DAB Radios now available at Argos (in store) for under £20, but be quick!

JDPower

Gary_S wrote: »

If you can afford an extra fiver, this is worth a look, from Currys & Dixons:

That link does not link to Currys. I'm not sure what that website you're trying to link to is but it's not the one you've written. A little suspicious.

johnydeath

Copy the text and paste in your browser, works ok for me. Agreed clicking on it does not work.

buglawton

sooty&sweep wrote: »

Hi

Can anyone recommend a good DAB radio for under £50 ?

Thanks

Does this fit your criteria - a top quality one at £49.95 (under £54.90 inc delivery)? I used to get my ink jets from these people so they are kosher enough. Posted also in Grabbit thread so be quick!

http://www.ijtdirect.co.uk/?page=searchresults&searchterm=DABGift

z000m

why pay £50 for a low quality dab radio when u can get one for £18?

JDPower

z000m wrote: »

why pay £50 for a low quality dab radio when u can get one for £18?

Maybe cos it's NOT a low quality radio (it is a rather old model but still a country mile better than Alba/Bush)

buglawton

Yup just try comparing them in a shop (Currys usually has 'em on demo). The Pure one would blow you away. There are several more expensive variations on the Pure Tempus-1 in the same casing design, but the sound quality is the same on each.

z000m

the Alba TRDAB2830 is £35 and was half price @ argos and the ferguson was only £12 does that mean that alba is better than ferguson because it costs more?
you could buy 3 dab radios for £50 i dont see the point in paying extra for the beech effect case.:money:

JDPower

z000m wrote: »

the Alba TRDAB2830 is £35 and was half price @ argos and the ferguson was only £12 does that mean that alba is better than ferguson because it costs more?
you could buy 3 dab radios for £50 i dont see the point in paying extra for the beech effect case.:money:

You're missing the point. It's not about the price or the looks, it's about the quality of the product. I'm an electronic engineer and had a job repairing audio equipment and Bush/Alba/Goodmans (all the same company) have truly horrendous build and component quality, no other companys products even come close to how poor they are (twenty year old components held in place with glue anyone?). I wouldn't give one to my worst enemy, let alone recommend them to decent people on here.

If people choose to buy a £15 Bush dab radio that's fine, as long as they do so in the knowledge that it is a low quality product that won't work well and won't last long.

Dustangle

JDPower wrote: »

I wouldn't give one to my worst enemy, let alone recommend them to decent people on here.

You fix radios for a living and have a worst enemy! You must have a very exciting life.

As far as I can tell these are just transistor radios. They don't need to last forever. I have a perfectly good cheap Bush radio in the bathroom - had it there for years, and I'll get a new cheap DAB one when it breaks.

JDPower

Dustangle wrote: »

You fix radios for a living and have a worst enemy! You must have a very exciting life.

Well no, I used to fix CD/DVD players, Hi-Fi's etc. I never claimed to be a particularly exciting person