going for around £50 at Richer, often out of stock though.
Has low energy consumption (if you believe the bumf)

Chargepacks are available for portable use or use regular batteries, on FM eg while travelling) will give 100 hours of use

Jaffa.

socrates wrote: »

Thanks but he wanted to pay a bit more than that.

Spending more isn't always going to get you a better or more reliable product. You'll end up just paying for the brand name, eg this is £99 and might be what your looking for, however this does the same job for £24

socrates

Jaffa. wrote: »

Spending more isn't always going to get you a better or more reliable product. You'll end up just paying for the brand name, eg this is £99 and might be what your looking for, however this does the same job for £24

So does a Rolls Royce and a Mini - but I hear you....

macman

The first question is: can he actually receive DAB radio at his home? If not, little point in buying a DAB radio.
There is no date yet for analogue radio switch off, but I would be surprised if it was before 2013.