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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2021 17:48:55 GMT
Yes I have my mum's old Sony XDR400P Sony DAB portable radio it's junk. Tried to get my dad's tiny Sony DAB as it would have been good to get their radios together as both avid radio fans but the step mother got in the way and said it was hers.
How rude.
Anyway the other radios which are significant inferior to PURE products are Roberts. They did do good radios once but the newer ones seem to be retro styled junk rather than quality items.
Brand marketing I guess.
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Post by JohnV on Oct 2, 2021 17:51:26 GMT
I use the radioplayer app on the phone gets a lot of stations, as for unlimited data, it doesn't use much. Just get a cheap radio from argos or somewhere. You will probably find a cheap DAB, yes I know you don't want it but it's so much better than FM. I appreciate that my attitude is historic, but back in the day, I had a radio, and I had a phone, a computer and a digital watch, they all functioned independently. This business of spending hundreds on a phone is madness, you are being suckered in by the Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezels of this day, it is Emperor's New Clothes all over again. concur ..... I have a phone, it makes phone calls and sends and receives text messages. it does have a clock on the screen which is handy because I hate wearing a watch. I have a camera which takes photographs and I have a laptop that connects to Thunderboat and a radio/cd player/cassette player in the wheelhouse which has an external aerial and all of them work very well. I spend far too much time on the internet as it is, so the last thing I want is a smart phone that cost the same as 15 or 20 cases of good wine when my basic one only cost £15 umpteen years ago. With that money I can spend may happy slightly sozzled hours on the laptop with a proper keyboard and a big screen that I can read without glasses
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2021 17:52:49 GMT
I realise that I can get R4 on a smart device but essentially, the screen has to stay in one place, ie next to the sockets, and now the sockets are filling up with ever more gadgets, the whole situation is overcrowded. I want a radio that can tie on to the tiller while I navigate, sit in the engine room while I mess about there, sit on the roof when I am painting, and pick up reception when I am in bed. The phone does play the radio, but then it's a pia if someone rings me, and it seems it needs a speaker. The radio thing I bought from amazon is not great sound quality, but I would not expect that via a phone anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2021 18:01:18 GMT
appealing. The thing is it actually really does work. Obviously not everyone understands the aesthetics or the similarity to an incredibly beautiful naked woman in the ON mode but rather than elucidate further I should mention that it is also a Really Good Radio. Pure definitely make good radios, I’ve had a couple and the reception is much better than the equivalent Sony. The rechargeable battery pack in mine was a god send in winter. Charge it up in the day and listen at night. I ll send for one, but it is a pain, as I already have to do a Hermes return with the radio thing I bought yesterday, but I think I have 28 days to return it. I'm going to the marina for a beer now, even though it is raining, again! I understand it will not be raining at 8. 00 tomorrow, so I'll be moving on.....I'm going stir crazy!
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Post by Jim on Oct 2, 2021 18:02:39 GMT
Something reminded me of this
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2021 18:12:55 GMT
Something reminded me of this Is it Stork or Nutter.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2021 18:18:28 GMT
I dislike the drive to buy more and more tech shite.
I just do cheap £70 Xiaomi phones now. In fact dropped this one in the River a week ago and got it back out within 47 seconds with the keb. Bit lucky as water was quite clear.
It stolped working but gradually sorted itself out and now back to pdrfect eorkin orde.
Anyway that's my only internet. The phons.
It's great.
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Post by kris on Oct 2, 2021 18:20:15 GMT
Pure definitely make good radios, I’ve had a couple and the reception is much better than the equivalent Sony. The rechargeable battery pack in mine was a god send in winter. Charge it up in the day and listen at night. I ll send for one, but it is a pain, as I already have to do a Hermes return with the radio thing I bought yesterday, but I think I have 28 days to return it. I'm going to the marina for a beer now, even though it is raining, again! I understand it will not be raining at 8. 00 tomorrow, so I'll be moving on.....I'm going stir crazy! This is the one I’ve had before and still have one www.amazon.co.uk/PURE-ONE-Classic-Portable-Radio/dp/B001FA05Y0
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Post by metanoia on Oct 2, 2021 18:23:54 GMT
I love my old Roberts radio. It is fairly ancient and expensive to replace the batteries (you can use it off the 240v, I choose not to) but they do last for literally years. Great sound quality, good reception - it is a bit bulky and does have DAB (great for 4 extra, etc) .
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2021 19:16:51 GMT
Having a bad day: marina bar full of loud men drinking pints of lager at trestle tables. Two screens showing a pair of flabby men hitting one another with outsize padded leather gloves, they would not last two minutes in Argyle Street on a Saturday night. I had a glass of red wine, but swerved the tapas in case it took too long to prepare 🙄
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2021 19:19:13 GMT
I agree that the similarity to the Nazi symbol was quite appalling. yes uncanny the effect it had on you. I much prefer the test transmission. So according to that logic if I displayed a masonic symbol as my avatar I'd start talking about conspiracy theories, right?
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Post by kris on Oct 2, 2021 19:21:06 GMT
yes uncanny the effect it had on you. I much prefer the test transmission. So according to that logic if I displayed a masonic symbol as my avatar I'd start talking about conspiracy theories, right? No because you would be sworn to secrecy, so not able to talk about them.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2021 19:22:45 GMT
I agree that any sort of Nazi symbolism is not appropriate, that is the point.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2021 19:27:24 GMT
OMG
An awful thought occurred to me.
Very bad. Do people use text to speech software to vocalise posts on forums?
This could be quite horrific if it happened.
I suppose it would be reasonable for ocularly challenged participators and that is fine with me but still a worry as I am convinced I am far more annoying in real life verbal than in text format.
Potential for significant reputational damage here me thinks.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2021 19:32:31 GMT
I agree that any sort of Nazi symbolism is not appropriate, that is the point. Have you been listening to the R4 Nurenberg trials plays in the afternoons? Warning this contains details of Nazi war crimes ? Oh yea afternoon radio 4 details. Graphic details my arse if you want graphic you just have to listen to Slayer for a few minutes they got it right. What the fuck happened here then
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