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Stuart · 16-07-2010, 10:45

I gave up on Dab for pretty much the same reasons as Osem.

I had three portable sets, and one USB one attached to my PC (Psion WaveRider, which was actually a pretty good device). The USB one actually gave good reception, but, obviously, requiring a laptop or desktop to connect to meant it wasn't actually portable.

The portable sets were one Goodmans one, and two Sonys. All gave bad reception in any even remotely built up area.

The Goodmans set still works, but is extremely heavy on power usages (takes 3 AA batteries and usually lasted about 10 days being listened to for an hour a day).

Both Sonys didn't use that much power, but both kept crashing. The first lasted about two months, before dying and having to be replaced under warranty. The second lasted until a few days after the warranty expired.

I won't be bothering with a third.

16-07-2010, 10:45	#7
Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	Re: Does this DAB exist? I gave up on Dab for pretty much the same reasons as Osem. I had three portable sets, and one USB one attached to my PC (Psion WaveRider, which was actually a pretty good device). The USB one actually gave good reception, but, obviously, requiring a laptop or desktop to connect to meant it wasn't actually portable. The portable sets were one Goodmans one, and two Sonys. All gave bad reception in any even remotely built up area. The Goodmans set still works, but is extremely heavy on power usages (takes 3 AA batteries and usually lasted about 10 days being listened to for an hour a day). Both Sonys didn't use that much power, but both kept crashing. The first lasted about two months, before dying and having to be replaced under warranty. The second lasted until a few days after the warranty expired. I won't be bothering with a third.