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Electronics : Roberts RD 49 White Radio
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Roberts RD 49 White Radio from: Roberts |
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Binding: Electronics Brand: Roberts EAN: 5038301700492 Feature: • DAB radio with built in battery charger, FM/DAB wavebands, FM RDS station name display, 10 station presets, 16 x 2 character LCD display, amber display backlight, menu display/selection of all major functions, search/manual tuning and automatic clo Label: Roberts Manufacturer: Roberts Publisher: Roberts Studio: Roberts Sales Rank: 15024 MPN: rd-49 Features:
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Editorial Review: Product Description: The RD-49 is one of the latest DAB Digital Radios from market leaders Roberts Radio. The Roberts RD-49 has been designed to be as portable as possible, without losing any of that Roberts quality! Shaving a couple of inches from its waist line the RD-49 is no thicker than a paper back book, and weighs a fraction over 500 grams. The RD-49 can be powered by 4 AA batteries or from the mains using the supplied powerlead. Handily the RD-49 can recharge standard AA rechargeable batteries whilst connected to the mains, so its always ready to go out and about! Featuring both DAB and FM reception the RD-49 will auto-tune and store all the DAB stations which are available in your area when it is first switched on. At the press of a button you can re-scan to search for new services. The RD-49 can store up to 10 presets, which can quickly be accessed using the Preset keys on the front. The large LCD display on the RD-49 has a pleasant amber back light to give a clear view of the station and track information (DAB only) to enhance your listening pleasure. Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - A bit disappointingThis radio requires 6, not 4, AA batteries. I power it by mains and feed the output into an amplifier. On FM there is a high-pitched whine if the amplifier gain is turned up too high. On DAB there is a low-frequency clicking sound. I can remove most of these extraneous noises by turning down the external amplifier's gain and using the radio's own volume control to give what are still adequate volume levels. Five presets is really too few, especially on DAB. The quality of the DAB broadcasts is inferior to that of the FM broadcasts, as the high frequencies are noticeably attenuated. However, this probably isn't the radio's fault. DAB is broadcast at too low a bit rate for music; it's significantly lower ... Read More: Rating: - Good radio, but has a stupid design flawThe RD49 is a good small DAB radio. It is about the size of a paperback book. It has both DAB and FM with RDS. Good sound from a long-throw speaker. It has an in-built battery charger, using NiMH rechargeable batteries. However, it has a really stupid design error. There is no lock or hold button, so, if you have the batteries in and pack it in your luggage, it is almost certain to switch on. It would have been a very good travel radio but for that. None of Roberts DAB radios have hold or lock switches. When I phoned them to ask why, I was told that Roberts DAB radios are not for travel. So now we know. Rating:  - Poor sound qualityThis month's Which report on digital radios has just given the RD 49 a very poor 40% score mainly on account of poor sound quality. I have to agree. When listening to this radio with earphones there is an irritating and highly distracting mechanical hum in the background. As the whole point of a digital radio is high quality sound, this is a major design flaw. If you are looking for a good digital radio under £100, Which recommends the Roberts RD46 (70%) or RD41 (66%) or Pure One (£50) which all have much better sound quality, but which are sadly heavier. A qood quality small digital radio is still to be made. Rating: - Great Radio, pity about the battery recommendationVery pleased with the radio. Good reception and sound quality. It is a pity that Amazon recommends the radio be bought together with 4 rechargeable batteries when 6 are required! Rating:  - Fantastic DAB Radio!The main reason for this purchase was to replace my Pure Evoke which couldn't cope with my laptop at work; the Evoke's signal would just drop fast and die once XP had finished booting - extremely annoying. The only way around this was a Moon Raker Di-Pole, a little unwieldy to say the least... Eventually I went for the Gemini 49; it's performance at just 10 inches away from my laptop is fantastic! No interference whatsoever! As mentioned, there are some shortcomings with this unit, but who cares? It's small, neat and powerful. It fits perfectly in my old portable CDROM carrying case, including the PSU. They could have left out the FM band completely, it'll be dead soon enough. The only other problem you may encounter ... Read More: |
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