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Roberts Stream 83i – Quick Review

August 7, 2011 by Michele Neylon Leave a Comment

I am a fan of gadgets. I guess it comes with the territory.

For the last few years I’ve been using a pretty awful alarm clock radio. Sure it works – most of the time, but the audio quality is pretty dire and it lacked a few features that I wanted – like the ability to have alarms only on working days. If you forget to turn off your alarm on a Friday night being rudely awakened on a Saturday morning is more than a little annoying.

A couple of months ago I decided it was time to get a better alarm clock radio, but I ended up opting for a completely over-speced solution instead – a Roberts Stream 83i.
As a bit of a geek the Roberts’ radio is probably just what the doctor ordered!

The device looks pretty slick:roberts-stream83i-radio.jpg

In terms of features it’s got so many that it’s hard to even begin to list them, but here we go.. with the official specification:
  • WiFi/DAB/FM RDS
  • USB socket
  • Intuitive menu system
  • Listen to over 10,000 radio stations from around the world
  • Listen to previous broadcast material using Listen Again
  • Listen to Podcasts
  • Stream your music collection from your PC
  • Wired or wireless connection
  • 10 station presets
  • Clock with 2 multi function alarms
  • Audio formats: MP3/WMA/Real/FLAC/AAC playback
  • Auxiliary input socket for iPod or MP3 play playback
  • USB socket for audio playback
  • Headphone socket
  •  AC Adaptor (included)
  •  Remote control (included)
  •  Size (mm) 248w x 210h x 135d
  •  Weight 1.8Kg
Hooking it up to my home network over wifi was incredibly easy, as it the Fritzbox was able to “pair” itself with it using WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), which means you don’t have to try typing in long passwords into a device that doesn’t have an actual keyboard.
Unfortunately I can’t access any DAB channels where I live.. though I assume that they’ll become available eventually ..
The feature that I really love is the integration with my last.fm account, as it means I can listen to the kind of music I like in any room of the house, ie. without having to use a computer.
I had problems getting the media streaming working initially, but the latest version of EyeConnect works very well, so I can now listen to music stored on my home office desktop machine in my bedroom if I want. The user interface for browsing it isn’t exactly amazing, but it is quite functional 🙂
I have to admit that I haven’t used a lot of the features, such as the iPod connection etc., as I haven’t had any need to.
All in all it’s a lovely device and I’m happy to have made the investment.
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