Review of the BoomBox plus USB memory stick player with FM radio
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Review of the BoomBox plus USB memory stick player with FM radio
03-07-2013 03:53 PM BST
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3 July 2013
At the time of publishing, the BoomBox plus was available through the RNIB shop
competitively priced at either £28.80 or £24 (if registered blind).
About me
I am Neil Smith and I am in my forties. I live with relatives and I have been
registered severely sight impaired/blind in the last couple of years. I can see
objects and people through my left eye although I cannot read normal sized
print, but can see buttons, keys or dials. I cannot see a TV screen picture
clearly if it is 5 or 6 feet away. I have absolutely no vision in my right eye.
I have used this device for about a year now.
The BoomBox
The BoomBox plus USB Memory stick and FM radio is described as follows by RNIB
shop: “Listen to your audio books, music and local talking newspapers directly
from a USB stick with this compact MP3 player. Its easy-to-use with just three
large yellow control buttons and a large, tactile volume control dial. It also
has built-in speakers and an FM radio”.
The buying process
The BoomBox plus is available through the RNIB shop competitively priced at
either £28.80 or £24 (if registered blind). I brought the BoomBox plus myself,
direct from the RNIB shop and the buying process was very straightforward. The
delivery was quick and free of charge. However, it can also be brought direct
from the manufacturer or via some audio book libraries such as Calibre.
Setting it up
The BoomBox plus comes with a set of instructions that are available in the
format of your choice: audio CD, large print or Braille, which is determined on
settings of your RNIB shop account if ordered online. The instructions are
simple and the BoomBox is easy to set up as I did not need any assistance. It
is a small brown coloured box about the width of your hand spread out with
speakers at the sides it has 3 bright yellow buttons on the top, a yellow
sliding on/off switch on the back and a clear round volume dial on the front
that lights up when turned on. There is no labelling to read on the device, but
you could quite easily add your own as the buttons are raised on a black
plastic panel.
Using the product or service
I use the BoomBox plus to play USB memory sticks containing a copy of my local
talking newspaper. It is easy to insert a USB stick in the top of the device
and it plays immediately. Although there is a USB port on the back of it that
is used for charging the battery, nothing happens if you insert a USB stick
into this. You move forwards and backwards through tracks by pressing the left
and right yellow buttons on the top of the unit.
The FM radio tunes in by pressing the middle of the top 3 yellow buttons, which
you only need to do once. The signal is clear for major national stations such
as BBC Radio 1, 2, 3 and 4, but not always so clear for local ones and may take
some adjustment of the aerial that can be extended from the back right hand
side or by moving the box around slightly. There is no digital DAB channel. And
there is no display to show what station you are listening to.
I consider the BoomBox plus good value for money even though there are other
products available in a similar price range - the Sapphire 3 USB memory stick
player and the Sovereign USB memory stick player.
It is useful to anyone that uses a Talking newspaper service or who subscribes
to an audio book service that is provided on a memory stick. I would recommend
this to anyone who wants a simple device for playing memory sticks or listening
to the radio.
Any other comments
The BoomBox plus is small and compact so it is easily portable to take
travelling if you don’t use other devices such as smart phones or tablet
computers or cannot get an internet connection for services such as radio and
talking books.
Category: Radio shows and music
Published: 03/07/2013 15:00
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