Scott, I respect your desire for a portable WiFi radio appliance. There are many times when I've wished I had such a portable internet radio just to use at the bedside and in the dining room. I also struggle with that with my GE SuperRadio 3. That normally sits in the dining room, but there are many times when I've wanted to move it into the bedroom or other places, but it too big for that purpose, plus I have all the bedroom plugins all used up with lights and other radios. I also struggle with the problem that all my shortwave and decent AM/FM radios (except for those in automobiles) are analog tuning only. I've had to resort to all kinds of taped labels on each radio indicating where to tune for the major broadcasters I listen to, which means that each radio is typically dedicated to listening to a few specific radio stations or frequencies. (I'm just "cheap" or too cash strapped to invest in the newer digital tuner radios that I'm sure you guys all have, or in a dedicated WiFi appliance, what with two kids in college and a third kid who just graduated last May, yet unemployed and financially dependent on us still. So I have to get by with what I already have. <grin>) So for now that means any internet "radio" appliance I have will be old, old laptops with dead batteries.
Kevin -- ------------------------------------- Kevin Anderson, Dubuque IA USA, K9IUA k9iua (at) yahoo (dot) com ------------------------------------- --- On Mon, 2/15/10, Scott Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Scott Walker <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Internetradio] How does "thelounge.com" compare? > To: "Internet radio discussion" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, February 15, 2010, 2:32 PM > Thanks for all the input on the > subject I started. I've heard a lot > of good opinions here. > I understand that it can all be done with a netbook, but I > really > think that the ergonomics of a portable "radio" with a > handle, battery > and an easy to use interface (knobs) is important to > me. We like to > use the device in multiple rooms and have it by the bed at > night. > That is what the ComOne Phoenix offered. I think the > Evoke Flow looks > like a winner, but I would like to know if its display is > large > enough. John, can a middle-aged guy use the Flow > without his reading > glasses? > -Scott Walker _______________________________________________ Internetradio mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/internetradio To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above.
