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I had been after a DAB radio for sometime but I have been waiting for just the right product to come along (something that'll last 10 years like my last radio!), finally I settled on this Revo Radiostation. I had seen some good reviews and the long features list convinced me that, while expensive, this product would do the trick...

I have now had my Revo Radiostation for about a week now and I am only just getting around to exploring all its features, I think Revo have hit all the right buttons with this product.

So, we have FM radio, DAB+, WiFi (for internet radio, podcasts and network streaming), iPod and MPort mode (for connecting any non-iPod mp3 players via a 3mm headphone size connector), date/ clock, alarms and sleep functions.

All the main features are accessed via a keypad on top of the radio, and despite that long list of features a "back to basics" approach on the menu system means that its easy to navigate and setup. The keypad is a little hard to use from your bed (if you can't look down on the top of the radio directly) but a small remote from which you can access most features helps with this.

Self tuning for FM and DAB picks up a range of stations with zero fuss. The clock and date functions can also be setup form either the DAB signal or internet connection which makes that a breeze also.

Connecting to your WiFi network is a little more complex as entering your network key is a little tricky, but you only need to do this once of course, and the Revo scans and finds the network in no time. Internet radio stations are easy to locate from a list of genres or locations or from the search feature, this is the same if you are looking for podcasts.

Streaming music from your PC is a bit more tricky (especially with Vista) as you need to configure Vista to allow this from your networking control panel - setting your home network to "Private" and allowing "Guest" access is the key.

My criticisms would be, one that the sound is a little weak, the unit itself is small and light, and it fails to really produce a good base range (it does have stereo line-out however so you could route it through any amp + speaker setup that you may have). And two, while it came with 6 or 7 adapters for iPods it didn't include an iPod Touch adapter, so I have to use the white one that came with my iPod so it looks a little odd on this black unit.

However, my main use for this is as a bedside radio so the issue with weak base is not a problem because I use it on a low volume and as a wake up call. The alarms and sleep functions are excellent for this, you can set up to 4 alarms, including "once only", "daily", "weekdays only", "weekends only" tell each alarm how to wake you up - either FM, DAB or with an internet station.

Finally the sleep function allows you to set the radio to turn off after 15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes.

All in all, this is an excellent, "future proof" all round radio, for a bedroom it is difficult to fault. It wakes me up, sends me to sleep, charges my iPod, lets me listen to podcasts, any one of 11 thousand radio stations or stream my entire music collection from my PC to my bedside. It's not quite perfect, but very close and therefore still deserves 5 stars...

I was really looking forward to getting this radio but I'm quite disappointed with it and will probably avoid Revo products now. It has lots of capabilities and potential but the basics have been forgotten; there is no way to adjust the tone of the sound so you're stuck with whatever is broadcast or streamed, and secondly the volume control is very poor because it only goes up in stages rather than being smooth, and coupled with this there is way too much difference between levels so to get it at exactly the volume level that you want is almost impossible - it might be all right for a kitchen but its use it as an alarm clock which is what I want it for, where volume level is all important, is limited.

This product is fantastic and well worth the money. The DAB Reception is very good, The internet radio allows you to listen to radio stations around the world. The FM Radio is very good and picks up well.
The IPOD interface is exceptional and the remote allows you to control your IPOD in many ways. The display is not bright at night to keep you awake and the remote allows you to do everything from the comfort of your bed. The alarms are also well thought out.
The only way this product could improve is to provide a separate large clock on the front display panel, and to improve the sound output slightly as it can distort at higher volume. The option to add a second speaker for stereo output would be nice also, and maybe a tone control.
In short this product is very good, a bit pricey, but worth the cash.