As a dedicated reader you must have surely been saddened by the passing of my Soundbridge M500 yesterday. I love these devices so much I have three of them. One was in my kitchen which is piped to my deck, living room and kitchen. I also have one in my bedroom for evening listening of radio and podcasts and finally a third in my office at work. Yesterday my oldest one (about 3 years) passed away with what I believe was a fried board but who really knows because you cannot access the interior of the unit. Yesterday I took a ride over to Best Buy and found a Grace Wireless Internet Radio and liked what a saw. I had read about this one on the Sirius webpage so I used some of birthday money and picked this beauty up. So far I like what I see. This digital radio, which is now sitting in my kitchen can play my Sirius Radio Account, HD-Radio, Terrestrial Radio (internet streams), Pandora Radio and access my I-Tunes Library. After some tinkering I also have this piped throughout my home and deck. If you are in the market for a digital radio check this out and at $179.99 it is one of the most inexpensive options out there.
There are two areas that I am not very satisfied with however. One is the LCD screen. The screen size is very nice however it is very hard if not impossible to read from a distance which is a real shame because just like a Sirius radio the artist and song titles are displayed but you really cannot see it. The other problem is the lack of any ability to remotely access the radio from your computer. I am hoping that future software updates will at least address this issue.
Regardless of these two problems the Grace Digital Wireless Internet Radio is one of the best and most affordable options out there. Check it out dedicated readers and let the music play.
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