CTA DIGITAL MI-IRP1 Portable Internet Radio with 1GB Memory

CTA DIGITAL MI-IRP1 Portable Internet Radio with 1GB Memory

Publisher : CTA Digital Company : CTA Digital

Features

• 1GB Portable Internet Radio
• Supports MP3, WMA, Secure WMA, AAC, OGG, WAV, AIFF
• Streams Music from Windows Media Player
• FM Radio and Recorder with Presets and Autoscan
• Earphones/ USB Cable/ CD with MediaCoder SE/ Warranty Card

Product Description

1 GB WI-FI INTERNET RADIO MEDIA STREAM FM RADIO MP3 MPEG4 VIDEO & PHOTO ALBUM STATION MEMORIZATION FULL COLOR SCREEN MINI-USB PORT MICROSD(R)/MULTIMEDIACARD(TM) CARD READER STREAMS MUSIC FROM WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER(R)

Customer reviews

A marvel smaller than a deck of cards by .. David G. Wuchinich (Yonkers, NY United States)
I purchased this radio for its portability and small size. Within its diminutive frame it has both a wifi and FM radio and can connect to a computer running Windows XP and Vista. It can play sound (mp3) and video (mpeg4) and show photo (jpeg) files transferred to its 1GB memory in this way and will stream media files from a networked computer. It does not use the [...] website to connect to internet radio stations. I have reliably connected to internet radio stations using this radio that were sporadically unavailable on another line powered table-top model I own that does connect via reciva.




Its battery is recharged when it is connected to a computer. Playing time on a full charge seems to be in the 5-10 hour range. The manual indicates that a separate charger is available, but I found that a Palm charger works just fine.



My only complaints are that while it contains two alarms, it does not contain a sleep timer and thus may completely discharge if one falls asleep listening, and that it only features earphone listening. However, a very small universal speaker manufactured by Gigaware, which runs off one AA battery and looks (in black) as if it was designed exactly for this radio, plugs into the earphone jack to suit such needs.



Technical support for this radio is available at [...]. The company has responded to my query.

Great product! by .. Reporter (New York)
I'm giving this a 5 because it's the only one of its kind: very small and very light, with excellent sound through speakers or headphones. I'm listening to 24/7 comedy, opera from Rome, folk songs from Shanghai -- plus my local S.F. stations, which I could never get clearly because of poor reception in the neighborhood where I live. Thumbs up!

DOES NOT HAVE MICRO SD SLOT!!! by .. W. H. Hoyt IV (rural missouri)
I'm not sure how this product is listed as having a micro SD slot. If it has one, it is very well hidden and is not mentioned in the instruction manual. Also, I haven't been able to figure out the recording function (I don't think it exists either). Further, the support website listed on the device is not functional (just a random South Korean public relations site...zero support). It does have a seemingly endless list of internet radio stations and the interface is relatively intuitive. I can't think of much more nice to say. In short, I wouldn't buy this again. If they made it with a real record function, external memory support, and with a TIVO like program, it would be what I actually had hoped for (and wouldn't stink).

Capable Internet Radio and Really Small by .. Phillip Wheeler (Los Angeles area)
This radio works well as an internet radio. Manual says 10 hrs on battery when in internet radio mode and I have no reason to question that (but no life tests as yet). And, if you have a USB AC supply (as from an iPhone or iPod) you can power it from that. It is also an FM radio, but I've yet to try that mode.




Construction is fine for the purpose and size (it is really tiny -- thinner than my iPhone, a bit narrower and about 2/3 as big in the longest dimension).



However the description is a bit misleading. It says "Add more media to your device with the Micro SD/MMC card slot". I can find no such slot in the unit (it's so small it would be hard to hide such a slot); nor is one mentioned in the manual. You can load MP3s, images and video into the 1 GB internal memory, but it will not accommodate a Micro SD card as I had hoped. This is why I gave it 4 stars instead of five.



The lack of the promised slot is a bit disappointing. But my reason for buying this unit was to have a small internet radio for travel (already have a large one next the bed) and it is that. And I have several other MP3 players.



Phil

works but could use improvement by .. astroguy ()
The features work great especially the internet radio but the interface and overall cheap feel need improvement to rate a 5 star review.