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Logitech Squeezebox Radio | 
| Brand: Logitech
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
as of 3/10/2010 00:20 MST details
New (22) Used (1) from $152.99
Seller: Electronics Expo
Rating:  150 reviews
Sales Rank: 172
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.5
Dimensions (in): 4 x 5.3 x 8.8
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: 930-000101
Model: 930-000101
UPC: 097855063601
EAN: 0097855063601
ASIN: B002LARRDK
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Listen to infinite music, news and sports from every corner of the globe with this
easy-to-use, all-in-one Wi-Fi music player--all without a computer | | • | Start listening to free Internet radio stations, online music services, and your personal iTunes collection in minutes--connects easily to your home network via Wi-Fi | | • | Bring full, high-quality sound to any room with an ultra-compact design that fits easily on your night table or kitchen counter | | • | Just turn the dial to browse radio stations, music tracks and even album art, displayed on the full-color screen | | • | Recommend music to Facebook friends instantly right from your Squeezebox |
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Product Description
Logitech Squeezebox Radio combines the power of the Internet with the simplicity of old-fashioned radio. You plug it in, turn it on, and pick a source - free Internet radio, or your personal digital music collection.s beyond your music collection, including thousands of internet radio stations, Pandora's personalized music service and Rhapsody's 2 million song collection. It's music, your way.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 150
 Great Internet Radio March 8, 2010
lanczos (Austin TX)
Spent weeks looking over every internet radio that I could find online, and settled on this one.
Bought it because I love late-night radio, and live behind hills in SW Austin, TX, where Mexican stations frequently drown out even the local stations (which are operating at night power.)
I am a (new) AT&T Uverse customer, and setup of this product couldn't have been easier. Click click DONE.
Have enjoyed this receiver for 6 weeks, and almost every night I listen to my iPod going to sleep (with downloaded Old Time Radio shows.)
Extremely satisfied with Squeezebox. The only possible improvement I can imagine is an iPod base plugin (other than the existing audio-headphone plugin) that would recharge the iPod while listening.
 Fascinating Electronics But Serious Problems March 6, 2010
James Bearded
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have owned the basic Grace WiFi 1000B radio for several years, and am satisfied with it basic capabilities. I am looking for a second Wi-Fi radio, and tested the Logitech Squeezebox Radio as a possible answer to my needs. Several reviewers believe that device is more sophisticated than the Grace, and has good sound along with state of the art electronics. I tested the Squeezebox (which I will call "SB" for this review) over a two week time period, with the following conclusions:
1. The search and other options for the SB are markedly superior to the Grace, are easy to access and work very reliably. The Grace performs these functions very competently, but lacks the panache of the SB.
2. The sound quality of the SB's internal speaker is very marginal, and plugging the unit into Logitech X-140 speakers only made those problems louder. The tends to be SB sound is tinny and distorted on many sites. I tested both units side-by-side in a high signal quality area. The internal Grace speakers produced much more pleasant, listenable sound. When I added the X-140 speakers to the Grace, the resulting sound was excellent for all types of music.
3. As a clock radio, there is no comparison. The SB wins hands down. The Grace's readout window is dull and nearly impossible to read comfortably. By contrast, the SB offers an incredible array of display and programming options, including infinite brightness settings, and its clock function is easily read from an appreciable distance.
4. The size of the SB is much smaller, and can fit handily in almost any setting. The Grace is not huge and fits nicely on my amble bedside table. If you like to turn the radio toward the bed for ease of clock readings and radio station selection, the Grace is not acceptable.
5. The SB is more expensive than newer Grace models (Amazon prices), does not come with a remote ($50 extra, including a proprietary chargeable battery pack). With the battery, the SB can be used as a portable. Newer models of the Grace include a remote, and the Allegro model, which is designed as a clock radio, permits the use of regular AA batteries, as well as rechargeables which it recharges when the unit is plugged in. Grace offers a free program for the Apple IPOD Touch and IPHONE that provides perhaps the most sophisticated remote currently available, with all manner of options and tricks.
6. I had major problems with the SB's ability to hold selected stations in my bedroom area, where the signal quality degrades to 40%. Again, I tested the units side by side, and the Grace got and held any station I selected without incident. The SB did a decent job of latching on to signals, but is sorely deficient in holding them. Several times, when SB lost a station I selected, it froze the radio, and I was forced to re-initialize it, a rather time consuming and annoying process.
In conclusion, I enjoyed the size and superior electronics of the SB. It is very innovative, and I would have loved to keep it. Its marginal sound qualities and other problems were too much. After all, for the purpose of such a device is uninterrupted listening with the fewest complications possible (I prefer classical music), and on that score, the SB is sadly deficient.
As stated by other users - buggy! March 5, 2010
Jay (NY)
As other reviewers have stated, there are issues with the radio erasing the presets. In order to get the preset back, you have to unplug the a/c adapter from the wall and put it back in. This is the only way I can get my presets back. I tried calling Technical Support and as is standard these days, you wind up speaking with someone in another country who repeats your question several times, trying to make sense at what your problem is. After a transfer and very long hold time, I got another Representative who asked the same questions as the first and again, tried to make sense of my issue (some much for outsourcing.) After 10 minutes and some prodding, he finally admitted that there is a bug and they are working on a fix.
On a positive note, the radio sounds very nice and will fill a small or medium room with decent sound. The color graphics are nice too. However, Logitech obviously rushed this out to the public as a beta product. Another issue I have is the fact that Logitech did not include a remote like they do on their Squeezebox Boom. Also, the radio has the capability to use a battery which Logitech also did not include.
Other than the nice color graphics and smaller size, the 'Boom' is a more mature product with less bugs and includes a remote. If you are looking for a small unit and willing to put up with it's shortcomings for now, this is the one to go with. I am hoping that a firmware is released ASAP that addresses the preset issue. Logitech, are you listening?
 Unreliable internet reception, ineffective support March 5, 2010
T. P. Obrien (San Antonio, Texas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this product for my wife as a Christmas gift. Initially, it worked all right for the intended purpose (internet radio). Soon (a few days) it began operating erratically. I called support and got a nice guy who was able to duplicate the problem at his end. He promised to send it on to "real experts" who would find a fix for it. No such luck, and that was two months ago.
I really like this product, but it is maddening (infuriating) that it doesn't work consistently. When I turn it on, it either (1) doesn't connect to KSTX or (2) connects but then doesn't have any sound or image or (3) connects and has image but no sound or (4) connects and has sound and image. Also, there are several ways to connect, and which one works appears to be random. I believe there is an unfixed software bug somewhere in the Squeezebox or at [...], the connection provider.
I cannot recommend this product at all to anyone who is expecting a functioning internet radio.
Fantastic and Versatile March 5, 2010
G. Erickson (San Jose, CA)
Absolutely fantastic radio! Just what I wanted. I use this in my office, and use it primarily for access to talk radio and Pandora. I love the instant on, the ease of selecting a station to listen to, and the sound quality. OK, so it doesn't match up to the sound quality of my Sonus Fabers being driven by the Classe pre-amp and amp, but hey, it's terrific for a small radio in a small room! Setup was fast and painless; it found my wireless network and let me configure the password with no issues. The selection method for choosing text/numbers one at a time is admittedly very clumsy, but I don't expect to ever need to do that again. I do all my Pandora station setup on the computer, and just choose them from the Squeezebox selector menu. A few days ago I stumbled on the diagnostics menu, and discovered that a software update was available. So I launched the update and it took care of itself very quickly. No muss, no fuss. It just worked! I plan to get another one for use in my garage. Gotta have tunes while I'm working on projects!
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