I got my first wireless Internet radio at a thrift shop for 20 bucks.
I was amazed at how well it worked, and the enormous, world-wide variety of radio stations it made available.
I became hooked on music from countries I never heard of.
It stopped working after a couple of years (no telling how old it really was).
That very day I was on-line ordering another one. After much searching, I got
THIS_ONE:
I got it because it has generic internal rechargeable batteries (Ni-MH D-cells).
So, while you're listening to it while it's plugged in, it is charging the batteries.
The battery life is not as stellar as 4 D-cells might suggest, but quite enough for toting around the house & yard.
Sound is OK from the speaker, but plug a stereo line into it's 1/8" jack, and the real sound quality is apparent.
It will play:
- Local FM broadcasts
- "Local" Internet broadcasts
- 15,000 global Internet stations (or more)
- An astounding universe of Internet Podcasts
- MP3, Wav, Flac music from a thumb drive (maybe a USB HD)
It has a good searching feature. If there is a station that it can't find in it's very large data base, you can go on-line and create an account specific to your particular radio. There you have the ability to create custom station menus.
Before I got my first Internet radio, I already knew that you can do the same thing with a computer... but I never did.
Since I have had mine, I am frequently telling people about this wonderful radio.
People tell me, "You can do the same thing with a computer"... but they never do.
Right now, I'm listening to the new BBC music radio service (BBC RADIO 6).
Great stuff.
Last night I was listening to Finnish Nostalgia Radio... cozy.
This morning I was listening to Turkish music.
Or news (in English) from Poland, or France, or Cuba, or Russia, etc.
Astounding.
-AC