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DAB clock radios getting better
30/06/07 23:09 Filed in: Personal
And so it was, that the only really stylish DAB radio
you could get for your bedside (assuming the PURE
retro wooden models weren't for you) was the snappily
named SONY XDR S1, which has a custom and bad
interface, no alarm and no record,
but instead, a high price.
Never mind, it's discontinued now, so there is no Sony option in this space.
I happened to look again today and I was pleasantly surprised to see that that better designs are now coming along. The Tivoli model came out last year and is rather expensive. I tested it out in John Lewis and was disappointed to find that the fabulous big dial only operated the FM radio. The DAB worked through the cheap feeling buttons.
But this VITA R1 is thirty quid cheaper and looks fabulous!
But, cheapest of all, and now on my wish list is the Revo Uno. At £70, with radio alarm, weekday and weekend settings, and audio-in for the iPod, I think I found my simple 'wake to BBC Radio 3' box.
Never mind, it's discontinued now, so there is no Sony option in this space.
I happened to look again today and I was pleasantly surprised to see that that better designs are now coming along. The Tivoli model came out last year and is rather expensive. I tested it out in John Lewis and was disappointed to find that the fabulous big dial only operated the FM radio. The DAB worked through the cheap feeling buttons.
But this VITA R1 is thirty quid cheaper and looks fabulous!
But, cheapest of all, and now on my wish list is the Revo Uno. At £70, with radio alarm, weekday and weekend settings, and audio-in for the iPod, I think I found my simple 'wake to BBC Radio 3' box.
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