WIFI Internet Radios

bilko · 05-12-2006 01:51PM #1

I have wireless broadbandand use it mainly for the radio.Does anybody have a WIFI internet radio and if so:Do they work?Where did you purchase it?

White Horse · 05-12-2006 02:21PM

I have an Acoustic Energy wifi radio and love it. The BBC on demand facility is very useful and the range and quality of stations is excellent.

Sponge Bob · 06-12-2006 12:46AM

have the acoustic energy as well , works anywhere in the house and sounds great but costs about €300 in england , new.

r3nu4l · 06-12-2006 10:37AM

I don't have one but I posted a similar query on HomeTainment Ireland

Have a look at this and the review here

One of the HTIreland posters recommended this noxon system which plays the MP3's on your hard drive as well but does say that the User Interface leaves a lot to be desired.

Guys I'll be looking at the Acoustic Energy system now, good to have a choice

White Horse · 06-12-2006 01:03PM

r3nu4l wrote:

I don't have one but I posted a similar query on HomeTainment Ireland

Have a look at this and the review here

One of the HTIreland posters recommended this noxon system which plays the MP3's on your hard drive as well but does say that the User Interface leaves a lot to be desired.

Guys I'll be looking at the Acoustic Energy system now, good to have a choice

One thing to be careful about is compatibility with Real Audio. The BBC still use Real Audio, and many of the devices out there are not compatible with this format.

The AE unit uses the reciva platform and there is a goof forum on their website discussing many of the options (www.reciva.com).

magnumlady · 08-12-2006 11:47PM

I would love an internet radio, I've asked Santa for one and I've been very good, but I don't think I'll get one.:(

davros · 10-12-2006 05:53PM

I'm using the Logitech Wireless Music System that I bought from Komplett recently on special offer (€55).

Now I can stream audio from my computer to my home entertainment centre in another room. Works great and there is even some control of the media player from the entertainment centre side.

I already had the NTL FM feed connected to the entertainment system which is pretty good for the British stations but now I can get radio from any country in my living room.

Not as portable as an internet radio but might suit some folk.

parliament · 10-12-2006 05:59PM

the squeezebox is another option http://www.slimdevices.com/

tbh · 12-12-2006 10:37AM

Another one here with the AE. Do you know, I have tons of gadgets, but if I lost them all, the AE is the first one I'd replace.

r3nu4l · 12-12-2006 12:58PM

To those owning the AE.

What's the speaker quality like?
What else can be connected to the unit? (e.g. speakers, etc.)

I'd think of buying one but they are quite expensive (I've just bought a house so yes, to me it is expensive!)

tbh · 12-12-2006 01:16PM

Speaker quality is brilliant, but I use mine mostly for talk radio (Radio 4 and 7) Music always seems fine, but I'm no expert. You can only connect a standard headphone jack to mine.

White Horse · 12-12-2006 01:50PM

r3nu4l wrote:

To those owning the AE.

What's the speaker quality like?
What else can be connected to the unit? (e.g. speakers, etc.)

I'd think of buying one but they are quite expensive (I've just bought a house so yes, to me it is expensive!)

For the size of the radio, the speakers are quite good. Acoustic Energy do make speakers after all.

However, after a while I connected mine to a Monitor Audio I-Deck speaker unit I have for my IPOD. There is a 3.5mm stereo jack at the back of the unit.

You get much better stereo separation as a result.

r3nu4l · 12-12-2006 01:59PM

Thanks guys, I thought they might be good alright

Sponge Bob · 12-12-2006 06:27PM

hook an acoustic energy Aego to it

Greenman · 12-12-2006 11:25PM

davros wrote:

I'm using the Logitech Wireless Music System that I bought from Komplett recently on special offer (€55).

Do you suffer any interference from say a microwave as I know some things on 2.4ghz do suffer.

Let me know please.

