DAB RADIO Tesco offer

derrick

Has any one got any ideas re this radio from Tesco, opinions views,reliability good price?

penrhyn

I've got an Elan with FM as well as DAB. I'm listening to it now.
Its easy to use, the sound is slightly flat, batteries last well but beware it takes 6 C cells, so I tend to use it via the mains adapter. I've also got an Evoke-1 which gives a better sound but is mains only.
I had no reliability issues with either. It might be as well to check up on DAB reception in your area before you buy.

Felixradge

Found this Hitachi DAB from the RO sound and vision section from argos, its £53:

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=2501&langId=-1&searchTerms=5003631

The_Biff

The Elan was not a best buy in this month's test by a leading consumer magazine.
However the PURE Tempus was 2nd & the PURE Evoke 1XT was 3rd. The overall winner was the INTEMPO PG01.

Hunnymonster

Why do they insist on making DAB radios to look like something my mum had in the 1970s (or before) ?? I think I'll just stick to the Home Service on the bakelite-cased valve set

Sybarite

'Coz they think that only Radio 3 puritans and not Virgin FM oiks will be buying them. Point taken though.

The options are a little limited, the 'fun' Pure Bug thing is a dreadful monstrosity, the Evokes are beautifully made, but in a bid of a time-warp.

I think they were going for the Robert's brand 'sort of outside fashion/timeless marketing' thing.

One thing I really don't understand though with the Pure radios (I have an XT and am a fan btw) - why do they make mono as standard with the option of buying a separate (and inconvenient) optional stereo speaker? Like the rest of the planet I'm quite use to having things in stereo as standard as they have been for oh 10, 15yrs.

Really nice clear reception, but why go back a step at the same time?

Incidentially I'd avoid the Elan and go for the Evoke, the sound and build quality are both better. The Elan is supposed to resonate a bit more due to the plastic shell.

thefirs

Sybarite wrote:

'Coz they think that only Radio 3 puritans and not Virgin FM oiks will be buying them...

'ERE! Careful what you say about us Radio 3 purists. Read some of the DAB Quality is appalling threads over at the R3 discussion boards and you'll soon realise that DAB is really only suitable for...[for example]Virgin FM listeners...when it comes to cutting the mustard on sound quality; there are a few defenders of DAB but take a sample from the board and you'll soon see that most R3 listeners still regard FM as the gold standard.

zcaprd7

Sybarite wrote:

One thing I really don't understand though with the Pure radios (I have an XT and am a fan btw) - why do they make mono as standard with the option of buying a separate (and inconvenient) optional stereo speaker? Like the rest of the planet I'm quite use to having things in stereo as standard as they have been for oh 10, 15yrs.

Really nice clear reception, but why go back a step at the same time?

Incidentially I'd avoid the Elan and go for the Evoke, the sound and build quality are both better. The Elan is supposed to resonate a bit more due to the plastic shell.

Because most (all) digital radio is broadcast in mono to save on bandwidth costs - stupid I know, and the main thing that prevents me from buying a DAB radio.

nemo183

......and lets not even get started re Digital TV quality..........

tin

zcaprd7 wrote:

Because most (all) digital radio is broadcast in mono to save on bandwidth costs - stupid I know, and the main thing that prevents me from buying a DAB radio.

not really true - most are actually in stereo, although there is a lot of mono out there.

droopsnout

I keep repeating the warning that new frequencies will be released in the near future by OFCOM, and many current DAB radios are not equipped to take advantage of them.

DAB = limited choice + poor audio quality

Personally, I shall wait for combined DAB and DRM receivers to be available, hopefully before Christmas this year, before going down this route. I have the feeling that many DAB radio purchasers are soon going to be hopping mad.

And no, I can't understand why a DAB radio would ever be sold with just mono output as standard. Totally bizarre!