internet radio help

Greenman · 06-12-2010 12:57PM

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

Actually went with the Xtreme http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Xtreme-Audio-Internet-Radio-Wireless-Music-Receiver-/290430156079?pt=UK_AudioVisualElectronics_PortableAudio_Radios&hash=item439efc7d2f
Bought it before the reply from Byte.
Not overly worried though, as most of the reviews for it that i've seen were good. Here's hoping anyway.

Be sure to give us a review when it arrives.:):):)

Thundercats Ho · 06-12-2010 01:10PM

No problem.
It's a christmas present, but will report back in 3 weeks or so!

vinnielo · 06-12-2010 02:36PM

g0g wrote: »

.. I guess it's between the Streamtime and 83i then.

Anyone else got any thoughts?

Someone posted elsewhere that the 83i runs on the Venice 6.2 module, so should be capable of playing AAC+ streams:
http://www.frontier-silicon.com/audio/

I can't seem to get any info on Streamtime, though.
Try checking with Roberts directly.

byte · 06-12-2010 09:48PM

Interesting that the 83i has the Venice 6.2 module, as officially, Roberts don't state DAB+ support. So, it'd be nice if a fw update would facilitate it (assuming in the very long term that RTE use DAB+)

The Streamtime is a nice compact unit in fairness, and also seems to support AAC and FLAC, like the 83i. The 202, AFAIK, doesn't support either of these.

The downside of the Streamtime is that audio quality is akin to usual clock radios. Can't really expect much from such a small one speaker unit.

I'd quite happily buy another 83i, as it is quite good. The USB port is a nice handy addition and soundwise, it's better than the 202 and Streamtime.

Only thing I haven't tested is AAC+ on the 83i. It plays the Phantom FM AAC streams, but I dunno of any AAC+ streams.

Greenman · 08-12-2010 12:56PM

The think this is the one I'll get.:):):)

As per http://aluratek.com/wifi-wireless-internet-radio-tuner-home-theater

Any opinions???

vinnielo · 09-12-2010 01:07AM

byte wrote: »

Only thing I haven't tested is AAC+ on the 83i. It plays the Phantom FM AAC streams, but I dunno of any AAC+ streams.

Phantom uses AAC+, not AAC.
Although the radio might "play" them, does it play them in its full quality?
Many Reciva radios play them OK, but at telephone quality!
This is because these particular radios don't have the *full* AAC+ licence.

Bard · 09-12-2010 01:31AM

Greenman wrote: »

Any opinions???

It, eh... looks real purty...

ntlbell · 09-12-2010 12:16PM

Greenman wrote: »

The think this is the one I'll get.:):):)

As per http://aluratek.com/wifi-wireless-internet-radio-tuner-home-theater

Any opinions???

Well if it's an awful radio you could use in the car as a booster seat

Greenman · 09-12-2010 12:54PM

Took the plunge and ordered this from Amazon. I'll keep you posted.

:):)

Planet X · 09-12-2010 06:29PM

Only thing wrong with the 83i I got a few weeks ago is you cannot dim the display enough. Even on it's lowest setting it still glows too much for me. I have a cover over the display at night which does the trick. You should be able to set it to "no display" on standby I think.
And no, I don't wake up every ten minutes and wonder what time it is

. I have the alarm set to come on with music 6:40am. Now, that's a good facility, with volume, station etc controlled.

Greenman · 13-12-2010 08:04PM

Greenman wrote: »

Took the plunge and ordered this from Amazon. I'll keep you posted.

:):)

Well it arrived from the USA today, not bad ordered thursday delivered to Belgium on monday morning.

The radio is great and exactly what I wanted for the bedside.

I have it connected using a Lan cable, its connected to the hifi using the RCA outputs.

For €125 delivered to the door I'm delighted with my xmas present.

It gets all the BBC's and runs on V Tuner.

Took 2 minutes to setup.

I recommend it.:):):)

joeyamg · 23-12-2010 07:30PM

Hi all,

Looking for an internet radio for my dad also, except I want to hook it up to an existing stereo system. Any ideas?

Greenman · 25-12-2010 07:28PM

joeyamg wrote: »

Hi all,

Looking for an internet radio for my dad also, except I want to hook it up to an existing stereo system. Any ideas?

What about this one?

I have this one and it works great.