Thanks JD!!!!

davros · 12-12-2006 11:54PM

I have Wi-Fi, wireless rear speakers on my entertainment system and this Logitech wireless thing. All work fine at the same time. I'll try out a microwave in the vicinity too and let you know how it goes.

magnumlady · 14-12-2006 11:27AM

Do you know if it picks up Planet Rock OK? Thats one of the stations I really want to get, not sure if you can on an internet radio though.

tbh · 14-12-2006 11:34AM

you can get a list of the stations here: https://www.reciva.com/

looks like it has Plant Rock:

Planet Rock Listen Now Add to My Stations
Location: UK
Genres: Rock, Soft Rock, Indie Rock

magnumlady · 14-12-2006 11:39AM

Thank you tbh, thats great!!:D

Greenman · 29-12-2006 11:05PM

Worth a look
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=502854

magnumlady · 31-12-2006 03:43PM

I finally got one! I got a philips streamium sla5520. It doesn't have speakers but it does the job.
Just having fun now looking for radio stations to put into it.

tbh · 01-01-2007 05:29PM

hmmm - I had a look at that but it didn't have realaudio, which you need to listen to the BBC channels - I might be wrong tho. But if you don't mind about that, it looks really good, I like the idea of having genre-based stations for music. Let us know what you think of it when you've had a chance to play around with it!

magnumlady · 01-01-2007 07:47PM

I've had a quick play around with it, managed to get BBC radio 2 on it. Not really too worried about the other BBC ones though, still have a lot more to get put on it. I'll post again when I've got it sussed properly.

02-01-2007 11:18AM

So these WiFi radios, they connect to the internet, as long as you have a wireless network in your house.

Once connected, they provide you with a selection of radio stations to stream live off the internet?

Is this how they work?

need assistance · 29-01-2007 12:13AM

Have eircom netopia wireless broadband:( and bought internet radio logik ir100 in pc world. Keep getting wireless error 13. Have seen previous threads recommending changing WEP to automatic etcetra, no joy with same. Need assistance

magnumlady · 29-01-2007 03:09PM

need assistance wrote:

Have eircom netopia wireless broadband:( and bought internet radio logik ir100 in pc world. Keep getting wireless error 13. Have seen previous threads recommending changing WEP to automatic etcetra, no joy with same. Need assistance

Try changing the router settings to open system (no encryption) and then search for network with the radio again with no encryption.

magnumlady · 29-01-2007 03:16PM

tbh wrote:

hmmm - I had a look at that but it didn't have realaudio, which you need to listen to the BBC channels - I might be wrong tho. But if you don't mind about that, it looks really good, I like the idea of having genre-based stations for music. Let us know what you think of it when you've had a chance to play around with it!

Well the philips SLA5520 was an absolute pain. It was fiddley to set up and as you say didn't have real player plus it kept cutting out or not switching on first time, so I took it back to the shop (ended up having a row about it but they agreed in the end it was faulty).

Then got a Logik IR100, how easy that was to set up, just plugged it in and it searched for the network, it updates all the stations often and also has a clock and alarm on it.......but I got a dodgy one! It kept turning off too, and was getting really hot so back it went again.

I'm now on my second logik, had it since Friday and it hasn't gone off once. I love it!

The only downside with internet radio is that it keeps buffering and some stations that you can get through the computer at 128kbps bitrate only have 32 kbps on the radio, so its a pretty poor sound, but on the whole I can live with it and its not all the stations. Great to have such a selection.

Tallspoon · 05-02-2007 09:48PM

I have been using the Acoustic Energy unit for a month and as a long time moaner about Irish radio, I have to say this unit is the dogs ballocks. I am now a very happy listener because I can get my beloved BBC as well as thousands of stations around the world. It couldnt be easier to use...highly recommended:)

tbh · 07-02-2007 08:59AM

Tallspoon wrote:

I have been using the Acoustic Energy unit for a month and as a long time moaner about Irish radio, I have to say this unit is the dogs ballocks. I am now a very happy listener because I can get my beloved BBC as well as thousands of stations around the world. It couldnt be easier to use...highly recommended:)

agreed - I'm temporarily without broadband at the mo, and I really miss being able to use this! can't wait to get it back on-line, 8 days and counting!

Sponge Bob · 07-02-2007 12:07PM

I even bought an AE for my mammy at christmas . By the way they and the similar magicbox imp (with worse speaker but same menu system and real audio support) and others are quite cheap on AQ Dab

http://www.aqdab.com/store/en/view_product/x/1946/?a=507

and

http://www.aqdab.com/store/en/view_product/x/1958/

and with UK15 shipping to Ireland.

r3nu4l · 07-02-2007 12:10PM

I see Argos are selling two at the moment, one by Bush and another one. The Bush one receives 4,000 stations and the other one only 1,000.

Not the best selection I imagine, how many can the AE system receive? Also, how good is the quality on BBC channels?

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