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I love HD radio. For some reason, the one I received did not have the temporary clear plastic protective cover that usually is statically adhered to the display screen. I am sure that I was not sent a used unit but I can't explain how it arrived this way. It works great, I recommend it to anyone who wants clarity and additional channel choices.

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I would recommend this to a friend!

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Not so good...

on August 30, 2014

Posted by: video365

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This unit is a great example of an epic fail. The idea of a mobile HD radio is good. However, the function button layout and lame, limited character digital display make this a poor choice in today,s market. I returned this model and traded it for the less compact larger (also portable) Insignia model.

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No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Where´s the AM band?

on July 17, 2009

Posted by: Anonymous

from Quincy, IL

I´m a old pal. Fan of AM radio. Believed all these years in the promise that HD-RADIO will save AM. Now, I got a small USB charged (charger not included) portable, lithiun battery powered radio, with HD-FM only. Where´s the AM with FM sound? And no tagging to iTunes. Is this a radio or a toy? It is a radio, it´s a failure. If it´s a toy, a would rather buy a iPOD.

What's great about it: Nothing.

What's not so great: HD-RADIO promises not delivered.

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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on November 13, 2014

Posted by: arika95

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Radio did not do what I expected it to do.... we returned it to store

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product described on the site was different

on September 8, 2010

Posted by: NickSR

from NEW YORK

The product description on the site was not accurate from what I received, therefore, I returned it.

What's not so great: different from the description

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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Overall, great item

on July 15, 2009

Posted by: Massnewbie

from Massachusetts

This is the first portable (i.e. battery-powered) HD Radio receiver and it's amazing for its size and price. The sound quality is better than I expected and even the analog quality and reception are strong.

The HD reception is as good as that of my tabletop model and the radio picks up distant stations even in my poor location but as expected the digital signal has trouble in big buildings especially at a distance.

The earbuds are a little tricky to fit into the socket so that both buds work, at least on mine. Also the battery life was a little disappointing (as expected with digital); I didn't get the full 10 hours on my first charge.

All it all it gets the HD2 channels I bought it for.

What's great about it: Super value, easy to use, portability, better than expected sound and reception

What's not so great: Short battery life, earbuds hard to use

I would recommend this to a friend!

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awesome small & little radio

on July 16, 2009

Posted by: Anonymous

from s.kor

i like very small size.

it is very small and easy to put on my bag.

it has just portable HD radio only. i don need anymore funtion.

sounds very goooooooooooooooooooood. better than CD player.

but the color & dosign is very poor. it will be better i think.

What's great about it: tiny & small size, easy to use, sounds good !

What's not so great: just design

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Could be better

on August 25, 2009

Posted by: akobet

from Westport, CT

Fix the reception and they have a winner.

This unit is pretty inexpensive. When it works, it works well. It comes with okay headphones.

Poor reception - range about 15 miles. I live about 45 miles from NY - right on Long Island Sound, no mountains, aside from trees and horses, nearly a clear line of sight to Manhattan. The car’s built in HD picked up the Manhattan stations immediately. Car's radio can get most of New York's FM stations. But not this Portable Insignia. Driving to Manhattan this morning, this little Insignia only started to receive the same stations in Pelham, NY - I looked at a map - only about 15 miles from midtown Manhattan. Granted, the Insignia Ant was inside the car. No ext antenna connection, so you cannot improve the range.

No AM receiver. To get the AM HD stations, you have to hunt for them in the FM band. Example, WCBS 880 News in NYC is buried on the third channel HD3 of the Oldies Music station 101.1 FM. Not easy to navigate to. Sometimes if it loses the signal, or perhaps after the unit was turned off for a while, the 'Preset' to 101.1 HD3 reverted to 101.1 HD1, so I started getting music instead of news.

I didn't notice any difference in sound quality of this unit vs the car's built-in HD. Both have the same HD issues: The sound quality of HD vs FM is barley noticeable. Sometimes worse - as you get a "tin" sounding depending on the bandwidth of the transmitter. Sort of like a low quality MP3. But HD vs AM Radio is a quantum leap, no more hiss and pops. But FM solved the same issue 50 years ago, so all you get with HD is better use of the FM spectrum, and no splash between strong signals on a nearby freq vs weak stations you're trying to listen to.

The menus are not too confusing. Nice color screen, but hard to see in sunlight. Using the presets are a little confusing (since I had to read the manual), everything else was straight forward.

What's great about it: Small Size, Color screen, Low price, Common USB port charger

What's not so great: Poor reception & no ext antenna

I would recommend this to a friend!

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