€125 landed from Amazon.com:)

.

g0g · 26-12-2010 09:34PM

Well I gave my wife the Roberts 83i yesterday and got it set up for her today! Must say the sound quality from it is excellent! Was worried about the bright screen in standby mode, but I think it's not at all as bad as one review had suggested! It was very easy to setup to stream internet radio from the WiFi router and also to stream MP3s from the PC.

My only problem so far is the reception for DAB and FM. On the raised bedside table both are fuzzy and it barely picks up the DAB from there. If I lift it down to bed level the signal for both gets a lot better. Not quite qure how I'm gonna fix this one! The good thing is that you can get many of the Dublin stations via internet radio, but I'd much rather having all aspects of the thing working! Anyone experience similar and have any ideas?

My only other (very small!) gripe is that I wish, similar to mobiles, that when setting alarms you could specify them go only go off on certain days, i.e. Mon-Fri!!!!

Overall though am very happy with it so far! Quick delivery from Amazon too!

The Black Oil · 28-12-2010 01:14AM

I hardly listen to DAB or FM myself, but was extending the aerial (on a Roberts 202) seemed to help on mine. I know that's a bit obvious and unlikely to help with your situation. What stations are you after? Certainly on the 202 you can reduce the light level to virtually non-existent if needs be. The beauty of firmware updates.

g0g · 29-12-2010 03:18PM

Excuse my ignorance, but how exactly do you extend an aerial? Do you literally take some wire and wrap one end around the aerial and stick the other end out the window? I can't really pick up any DAB or FM where it's sitting (unless I move it lower), so it I could extend it around the back of a double bed and to the window (about maybe 4m total) that would make a world of difference I'd say!

The Black Oil · 30-12-2010 01:16PM

Apologies, I misspoke by mentioning extending the aerial - I really meant opening/moving it.

Perhaps you could email Roberts and see what they say.

Anchises · 01-01-2011 04:00PM

I live in an area where FM is very weak.
I've extended my arial by stringing a length of wire (about 15feet) around the room - over/behind a curtain rail. It dramatically improves the signal.

just wrap the wire around the telescopic arial. If there is provision for an external FM arial insert the wire there. -experiment

Mine is on a conventional FM radio (not an internet radio) , but that should not make a difference to detection off air by the tuner front end.

D.

exercise · 08-01-2011 10:51PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntr2os-0Fh8

dnme · 07-02-2011 02:42AM

Interesting thread.

Do any of you know of a DAB/Wi-Fi radio that will allow the following

1. Enter a custom url.
2. Present a web server so it can be setup via a browser.
3. Present a decent snooze button/feature with alarm clock.
4. Allow user to control lcd / display brightness fully.

tbh · 07-02-2011 07:43AM

Roberts does all but number 1

The Black Oil · 07-02-2011 12:17PM

I thought it could do 1 through http://www.wifiradio-frontier.com/setupapp/fs/asp/AuthLogin/SignIn.asp assuming the format is compatible.

tbh · 07-02-2011 12:19PM

The Black Oil wrote: »

I thought it could do 1 through http://www.wifiradio-frontier.com/setupapp/fs/asp/AuthLogin/SignIn.asp assuming the format is compatible.

yep, but not on the radio itself.

dnme · 07-02-2011 01:05PM

tbh wrote: »

yep, but not on the radio itself.

???
how then?
Oh...do you mean via web interface? if so can url be saved so it can be accessed via radio?

The Black Oil · 07-02-2011 01:18PM

You can sync your wifi frontier account with your radio. You can create favourites groups through it. If you can't find your station from searching the wifi frontier site you can try adding the station's stream url from its site, assuming they provide one. Then you save it under 'my added stations' and your radio should pick itup.

Station name

Station URL
(for example, http://62.168.116.98:8000/dsp1)

Location
(for example, Canada, Germany, Buenos Aires)

Genre
(for example, Classical, Dance, Rock)

Type: MP3, Real Audio, Windows Media

dnme · 07-02-2011 01:41PM

ahh

folks, I am not talking about using some web sync service. I am talking about the device having it's own web server (like the Logitech), where you enter it's local ip into a browser and can control it there.

The Black Oil · 08-02-2011 01:50PM

Ah right.

Maybe email Roberts to see if they've any suggestions. They've some new designs out, but the interface, etc may not be what you're after. Any time I've emailed they've been helpful.

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