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PURE Highway In-Car DAB Radio With FM Transmitter - Black
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(3.5 out of 5)
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Finally a cheap DAB in car option
(4 out of 5) by Alan on Feb 11, 2008 (Swindon, England)What I love about this...
Its really easy to set up. Once you get the aerial sorted you literally just plug it in and away you go
Its really cheap. Cheaper than most equivalent quality portable DAB radios and definitely cheaper than getting a DAB radio fitted in the car
Its easy to use, same as usual with Pure products
The sound quality is great. I've had no probs with DAB reception so far, although I've not been out of town with it yet
Its easy to find a interference free FM channel for it to transmit on as it hunts for a free one rather than you having to do it yourself. It also transmits using RDS so I'm hoping I won't have to get it to find another if I move into another area (not sure about this though)
You can pause rewind live radio which is a bonus as well
There is one minor annoyance though. As a reviewer has said before, you have to have the Highway pluged into the cigarette lighter to get it to transmit on FM (although I think it will work whilst plugged into my PC as well) this means you have to have the trailing wire between the unit and the lighter which is a bit irritating.
All in all however its a great unit and I am really pleased that I can finally get DAB in my car without having to spend a fortune.
Its really easy to set up. Once you get the aerial sorted you literally just plug it in and away you go
Its really cheap. Cheaper than most equivalent quality portable DAB radios and definitely cheaper than getting a DAB radio fitted in the car
Its easy to use, same as usual with Pure products
The sound quality is great. I've had no probs with DAB reception so far, although I've not been out of town with it yet
Its easy to find a interference free FM channel for it to transmit on as it hunts for a free one rather than you having to do it yourself. It also transmits using RDS so I'm hoping I won't have to get it to find another if I move into another area (not sure about this though)
You can pause rewind live radio which is a bonus as well
There is one minor annoyance though. As a reviewer has said before, you have to have the Highway pluged into the cigarette lighter to get it to transmit on FM (although I think it will work whilst plugged into my PC as well) this means you have to have the trailing wire between the unit and the lighter which is a bit irritating.
All in all however its a great unit and I am really pleased that I can finally get DAB in my car without having to spend a fortune.
30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
Decent DAB in the car
(5 out of 5) by Simplywhite on Aug 3, 2008 (London, UK)I got this for my birthday in April, and its first outing was my journey home from the Lake District to London. I had the aerial bluetacked to the dashboard as I didn't know where I wanted it and the reception was great all the way home apart fom a short section near Birmingham. I didn't bother with the windscreen holder, I bought a cheap USB lead to power it and use velcro to stick it on the dashboard where I can easily reach it to change channels. The sound is great, I'd really recommend it.
56 of 57 people found the following review helpful:
Superb piece of kit!
(4 out of 5) by M. J. Cleaver on Jan 29, 2008 (Warwickshire)Hock your grandmothers mobility scooter to get one of these! At last DAB is finding it's way into cars where it is needed. Now you can listen to a football match without Alan Green croaking to death. You can also listen to Virgin in quality and use the unit as a portable DAB in the house and garden. Be aware it uses a (fairly discreet) aerial sticking to the windscreen and if they had made the aerial cable 9 inches longer I could have had the aerial on the passenger side and the holder on the right of my steering wheel. Save one of the cable stickers for to cover the superbright red led on the cigarette lighter plug. But I'm being picky! Buy one now and find a reason to go for a drive when a match is on!
42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
Pure Highway - Pure Magic
(5 out of 5) by David Murray on Feb 5, 2008 (Galston)Fantastic piece of kit, really well designed, superb full sound. Planet Rock and the Arrow fill the car, even mono stations like Talksport are well presented. I've been a fan of DAB for ages and to get it in the car where I spend a lot of time is a great leap forward. I've yet to experience any drop off of signal when travelling. Brilliant!!!
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
Aggers and the Boys. Brilliant.
(5 out of 5) by Mr. Mark Ruddick on Jun 20, 2008Having just an FM radio in the car have been looking at one of these for a while to listen to cricket etc. Was a bit worried after reading negative reviews about poor reception but bought one anyway, I LOVE IT. it's spot on. Reception great in my area (Long Newton - Teesside)Easy to fit, easy to remove when you leave the car etc. A great buy !! Get One!!