Joe's thoughts on a satellite radio service are good if she can afford it. As for wifi radios themselves, the CC Wifi is pretty easy to use once you have it set up. Once it's set up, you can navigate it exclusively with the on-off switch, volume, and preset buttons. There are three button presets. The on/off button is red - that's pretty easy to spot - and volume is a big knob. That knob doubles as a tuning knob when you push the knob in.
I would think an older person would find that wifi radios with more vs. fewer pushbutton presets would be easier to use...so there may be better finds than the ccwifi. The Logitech Squeezebox seems well-liked and has six presets. I think that might be an overall better bet - I believe Eric Cottrell had one with him in Plymouth Meeting. As far as wifi reliability goes, that will frankly depend on the Internet setup she has - generally speaking, most wifi radios seem to do better with b or g security than n security. Unfortunately that's somewhat of a crap shoot. You or someone else will need to set the radio up and use nail polish or something to highlight the preset buttons, the on-off button, and the volume. My father is 87 and, unfortunately, his glaucoma (and lack of patience...) does not make him a good candidate for a wifi radio. Oh...and I admire her tastes in music...! Rich C On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 5:32 PM, bernieS <[email protected]> wrote: > What is the absolutely simplest to use internet radio on the market? I have > an 88 year-old aunt who is recovering from a stroke who loves listening to > popular music from the 30's and 40's, and listening to it would be > beneficial in her recovery. But the most she can handle is a volume control > knob with on/off switch. Stereo is not required, but it must be reliable > and not require periodic fiddling with IP connectivity and such. I figured > this group of SWLfesters might be able to give me some good advice on this. > _______________________________________________ Swlfest mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above. For more information on the Fest, visit: http://www.swlfest.com http://swlfest.blogspot.com
