No, you cannot say the same about anything. When an electronic
product designed to allow you to consume digital content is tied
exclusively to one vendor whose server info is hard-coded into the
device--and that vendor's business model fails--you're stuck with a
useless device that cost you a fair bit of money. Not true with
shortwave or FTH satellite receivers, etc.
That's why I was suggesting a tablet computer that costs about as
much as some WiFi radios may be a safer investment, because you can
install "receiver" applications on it from a variety of different
vendors instead of being locked into just one that could go belly-up
and leave you high & dry. At a recent SWLfest silent auction there
was such an orphaned WiFi radio that someone decided to get rid of as
it could no longer "receive" anything.
-Ed Cummings
At 07:40 PM 1/29/2012, you wrote:
You can say the same about anything. I won't be a new SW receiver, because
of this that and the other. Won't by a satellite receiver, because they can
go belly up. Won't DTH system, because they can go belly up. Won't be a car,
because they can go belly up.
Myself I don't use wifi radio for any international broadcaster, except for
the BBC WS and local domestic stations in Europe and Australia.
On 29/01/2012 3:40 PM, "bernieS" <[email protected]> wrote:
> $110 USD is a nice price for a WiFi radio. My concern with these
> dedicated WiFi radios has always been if the company/server it
> connects to goes belly-up, you've got an expensive
> paperweight. A general-purpose computer or tablet is flexible
> enough to run multiple 'internet radio' programs--thus avoiding this trap.
>
> -Ed Cummings
>
>
>
>
> At 01:25 AM 1/29/2012, Mac wrote:
>> There will be a special price for SWL members who want to buy the PCJ wifi
>> radio 110USD including shipping. You can check the PCJ shop for
information
>> in the radio http://www.pcjmedia.com/pcjshop
>>
>> Keith
>>
>>
>>
>> On 29/01/2012 1:20 PM, "Richard Cuff" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Good suggestion - we'd have to sort out the logistics...
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 12:11 AM, bernieS <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Amazon's under $200 "Kindle Fire" is not only as portable as
any shortwave
>>>> portable, its dual speakers and decent audio work very well with the
>>>> excellent free TuneIn Radio app:
>>>> http://www.amazon.com/TuneIn-Radio-Pro/product-reviews/B004XDYJRU
>>>>
>>>> Since our traditional "Listening Lounge" is now impractical due to the
>>>> Doubleday Hotel's Faraday cage, maybe we should encourage
>> attendees to bring
>>>> their 'Internet Radios' to demonstrate and compare.
>>>>
>>>> -Ed Cummings
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> At 10:57 PM 1/28/2012, you wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I believe the forum list is pretty well confirmed...and at this point
>>>>> we don't have a "radio via Internet" forum on it.
>>>>>
>>>>> However, I'd be happy to do an informal roundtable in the exhibit room
>>>>> at some point Thursday through Saturday regarding this space.
>>>>>
>>>>> I keep an Excel spreadsheet with the "traditional" English language
>>>>> international broadcasters and the options one now has for listening
>>>>> via SW, WRN, Internet live / Internet on-demand, podcast, etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm with David - with the iPhone / Android, Tune-in Radio is my
>>>>> favorite. One doesn't need to mess with the BBC's paid app to access
>>>>> live streaming audio, and other BBC programs are podcast - and
>>>>> available free on-demand. The BBC also has a not-widely-published
>>>>> list of links for on-demand programs that typically carry recently
>>>>> prepared editions (i.e. Newshour) a few hours before they show up as a
>>>>> podcast.
>>>>>
>>>>> There are a slew of PC applications that are relevant to this
discussion
>>>>> also.
>>>>>
>>>>> Rich Cuff / co-chair
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 6:01 PM, David Goren <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> The iphone has many apps that aggregate hundreds of stations
from around
>>>>>> the world. I like "Tune-in Radio."
>>>>>>
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