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Freeplay Devo DAB and FM Radio | 
| Brand: Freeplay
Category: CE
Buy New: £61.52
New (12) Refurbished (1) from £28.98
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 1077
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.6
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 9.1 x 5.5
MPN: DAB-048-DUK-00-FO
Model: DAB-048-DUK-00-FO
EAN: 6008553000755
ASIN: B000C1YW1U
Release Date: August 14, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | The Freeplay Devo DAB Radio seamlessly integrates digital with low power analogue FM radio. It is supplied with an AC/DC adaptor for recharging and daily use. When mains power is not available, the wind up feature offers independence from the mains and replaceable batteries. |
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Product Description
Enjoy digital radio any time, anywhere with the Freeplay Devo wind-up and rechargeable DAB radio. Designed for absolute reliability the Devo is built on the trusted Freeplay power platform. All of the benefits of DAB are seamlessly integrated with a power efficient analogue FM radio for those times when you're away from a plug point. The highly efficient rechargeable system, with the wind-up option offers independence from the mains and replaceable batteries - and a radio that is truly portable. The Devo is supplied with an AC/DC adapter for recharging and daily use, providing 6 hours DAB listening time per full charge, or left plugged in permanently where power is available. For times when mains power is not available, the wind-up feature provides dependable backup on FM and DAB. Headphone socket provides discreet stereo listening through conventional earphones or headphones. The Devo, while rugged and portable, is equally at home in the office or around the house. Fitted with stereo RCA (phono) sockets it is a useful addition to your home entertainment system providing clear radio listening pleasure Playtime: * Fully charged battery = 6 hours DAB or 36 hours FM at normal volume * 60-seconds wind = 3-5 minutes DAB or 1 hour FM at normal volume * Playtime will vary with volume setting
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 A Great Sounding Portable DAB Radio - No Wind Up! June 18, 2008
Julian Griffiths (London, England)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
When I bought the radio I thought it looked a bit plasticy and some of the buttons a unnecessarily chunky but I have got used to it and its grown on me. br / br /There is an option to stand the radio vertically with the mono speaker positioned at the top. In this position the power and headphone sockets cannot be accessed and the aerial cannot be angled at a fully 90 degrees but its not really a major problem. This `portrait' orientation could be useful if the radio is to be located in a confined space or there is a need to improve the sound projection (in my opinion the radio actually looks better this way). br / br /There is no alarm or sleep functions and therefore I wouldn't recommend it as a bedside radio. br / br /The sound quality is great but the wind up function is only of any practical use when using the radio in FM mode. So I never use the wind up. br / br /The main feature is that you can fully charge the radio and then use it in DAB mode for up to 6 hours of use. This makes it an ideal bathroom radio or emergency entertainment when you have a power cut (which I experienced in January 2008). br / br /The Freeplay radio is easy to operate which you would expect however, I purchased a different rechargeable radio (Hitachi Living Systems KH 1105D) for the second bathroom and even though it looks great it isn't that obvious what the buttons actually mean. br / br /One negative comparison between the two radios is that the Freeplay Devo requires 24 hours of charging to produce 6 hours of DAB radio. While the Hitachi only requires 5 hours of charge to produce 5 hours of DAB radio, which is a reasonable ratio, hence the 4 star rating for the Freeplay. br / br /That said, due to the price drop of the Freeplay Devo I have purchased 3 * additional radios. One to move around the place act as charged spare for the bathroom and the other two as gifts. br / br /I purchased my original Freeplay Devo from a well-known high street store for the sum of 49.99 in January 2008. Since then there has been a significant price drop in several outlets including Amazon. However, the same high street store has just restarted selling the Freeplay Devo again (20/10/2008) but has increased the price to a whopping 79.99. Haven't they heard of the "credit crunch"? They really don't deserve the business! br /
 Hooray! February 25, 2008
Hayley (West Midlands, England)
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
This item is absolutely fab and is totally going to be on all of my friends and family's birthday and christmas present lists for this year! Sounds amazing and is totally easy to use! And wait I didn't tell you the best part.... its uber good for the environment!! Woop! br / br /Keep Recycling :]
 Great if you don't expect to much from the rechargeable function December 11, 2007
Ms. Nc Calvert (London)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I bought this for my husband for christmas and it's been one of my most succesful presents to date! It sounds fab, and is easy to tune. I bought it mainly because it's rechargeable so we could take it into the car. The wind up function is pretty pointless, more of a gimmick. But, charging on the mains works pretty well. This is probably because I never did use it in the car, instead we just carry it around the house so we can hear 6music wherever we are, so we're never too far from the mains socket should we need it. It's perfect to take into the bathroom when you have a long soak, and means that you never have to buy batteries. Don't expect more and you won't be disappointed. I'd buy it again!
had it for a while May 25, 2007
Geordie Boy
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
Quality radio but as others have said the battery is truely awful due to the power hungry DAB. Sound quality is very good on DAB and FM and comes with the quality expected from Freeplay, all in all a good radio great work out when usung DAB as a minute's wind will give you about three minutes of play time.
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