Aldi Internet Radio - 16th Aug

Wouldn't be just cheaper to use winamp/itunes?? :eek:

DonJose wrote:

I'm happy with my FM Transmitter, costs a lot less than the gadge above, amazon uk have a good selection

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h_/202-2379766-0070204?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=FM+Transmitter&Go.x=13&Go.y=12

It costs a lot less because it does something completely different.

Does anyone who has one know how long it takes to actually "boot up" (ie from when you switch it on to when the first station starts to play).

I have one one of these hooked to the tv

http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/tunecenter/

Not quite the same tech but does a similar job, the stations are ready after about 10sec of syncing. This probably isn't helped by being attached to the router by a 10m cable.

Like the look of the Roku SoundBridge more than the aldi one.

Do they work with security enabled wireless network

Interesting ,I've been after something like this for a while but was put off by the rip off prices for a decent one.
Alot of these internet radios only allow you access to subscription services and dont include the main stations ,i.e BBC R1,2Fm etc.
It supports Real formats so thats promising .
This one seems to access all the true radio channels so I think I'll get one.
Knowing my luck all the fecking scavengers will snap them all up.

dal wrote:

It costs a lot less because it does something completely different.

Does anyone who has one know how long it takes to actually "boot up" (ie from when you switch it on to when the first station starts to play).

I got the Dixon Logik branded one for Christmas and I absolutely LOVE it.
When you turn it on from cold (i.e. plug it into the wall and turn it on) it takes maybe 15 seconds to boot up. Mine boots Linux on an ARM processor.

But you're going to be turning it on from standby 99% of the time, so it switches on instantly.

It can be slow find a station because Revica software updates the list of stations a lot of the time when you go into the station lookup. However, anyone with sense is going to use the preset buttons (there are 5) to save their favourite channels.

Actually connecting to a station depends on the quality of the stream. Connecting to a BBC radio stream, for instance, takes 3-5 seconds to start playing once i hit the preset. Connecting to LBC London takes 10-15 seconds at times because they obviously don't have the capacity.

In addition to this, there is the 'My streams' feature on the Reciva site. When you register your radio on here, you can create your own radio stations. For instance, if you listen to stations that use a .pls format and aren't on the Reciva list, you can add them here, and then after rebooting your radio, 'My streams' will show up in your radio menu. Simple!

Your Reciva radio will also connect to any UPnP shares, so you can listen to the music on your computer/network attached storage, and create playlists etc.

I absolutely love these radios and would recommend them 100%!
The ALDI one does look quite bulky though, and by adding an FM aeriel they are somewhat missing the point. I would recommend the Logik radio - you can get them on eBay for around £30.

eth0_ wrote:

I would recommend the Logik radio - you can get them on eBay for around £30.

Are you sure ,they seem alot higher than that .

eth0_ wrote:

Sorry you're right. Here's a buy it now one for £39.99 though:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Logik-IR100-WiFi-Internet-Radio-Audio-Streamer-Wi-Fi_W0QQitemZ150149837740QQihZ005QQcategoryZ96955QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Looks like the P&P for that one would be about £20, which is ridiculous when you consider the weight of it and what it will actually cost the seller. Guess that's my main beef with eBay and not specific to that seller though....I just find the postage prices to be absolute rip-off, must be where sellers make a lot of their profit.

That does look like a handy enough device though. I doubt it's as good as the Roku, which functions well and just absolutely looks the business, but it still looks a good deal for the price. What is the quality of the inbuilt speaker like?

Does it also take a wired ethernet connection?

I've been trying to find threads on these type of players but can't seem to find many on boards - does anyone know where they're hiding?

Anybody buy the Aldi radio - is it worth getting?

lasno wrote:

Got one this morning. Have not tried internet side yet but the FM radio works fine. Only drawback I find is that it only works from mains via a supplied power unit. No battery facility.

does it have a enternet port, it addition to the wireless link?

lasno wrote:

No facility for ethernet connection just wireless.

The reception of wifi isn't too strong either, I know the signal is weak around where I work but it's enough to work off a laptop, will have a better idea when I get home this evening, maybe with Internet Radios, the acceptable wifi strength needs to be stronger as it's about streaming rather than a signal coming and going, like the unit though. Worked fine nearer the router and was listening to Australian radio as a test.

All sold out

Can anyone recommend something similar from Komplett/eBay etc ?

Dont like the sound of the mono only Logik - anything similar to the Aldi out there ? Liked that it had FM also

I have a Linksys router in the attic of a bungalow. The radio happens to be in a room under it. Maybe 15ft away from it currently and it works fine. When I get a chance I will try radio on other side of house and report back.

I have connected the headphone socket of the radio to the aux input of a mini hifi and the sound is very good.

Someone asked about what file server it uses. I only briefly tried it. It will pick up shares on other pc's on your network. I had one album that was legally downloaded but it didn't seem to like that - possibly DRM issue. There was MS Windows music files on another share and it played them no bother. It also uses Windows Media Player 11 to act as a UPnP server - I suspect the downloaded album should work on this - hadn't time to try this out yet.

craichoe wrote:

The nokia 770 internet tablet is much better than this, wireless range is great and you have a proper interface to listen to whatever streams you want.

Its instant on and about the same price, plug it into your Hi-Fi

The 770 doesn't support windows streaming media, which unfortunately quite a lot of stations use. I can't listen to todayfm on mine for example (I think newstalk is also a no-go).

Bald? er, dash! wrote:

Hmmmm, Nokia 770 doesn't have built in speaker or ethernet AFAIK... nice looking device though, also not sure about the proprietary software

It does have a speaker but not ethernet. In my opinion it would not be suitable for use as a dedicated wireless internet radio (although I sometimes use it for this purpose).

Bald? er, dash! wrote:

Ok, was talking about a proper speaker which could be heard from, say 10 - 15 ft, not a little built in micro speaker....

The sound from it is not actually that bad, but as I said it's not suitable for use as a dedicated wireless internet radio.

I got one but brought it back last Sunday for a refund as it only picked up a strong enough signal in the same room as the router, no real point in that case, pity because I thought the radio was gonna be great.