lidl digital radio

savemejebus

Just saw this on the lidl website, does anyone know if this is a proper digital radio (for a funny money price) or a radio with a digital display on it.

bkeane

just a digital display - very good value though with sw band

Capt'n Midnight

An alarm clock radio that will pick up BBC Radio 4,
how civilised.

Zion

It says World Radio, does that mean can it receive radio stations from Asia?

Renegade_Archer

Yup, you should be able to get Asian stations on the SW bands, takes a bit of effort to tune in, and you would need to have aerial up.

SKWei

I just bought one of those radios, and really, they are no use for shortwave! They get absolutely nothing, when compared to a Degen 1102 which is good but not expensive. The FM is grand, the MW is OK, the longwave is full of digital hash, and the shortwave will get you nothing in Ireland!
It tunes SW in 1 KHz steps, but not one from 5.9 to 15.X MHz. Don't bother with it as a shortwave radio!

Superman

Originally posted by SKWei
digital hash

Is it any good?

Capt'n Midnight

SKWei wrote:

I just bought one of those radios, and really, they are no use for shortwave! They get absolutely nothing, when compared to a Degen 1102 which is good but not expensive. The FM is grand, the MW is OK, the longwave is full of digital hash, and the shortwave will get you nothing in Ireland!
It tunes SW in 1 KHz steps, but not one from 5.9 to 15.X MHz. Don't bother with it as a shortwave radio!

Well it is a lot less than half the price of a Degen 1102

SKWei

Very good point! My views are coloured, as I bought my Degen in China, for about €30, but of course that doesn't really apply here: my bad! But the radio sold in Lidl really does have terrible shortwave!

illumin

On the topic of digital radios, is it possible to recieve uk digital radio channels (DAB) over here?. If so, what radio would you reccommend?

eth0_

illumin wrote:

On the topic of digital radios, is it possible to recieve uk digital radio channels (DAB) over here?. If so, what radio would you reccommend?

Unlikely. Maybe very close to the border. Even in the cities in Northern Ireland you can't receive the full compliment of Digital radio stations

Esel

SKWei wrote:

I just bought one of those radios, and really, they are no use for shortwave! They get absolutely nothing, when compared to a Degen 1102 which is good but not expensive. The FM is grand, the MW is OK, the longwave is full of *digital hash*, and the shortwave will get you nothing in Ireland!
It tunes SW in 1 KHz steps, but not one from 5.9 to 15.X MHz. Don't bother with it as a shortwave radio!

Superman wrote:

Is *it* any good?

If one bit is good, are 64 bits better?

Guy:Incognito

illumin wrote:

On the topic of digital radios, is it possible to recieve uk digital radio channels (DAB) over here?. If so, what radio would you reccommend?

It cant be recieved here, the footprint is pretty exact so unlesyou are within sight of the border its n/a. You could just get sky, same thing really.

illumin

thanks for yor replies guys. Ill have to look into sky digi

Capt'n Midnight

illumin wrote:

thanks for yor replies guys. Ill have to look into sky digi

Don't forget that MOST radio stations are Free to air - you don't need a SKY digibox to recieve them.