Grace Digital Victoria Wireless Internet Radio Featuring Pandora, NPR, SiriusXM, Rhapsody – Model GDI-IRN1941 (Color: Walnut)
The Grace Digital Victoria Wireless Internet Radio (GDI-IRN1941) is a combination Internet radio and audio media streaming device that brings the wonderful feel of a vintage 1940’s radio and all the audio content of the Internet from your broadband connection to your home or office. Listen to over 17,000+ AM / FM / HD radio stations including NPR on-demand, FOX news, CNN, BBC, CBS to KROQ, over 35,000 podcast, 20,000+ On-Demand streams or your personal Pandora radio stations – Free. In addition to the ability to play all the Free music in the world, music files from your PC, Mac, NAS or USB thumb drive, the Victoria also accesses additional Free and Pay music services such as Pandora, DAR.fm, Rhapsody, Live 365, MP3tunes, WeatherBug and Sirius Premium Internet radio. The Victoria comes with a full featured remote control with direct access Pandora thumbs up and down buttons, RCA inputs to connect additional music sources (such as an iPhone or CD player- not included), RCA outputs, speaker connectors (for optional not included external speakers), USB jack to play USB saved music and is compatible with the free Grace remote control Apps for the iPhone/iTouch/ iPad and Android phones / tablets. Listen to wireless streaming radio and audio files in every room of your home or office, with Grace.
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- 4 line display with 30 micro light adjustments to view station name, song title (when provided) or set the sleep time or one of the 5 Alarms – Wake to internet radio or alarm tone
- Built in 802.11n wireless card to connect to any Wi-Fi (802.11b,g or n) wireless internet connection or utilize the built in USB port to connect an optional USB to Ethernet dongle (not included) for a wired network connection
- Large 4″ true full range speaker with rear bass port enhanced by the superb Class D 16 Watt RMS Digital Amplifier and the solid MDF cabinet, the same material used in most high-end loudspeakers
- Wake to internet radio or alarm tone
- Connections include: RCA in, RCA out, USB, headphone, speaker posts for optional external speakers. In the box: radio, remote with batteries, rca to mini cable, manual, power supply
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R. Shelley March 8th, 2013 at 8:36 am
Better than sliced bread…,
UPDATE:
Reduced from 5 stars to 3. See reply below with details
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Years ago I gave up cable TV and have since enjoyed services like Pandora and Netflix, and never looked back. I listen to Pandora on my cell and laptop, but the quality from my laptop at home (plus having to lug it around the house) left me wanting. I spent some time looking at wireless radio devices and settled on the Grace Digital Victoria Wireless Internet Radio for a couple reasons:
First, it had to play Pandora. The setup for Pandora was easy, but I had to read the manual to do it, it wasn’t intuitive. You need an account with Grace’s website to link your registered radio to Pandora, and then you have to turn off your radio for a few minutes for it to sync when you turn it back on. It’s a one-time setup, so no gripes there. The added benefit of getting to listen to my favorite NPR stations is icing on the cake.
Second, it had to have Audio Out (not just Headphone Out) jacks. This is important. My next purchase will be wireless speakers so I can move them to the bedroom or outside for parties. Audio Out allows the speakers on the radio to output while still sending to the attached speakers.
Third, the audio quality had to be better than my laptop (not hard, but important). This radio has a subwoofer inside the wooden cabinet. While it’s not going to rattle your china cabinet, it’s still better than most of the other internet radios on the market that don’t have one at all. I can definitely separate the bass notes from the rest, and it makes a huge difference. When cranked up, the living room is definitely filled with rich sound (the dog had to leave the room!). For the music I listen to, and not being an audiophile, the quality from this radio is great.
Fourth, the user interface needed to be easy to use. The multi-line LCD display is attractive and responsive. Most of what you need to do you can do through this interface, but a few bits will require a computer to setup (account linking to 3rd-party services, like Pandora). The character select interface for “typing” in things like the wireless key is really nice. It’s your traditional dial-turn selection process, but the navigation of the alphabet is nicely laid out.
Fifth, it had to meet my “minimalism” criteria. Something must be both beautiful and functional if I’m going to have it in my house. This radio fits my decor with a bit of modern and a bit of classic styling. It’s extremely functional, serving Pandora, NPR and a ton more. The wall-wort power adapter isn’t excessive, but keep in mind it doesn’t have a battery option (the wireless and subwoofer would make this unrealistic anyway).
Sixth, an iPhone remote. Seriously, this is important. I don’t want to carry around the included remote all the time, especially since it’s line-of-sight, and if I’m in the bedroom, I want to be able to control the radio. The Grace app for the iPhone is GREAT. It required ZERO setup. Download app, start app, control radio. Kudos to Grace for this interface. This is exactly what you should expect from modern connected devices.
My only cons are thus:
First, the knobs on the front are plastic and have a bit of “wiggle” room before engaging the next increment. It’s not a big deal, but they spent a lot of time making the radio look nice and highly functional, so to have skimped a bit on the tactile interface of the knobs seems inconsistent. Not worth detracting a star, though.
Second, as noted previously, is the requirement to use a computer to setup all aspects of the radio. I’m a technophile, so this isn’t a big deal, but I know it would confuse my father (turn on the radio, get a registration code via the radio, go to the computer, register with the code, link to Pandora, then restart radio). User interface design is something I’m very in-tune with, and it’s my perspective that every option of a primary feature needs to be accessible by each means of interface. If Pandora is a primary feature (which it is on this device), setting up the link to Pandora should be available directly from the device. If you require the creation of a Grace account, the device should provide an interface for it. While it’s likely that someone with an internet radio will have a computer, that doesn’t make it more convenient, necessarily. Additionally, if you have extraordinary steps (like turning off the radio to resync) this should be something the user is informed of during the account linking process (I had to go back to the manual to figure out why my radio wasn’t showing as linked yet). I personally don’t think it’s worth detracting another star for this, as this is based upon my opinion of user interface design, and not something you have to do every day with the radio. The account you create with Grace does give you some nice, convenient interfaces for adding stations to your radio, so…
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