Lava DAB Bedside Radio alarm clock...Tesco €6.50

viv2

Picked up one of these in tesco yesterday reduced from €22 to €6.50.

Same as this one
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bedside-Radio-Built-Alarm-Clock/dp/B003ZDP6BC
http://lavaaccessories.co.uk/Shop/Play/Bedside_DAB_Radio/Bedside_DAB_Radio

Richard Dower

viv2 wrote: »

Picked up one of these in tesco yesterday reduced from €22 to €6.50.

Same as this one
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bedside-Radio-Built-Alarm-Clock/dp/B003ZDP6BC
http://lavaaccessories.co.uk/Shop/Play/Bedside_DAB_Radio/Bedside_DAB_Radio

Which store?...all of 'em?

viv2

Not sure if all stores would carry them but i picked it up in Arklow.

bmaxi

I think only RTE broadcast on DAB in Ireland, unless you live in one of the border regions or on top of a mountain in Wicklow.

Davy

Richard Dower wrote: »

Which store?...all of 'em?

Ye i think they all do. They have most of the range of dock and DABs on offer. I got the philips AE5200/05 for a tenner same as this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-AE5200-05-Portable-Radio/dp/B002DMLKIY

I bought it ages ago for €30 for my dad as he wanted something basic, and he found it great so i picked one up for a tenner. Well worth it imo. There was 5 on the shelf when i got it. Not sure if the lava one was there, cause there was about 20 different models.

dunworth1

that a great offer on the philips one will have to check my local tesco

and i have been looking for a new alarm clock hopefully they will have the lava one in stock

CMpunked

Aw. When i seen lava, i was kinda hoping for:

Nonmonotonic

Great price! Beware of coverage issues.

You should check this first before you buy.

This is also a useful resource.

Sappy404

Anybody able to tell me if Jervis/Parnell St would have any?

NANOJO

hi picked up a philips at tesco clarehall this morning they had one philips radio left after i bought mine no lava dab radios left

Northern Monkey

Couldn't see any left in clairehall

witnessmenow

In athlone scan at 6.50, not sure if athlone has digital reception though

darconio

None in Stoneybatter, Parnell Street and Jervis

Smokeyskelton

None in Phibsborough

kmurph

Didn't see any in Wexford.

dunworth1

none in limerick city centre

Jet Black

Couldn't see any in tesco clearwater.

dunworth1

anybody know if they have them in either
tesco coonagh cross limerick
or the crescent.

Vego

Yeah was in Clearwater none there will look in ashbourne tonight on way home not holding out tho

lindtee

Nothing in Mahon today. Was in Midleton yesterday and didn't notice anything there either but was only looking out for the Lava one.

robk24

none in naas either....

Thargor

None in Bray.


When I moved into my new room in Bray recently I found one of these behind the wardrobe:

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Plugged it in and it was broken

dingding

None in Carrick on Shannon Either

Esel

Thargor wrote: »

None in Bray.


When I moved into my new room in Bray recently I found one of these behind the wardrobe:

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Plugged it in and it was broken

Like your link, then!

Have you seen the length of that thing?

witnessmenow

The ones in Athlone were in a strange spot, they were beside the blank media (DVD-r etc) rather than with the other DAB Radios.

I picked one up knowing that coverage was patchy in Athlone and there was none in Galway, but i thought I could use it as a clock/FM radio.... but I dont seem to be able to set the time? Does it get the time from the DAB or does anyone know how to set the time? There doesnt seem to be anything in the manual about setting it.

Vego

Thanks op got the only one is ashbourne..

Noffles

Will give Arklow a try on the way home.

viv2

1 left in Arklow

dunworth1

none in any of the limerick stores

skimpydoo

Was in Jervis Centre Tesco's today and the cheapest DAB radio was €22.

Noffles

Got one from Arklow, you need a DAB signal to set the clock though and there isn't one in Gorey... boo... Only way, since the clock starts at 0:00 when turn off and on would be to do it at midnight... that would cure it.

masadjie

None in Tesco Paul Street Cork City center.

banchang

Overall sounds like one to avoid then !

ComeraghBlue

None in Waterford and best to check the coverage map before buying as Waterford for example has no coverage yet tesco are selling loads of them

LLU

Tesco in Arklow had 'Tesco DAB-113b' this week for 9.50 so I bought one.
But outside of Dublin - including Arklow - there is no Dab signal. Even in Clondalkin the signal is weak so the dab service is pretty crap. But, ignoring the fact that it takes at least 4 button presses to change station, and that the mains cable doesn't detach, it's not a bad sounding fm radio :rolleyes:.

but what a useless technology is DAB:
- much more fragile signal, so hard to get a good reception
- much higher power consumption. battery life is measured in hours rather than days/weeks for an fm radio
- dab radios are so much bulkier and heavier than fm
- already superceded by dab+ but do radio owners and broadcasters want to dump their old kit and get new stuff? again?

rant over.