I sent a gift to someone in psychiatric locked facility. They do not have access to anything else there and batteries is a problem. So, to be able to charge it from the wall outlet is a great help.
Posted by Mila
Using my HD Radio Portable Player in the car, at home and at work!
Posted by ThomVBFL
This radio, by far has the best reception of any HD radio I've used. It also has better reception than many analog radios. Battery life, on a fully charged system, lasted just over 10 hours for me, and I used it all day. PROS Great price. You can't beat $50. Best HD reception I've ever seen in the home/desk market. It doesn't beat the auto HD radios, but, it's better than any tabletop one I've played with. Great display of Song Title/Arist data of HD broadcasts (what's called PAD) Support for Song Title/Artist data on non-HD broadcasts (what's called RDS). This was a HUGE surprise for me, because most HD radios leave this feature out for some stupid reason. Thank You! Great Battery Life. Works great in the car with an 1/8" to 1/8" cable to your AUX IN. Basically, you can treat this HD radio like you would an iPod or other MP3 player in that regard. CONS It doesn't display the Album information on HD broadcasts (or PAD). Many stations transmit it. Most HD Radios don't display it. This is a mistake. I'd recommend another display mode on an HD broadcast when you press the "Enter" button. Right now there are two displays, a large font one showing you just the current channels data. Another one, with a smaller font, that shows you all HD1, HD2, HD3 channels data. I'd want to see another one that used the font size the three lines for the current channel only. One for Title, one for Artist, one for Album. I wish it had iTunes Tagging. With the USB cord for charging, add another button and you're almost there. I wish it had more presets. 10 is too limiting given all the new radio stations you can hear (HD2 and HD3 stations). I could easily fill 15 of them, and I'm not in a major city. On analog broadcasts where it shows the Song Artist/Title (RDS data) I wish the enter key would change the longer field, the RadioText, to the smaller font, and then did word wrapping across the three lines of text that would be available in that mode. I found a bug in the receiver, for analog broadcasts, where the smaller field (called the PS, or station name) which is displayed next to the frequency, does not display properly if there is a space in first character of the field. It just shows blank. i.e, a station is allowed to send 8 characters to this field, and they often scroll the artist/title/station name in there. If they send "12345678" everything shows up. If they send "1234567" everything shows up. If they send " 1234567" -- NOTHING shows up, it looks blank. I've had my hands on a bunch of RDS receivers, and well, this is the first one to ever exhibit that behavior. Many broadcasters center this field, so if it's not 8 characters, they add spaces to the left and the right to make it look better on most receivers. Earbuds supplied with the unit are too big. They hurt my ears and basically don't fit in. And I'm told I have big ears!!! I ended up using my iPod earbuds or other high end Sony headphones with this unit to listen. I wish it had some MP3 capibilities. Perhaps a memory card slot for an SD card so the unit could play some MP3s too.
Posted by syrwhizzy
Customers admire the HD Radio Portable Player for its exceptional sound quality, portability, and affordable price. Many users are impressed with the crystal-clear HD sound and the ability to pick up stations that are not available on regular radios. The long battery life and compact size make it a great choice for those who are always on the go. However, some users have concerns about the reception, durability, and limited number of presets.
