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Grundig IR6114 Internet Radio

Grundig Internet radio 根德网络收音机




Grundig IR6114 网络收音机$499（澳元）
http://www.grundig-australia.com
Rating:
4.5/5

I love this concept; I love the idea of being able to scan the world's radio
stations at will. I love the idea of being able sample music from Iraq to India
and from Cuba to Cyprus. And, being a Pom, I particularly love the idea of being
able to tune in to the dear old BBC at any time.

And, with a few reservations, this unit, due for release next month, gets
close to delivering all these things. The Grundig IR6114 is a dedicated internet
radio player that connects to the internet via your broadband wireless home
network (this last bit should give you a clue that this is a bit of an early
adopter's toy).

You can also set up the IR6114 to play music stored on your PC. It will
handle formats including MP3, Windows Media and iTunes.

Configuring it to talk to a wireless network is reasonably simple, if a
little fiddly, using the 10 buttons and scrollwheel to enter your network
password.

Once hooked up, the IR6114 starts hunting down radio stations around the
world using the Reciva network (http://www.reciva.com). It claims to have
access to more than 2500 stations

Selecting a radio station via the small blue-lit LCD screen is easy, with the
stations classified either by region (Africa, Americas etc) and then by country,
or by genre.

One problem that quickly becomes apparent, however, is that internet radio
can be very patchy at times, causing the unit to reconnect and rebuffer, leaving
you listening to silence as it does so. Two other limitations are more specific
to the IR6114 - it can only be run from the mains, which is curious for a
wireless device and, conversely, there is no Ethernet connection to allow you to
connect to your router by cable should you wish.

But even with these issues, this remains a well-designed, great-sounding
gadget that is heaps of fun to use.