Aluratek AIRMM01F Internet Radio Alarm Clock with built-in WiFi (Black)
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Manufacturer: AluratekBrand: Aluratek
Edition: Electronics
Audio: English (Original Language)
Model: AIRMM01
Color: Black
Publisher: Aluratek
Studio: Aluratek
Music Label: Aluratek
Product features:
- Aluratek?s new Internet Radio Alarm Clock with Built in Wifi allows you to easily access more than 11,000 radio stations in over 150 countries
- Don?t be limited to what you can tune in from your old AM/FM analog radio anymore
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Customer Review: Outstanding value!
Summary: 5 Stars
Well built, outstanding feature set, works well, extremely easy setup, easy to use, this baby is the "swiss army knife" of internet radios!
Yes the display is bright and not the best I've ever seen - but who cares? For the price paid it is more than sufficient. The alarm clock feature is nice but no one is buying this solely for that reason.
What other internet radio works this well, is this easy to setup, and has a comparable feature set? Let's see, it plays 13,000+ internet radio stations. Check. You can add new stations via (...) web site (and also easily browse and create your own named "favorites" categories that will then be added to your list on the radio), you can easily add or remove stations to/from your "Favorites" list on the radio itself, speaker is OK (like a radio) but you also have analog stereo outputs you can connect to powered speakers or stereo or whatever (and sound is good, no noise or hiss), it has an FM radio that will display HD info if stations transmit it, it will play your MP3's from your USB key or hard drive, it will play media for any PC or laptop on your network via WMP 11, MusicMatch Jukebox, or many other media servers (like twonky), comes with a decent remote, and it cost about as much as a good MP3 player?
I can't believe how tough some people here are with their ratings. I gave it 5 stars just to compensate for them. I would have given it 4 because there is room for improvement, but then, for this price, and with this feature set, 5 stars is warranted. Plus - and it's a big plus! Everything works as advertised without any frustrating setup gymnastics. I took this thing out of the box, set the manual aside (yes, it actually has a printed manual!), put the quick start guide aside, screwed on the Wifi antenna in the back, plugged in the FM antenna in the back, put batteries in the remote, plugged the power supply into the radio (always connect to the device first!), plugged the power supply into the wall and turned it on. Walked through the brief wifi setup accepting all the defaults and started listening to internet radio. Truly that easy.
Went into Windows Media Player 11 on my laptop and brought up the new device dialog and click to allow the aluratek to connect. Went back to the aluratek and selected the media player option on the remote, waited for it to connect and display a list, did search by artist and played some songs. (You do have to enable access via your firewall if you have one running on your laptop or PC.) Pretty easy.
Plugged in a USB key and played some MP3's - pretty easy.
So...out of the box and with little fuss, I can listen to internet radio, play mp3's off my home network PC's or laptops, play mp3's off my mp3 player or USB key (also USB hard drive but I have not tested that yet), local FM radio stations, oh, and yeah, it also has an alarm clock built in that can wake you to any of these as well. Like I will ever use that! ;) (Yes, I know some will, and I may one day, it's just that it is the least important feature, to my mind. Go price internet radios -- most have nowhere near the feature set of this unit. Oh, did I mention it can also serve as a wireless access point on your network?)
The remote it comes with is decent and works fairly well. It has buttons for all the functions and a nice layout. It has a pretty good written manual and a CD with more info that I have not even looked at yet. It is well built and well designed. The menus are easy enough to use. And the device works well. The display is legible. It could be better, but look at what you paid for the device and lighten up! ;)
I run the audio through various external speakers and devices and it all sounds good. It actually looks better than the picture, I think. It is a bit unique and may not thrill everyone, but I like it fine, and again, look at the price. It is decent quality and that's what counts. (Actually, it's kind of 40-50's retro if you're into that.)
This has to be the best value in internet radio devices to date. I have three Soundbridge units and I love them to death - they are superb, but they cost substantially more (they're really a different type of device, IMHO). Most other inet radios are more expensive and have fewer features.
I'm not even going to bother with nit picking. Others here have done that well. There are no significant cons, in my opinion, when you consider the price, performance, and features.
If you are looking for a relatively low cost, easy to setup and use internet radio and audio media player, you can't go wrong with this unit. It's an outstanding value and works well. Thumbs up!
2010-02-20 Update: If you have a problem with the FM Radio turning off intermittently on this unit, there is a fix. Go to the Aluratek web site and download the latest firmware, put it on a USB drive (in the root directory, drive must be FAT32 not NTFS), go to set-up, advanced, firmware update and it will load the new software. Voila, problem solved. This is the only serious issue I have had with this unit. Thanks to another reviewer here for posting this fix, it worked!
Also, if your WiFI occasionally says it failed when getting the IP address (when you turn power on), I've found that you can just go ahead and navigate to your internet radio station and it will usually connect fine. Weird, but once connected it never drops the signal (for me, anyway). Use this device a lot and it works well.
2010-11-30 Update: Still using mine and it works as well as ever. It started acting a big sluggish recently, but when I unplugged it and then plugged it back in, it came up and is back to its snappy self again. Prices have dropped a little bit making these an even better value. There's a lot more competition now, but this little device is a classic and still has one of the best feature sets around.
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Description of Aluratek AIRMM01F Internet Radio Alarm Clock with built-in WiFi (Black)
Choose between more than 11,000 radio stations worldwide via built-in vTuner with no monthly cost Compatible with universal Plug-n-Play audio servers such as: Microsoft Media Player 11 (WMP11), Microsoft Media Connect, MusicMatch Jukebox Wireless access WIFI 802.11 b and g, Ethernet and USB 2.0 (host only) connectivity Access music fi les (MP3, WMA, WAV) stored on a USB 2.0 flash drive, MP3 player or Hard drive through the unit¿s USB port Alarm clock function with 2 programmable alarms wakes you up to internet radio, FM radio, digital music, or choice of several alarm tonesDigital Cameras and Photo Categories
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