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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sky+ for radio, 19 Feb 2008
All right, it isn't quite Sky+, but being able to rewind and record live radio is a great feature. There was a song on BBC 6 earlier that I thought was rubbish at first, but by the middle I was starting to change my mind and soon I knew I was hooked. I rewound the song, pressed record, and now I have it saved on the machine. I even have the option to transfer it to my computer.
I was looking for a DAB that I could also use to amplify my Mp3 player, and it does that brilliantly. As well as this, having the SD card in the back means that I have built up a little collection of songs and shows from the radio for when there's nothing good on, just as you'd do with Sky+. This machine really has brought a lot of the advances in TV and digital music to radio.
Two other points, one negative, one positive: I had to take the first machine that I bought back because the reception was awful. However, the replacement is excellent. And, on the plus side, this is a very good looking machine, a machine that my wife doesn't mind having around the house!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great product, 21 Jun 2008
I've been searching for a good, portable DAB radio for years but have always been thwarted by lack of features on the products available. This radio is an excellent design and, although I've only had it for a few weeks, the quality seems excellent. I originally wanted to buy the Pico Wifi radio but noticed that the replay and record feature is not available on that. If only Revo could combine the two...
Here's what I like about the Pico+: Rechargable battery (built in), record+rewind DAB, AUX/Ipod input, earphone jack and stereo speaker output, car charger, robust and water resistant, good reception, deep sound (for mono), remote control, very portable, stylish.
Here's what I don't like: no sleep function, to adjust volume you need to push the Function button first (unless you use the remote control to adjust volume).
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Useful but limited as lots missing, 4 Jan 2009
Some of these points may also apply to the wifi version of this product here Revo Pico Wi-Fi Internet Radio/FM with Built In 8 Hr Battery (Tungsten).
A neat radio offering many creative features as documented in the other reviews. Here I will mention only the negative things for me, which are all missing features that are desperately needed.
1. No way to plug in an external aerial. I live in a poor signal area and where I place the radio is critical so being able to plug in an external aerial would extend where I can place it in my house and its not easy to put it on a bookcase without drilling holes in the bookcase for the integrated extendable aerial.
2. When my ipod touch is plugged in I get a whistling noise whether or not the touch is on (just plugging it in is enough). This means I can't plug my touch in at night to wake me in the morning (unless I want to sleep with the whistling noise).
3. When any cable is plugged in to the M-port socket the input diverts so that it comes only from that socket even if there's nothing at the end of the cable. One cannot get the radio while there is even a cable plugged into that socket. This means the only way to swtich between mp3 player and radio is to unplug the cable (which in turn means the cable cannot be left plugged in). Its not possible to control this function with the remote.
4. Only *one* audio input - the M-port.
5. When the phono jack outputs are in use the internal speaker remains on. To disable the internal speaker one needs to plug a cable in the earphone socket - which of course its not possible to do with the remote. Neither the phono or the headphone jacks produce output suitable for speakers so one needs to use an external device with an amplifier to get stereo. The snag with all of this is that in order to leave it connected so that one can choose to use ipod or wireless with stereo one needs that external device to have TWO inputs (which many don't have). I have a portable stereo that I use and there is only one audio input on it. If I plug my ipod into the input on that stereo then I cannot have the pico plugged into it so i cannot get stereo with the radio. On the other hand, if I plug the pico into it (which works well) then I need to plug the ipod into the pico and I can't then get the radio with the pico. Sigh. So its good for exercise. This could be seen as a deficiency of the stereo I plug it into (only having one input) but the pico *is* advertised as a high quality speaker system for the ipod - well not if you want to use the radio it isn't, unless you want to change the cable setup to switch between ipod and radio.
6. No way to record FM. The snag for me is that living in a poor signal area I cannot always get a good enough DAB signal and need to switch to FM.
Conclusion:
What does it need that it doesn't have:
a. a way to plug in external aerial
b. ability to switch between radio and M-port remotely
c. ability to enable/disable internal speaker remotely
d. multiple audio inputs
e. a way to record FM.
I see "a" as essential. Some subset of "b,c,d" would do the job and I cannot see why none of these facilities are provided. I can see why "e" is not provided (it would need extra hardware to digitise the signal) but would be incredibly useful.
I've been very negative about it but its actually a great little tool - its brilliant to carry around the house as a speaker for the ipod, but it would be so much better with these extra things.
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