RADIOSHARK2 - Am/fm Radio with | List Price: $76.42
Discount Price: $39.99
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Brand: Griffin Technology
Binding: Electronics
Features: - 87.5 to 108.0 MHz FM Tuning Range
- 100kHz FM Frequency Steps
- 50Hz - 15kHz FM Frequency Response
- 530 to 1710 kHz AM Tuning Range
- 10kHz or 9kHz AM Frequency Steps
Mediocre [Posted on 2008-08-01]
My goodness. This is the second version of the Radio Shark and they still didn't get it right. And for the price...well, maybe they should be selling it for $19.95 on a Billy Mays infomercial.
Here's the thing. This radio has terrible reception. I could get a better signal with a wooden antenna. If you can find a way to tweak the antenna so that it picks up a few stations, then you're on to the second hurdle: the unit's software. Give me a break. I don't care if it works or doesn't work, just pick something and be consistent! Works like a charm one day, then I can't get it to record or pick up anything the next day. And I'm not even messing with the settings or software at all! I went through the initial setup process and have left it and all other sound settings on my computer alone since then. Again: sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. A real hit or miss kind of product.
I'M EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH MY RADIOSHARK [Posted on 2008-08-07]
A lot of people here seem to have reception trouble. I don't. If you can get get reception with a walkman or Sansa or the like, then the RadioShark should work fine for you. I have no reception trouble at all.
What it is, exactly, is a radio that is plugged into the usb port of your comp. It plays through your comp speakers and is controlled by a small applet tuner. You may set the applet to record radio programs on a timed or Tivo-type basis if you like. Set the applet to the stations you like then switch stations with two clicks. If you have keyboard controls for media, you can also control on/off and volume from the keyboard-That's the part I like.
I used to listen to streaming download of a station I liked at work and controlled the speakers with the keyboard. When I got a call, hit the button to kill the speakers, take and finish the call, hit the button again for sound return. Perfect-makes me sound so professional to not have a radio blaring in the background of my business calls. I guess too many of us were doing that because the IT guys started blocking media sites. I think it must have been some SILLY bandwith issue. The RadioShark brought back my system. I am now a very happy camper.
Terrible reception---unusable [Posted on 2008-08-20]
This is the most disappointing product I have bought in a long time. The radio reception is so bad, it's unusable. There is no excuse for shipping such a bad product. Do not buy.
Buy it! [Posted on 2008-09-02]
I've been using the RadioShark2 connected to my Mac Mini running Leopard for over a month now. I really like having the ability to record audio off-air like a VCR. Haven't had the reception problems others have reported, though some AM reception issues may be due to interference from the computer it is connected to. I'd like to see some improvements to the Griffin software package, maybe preset buttons for different stations, as well as a connector for an external antenna. Overall, I like it and feel it is reasonably priced.
RadioShark2 [Posted on 2008-09-20]
I got the Radio shark when I had my old old computer. This was back when the itunes was just starting out. I wanted something to record my radio programs. I loved the Radio Shark. Now with itunes and the internet you can get most radio programs off the internet. The problem is that they the recordings come out a week later or a few days later. With the Radioshar2 I can record my talk radio that played at 6am and listen to it when I get up at 8am or listen to a weeks worth of radio on the weekend. Only issue I have had is that it has crashed several times. Griffin the company that makes this has sent me a fix that I had had to do several times. Only draw back but for me it is worth it just to get my programs recorded and put on my iphone or ipod.
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