Music mixed with style! This wooden DAB radio from Bush is finished in sleek walnut and is sure to be a much loved addition to your home. Perfect for rocking out at home like no one's watching.
DAB/FM.
Product features: LCD display. 20 preset stations - allows you to easily switch between your favourite stations. Generates 4 watts RMS. Alarm with sleep timer function. Auto time update. Auto scan. Headphone socket for personal listening. General information: Size H16.7, W24.6, D9.5cm. Mains operated. Batteries required 4 x AA (not included). EAN: 5722211.
Looking at the specs on Argos, this one has 4Watts RMS compared to 3 for the other, plus a personal headphone socket but does not mention RDS scrolling text. Perhaps it is the updated model?
Edit, if you download the pdf file at the foot of the "additional information" then it would appear that scrolling text on some DAB stations IS available. So a slightly more powerful (hence potentially louder) version of the other one you linked to, with a headphone socket. Generally positive comments too, so a good deal by the looks of it. Hope that helps :smile:
AndyRoyd
5 Jul 171#5
The alternative deal's justifcation of value is based on its selling price at Amazon of £36 / £39, so this Walnut item is far better as it is £69.99 on Amazon. But seriously: most buyers can comprehend the irrelevant concept of buying tat from Argos and reselling at a higher price on Amazon. In context: Argos do not mention walnut "effect" or "simulated Walnut" finish, so this radio's housing might be a nice item of real wood. Maybe not...
bazzac
5 Jul 17#6
apologies for stupid question but would this work overseas? thinking as a gift to my father in law in Moscow.
topcaty
5 Jul 17#7
Great thank you. Now have a use for £10.00 giftcard. Bargain. Heat.
sam_of_london
5 Jul 17#8
No DAB+ . The Median radio I posted earlier was cheaper than this with DAB+
Hucknallred to sam_of_london
6 Jul 17#11
Are you sure or just going on the downloaded manual? Reason I ask is that I got this one over 2 years ago:
And it has DAB+ but no mention of it on the box or manual.
If anybody has one the easy way to check is to see if Union Jack is in your list of stations.
I bought a cheapo radio from CPC for work 6 years ago & that has DAB+
dmm1000
6 Jul 17#9
not real wood i'm sure - more than likely this will be a laminated "walnut effect" prone to peeling in a years time
woopedeedoo
6 Jul 172#10
Bought one of these a few weeks back, really pleased with it for the price, looks good and loud enough for the kitchen,
VSUKWizard
6 Jul 17#12
Nice one.. Been waiting for this to reach a suitable price.
furiousjammin
6 Jul 17#13
This doesnt have Union Jack. Checked just now.
Hucknallred
6 Jul 17#14
Do you still get all the DAB stations listed on the link below with the exception of the 4 DAB+ stations Jazz FM, Magic Chilled, Jazz FM & Fun Kids? That will be definite proof of the lack of DAB+ on this radio.
There are only those 4 DAB+ stations in existence so no great loss.
You'll also notice that all the DAB stations on there are Mono & DAB+ is stereo.
The UK's adoption of DAB was a mistake as it's 1980s technology using MP2 compression. DAB+ is more widely used in europe. With a good signal FM stereo sounds far better than original DAB. Weak signal on FM is a bit of hiss, on DAB you get bubbling mud.
furiousjammin
6 Jul 17#15
Ive never seen the Christian station or Premier Praise (not that i've looked) but the rest are on this radio.
Nesima
6 Jul 17#16
Picked up one of these today, it will be going back.
Very cheap build quality and poor tuning tuning capability.
I cannot even pick up TalkSport, where my Pure and Roberts DAB radios do with ease.
Not even worth £25, more like a £9.99 purchase with 10 gallons of petrol.
k55ojo
6 Jul 17#17
I bought one 2 weeks ago, no problems. Bargain at £25 and works good with batteries also.
Blade_Runner
7 Jul 17#19
Just bought one - seems good to me. Plenty of DAB stations and the sound is much better than I thought it would be.
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Opening post
PDF http://documents.4rgos.it/v1/static/5722211_R_D001
Music mixed with style! This wooden DAB radio from Bush is finished in sleek walnut and is sure to be a much loved addition to your home. Perfect for rocking out at home like no one's watching.
DAB/FM.
Product features:
LCD display.
20 preset stations - allows you to easily switch between your favourite stations.
Generates 4 watts RMS.
Alarm with sleep timer function.
Auto time update.
Auto scan.
Headphone socket for personal listening.
General information:
Size H16.7, W24.6, D9.5cm.
Mains operated.
Batteries required 4 x AA (not included).
EAN: 5722211.
All comments (19)
Edit, if you download the pdf file at the foot of the "additional information" then it would appear that scrolling text on some DAB stations IS available. So a slightly more powerful (hence potentially louder) version of the other one you linked to, with a headphone socket. Generally positive comments too, so a good deal by the looks of it. Hope that helps :smile:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/bush-wooden-dab-fm-radio-black-reduced-19-99-argos-1971679?p=22497115
And it has DAB+ but no mention of it on the box or manual.
If anybody has one the easy way to check is to see if Union Jack is in your list of stations.
I bought a cheapo radio from CPC for work 6 years ago & that has DAB+
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Digital
There are only those 4 DAB+ stations in existence so no great loss.
You'll also notice that all the DAB stations on there are Mono & DAB+ is stereo.
The UK's adoption of DAB was a mistake as it's 1980s technology using MP2 compression. DAB+ is more widely used in europe. With a good signal FM stereo sounds far better than original DAB. Weak signal on FM is a bit of hiss, on DAB you get bubbling mud.
Very cheap build quality and poor tuning tuning capability.
I cannot even pick up TalkSport, where my Pure and Roberts DAB radios do with ease.
Not even worth £25, more like a £9.99 purchase with 10 gallons of petrol.