SHARP DR-P420(BK) Tokyo Portable Digital Radio – Bluetooth 5.0, DAB+/FM, Compact, USB/Battery Powered, Dual Alarm, 40 Presets, 3.5mm Jack – Midnight Black

The best things come in small packages. A lovely radio, good sound quality and easy to use

This radio is well made and reasonably easy to tune and store stations in 40 memories. It is DAB and FM but only switches to FM automatically when tuning if the digital reception is bad on any particular station. It will always look for good DAB stations first. The BLUETOOTH system will pair with any outputting audio device to act as a speaker works well with good range. In the box there are two multiple language manuals, Quick Start and Main. The most puzzling thing is the Quick Start manual doesn't include an English translation. So it's good the Main manual does. The method of storing found stations after it's done the initial first scan and stored them for viewing on the screen, is unusual so you may need the main manual. There is a charging lead "USB C" type and an adaptor in the box. Sound quality is well rounded and pleasant to listen to from the built in speaker and wired earbuds. A nice pocket type radio with good buit in battery capacity. I like it.

This little radio is brilliant. It uses batteries so doesn’t need charging or plugging in. It is truly portable. The choice of stations is suitable for all tastes. The sound reproduction is crystal clear with a decent bass - amazing for the size. The station indicator light goes dim so no glaring light if you’re listening in the dark but you can still see track information. Simple to use with DAB+. What can I say. I love it and will be ordering another - I have 2 already! Bargain of the year. UPDATE I’ve bought 3 of these, so far and they are as good as I first thought. However, if you use the for a few hours each day, the batteries don’t last very long. So I getting rechargeable batteries for the one in a the bathroom which has no electric point, but use the others plugged in. I wish the radio had more presets (it has 3), but is easy enough to retune, so I am probably being picky. Excellent value for money and I’ll buy more if/when I need them.

I decided to give this a couple of months before I reviewed it, and now I’ve had it long enough to share my thoughts on the SHARP DR-P420(BK) - Midnight Black radio. It’s a okay little radio. There are definitely better ones out there; but if you're just looking for a basic FM + DAB radio, then this is a great radio for you. The audio quality isn't bad, but it's not great either. I've heard better from SHARP products. The reception on radio stations can be a little finicky at times, but it's mostly okay. The build also feels a bit too cheap for something that costed £39.99. Again, this is a nice radio if you just want something basic.

Great radio always works well and a nice colour too! When using batteries rather than power lead, lasts around 2 days

This radio was quite obviously pre-owned as the box seals were broken and had been re-taped. I wasn't too bothered, but the radio didn't work. It did not Auto Scan, as the instructions suggested it would. It just said No Service. It has quite obviously been returned by the previous purchaser. Why would Amazon send out a pre-owned item without checking it first? I will go to my local Argos and get something else, as I needed this to take on holiday. I have other mains-powered DAB+ radios and the signal in my area is fine, but this one is clearly duff. Sharps DR-P420. Update ! A few days later. . . After following instructions to perform a full factory re-set, the radio is now working perfectly fine. I have decided to keep it and see how it goes. Maybe I was too quick to slate it, but as said before, the unit I received was clearly pre-owned. Bad move by Amazon, I think.

I bought this as an additional radio. I've had a DAB radio for about 12 years. Originally, it was for my kitchen, but I moved it to the bedroom in order to listen in bed. I decided to return that to the kitchen, and get this one for the bedroom. I first noted that DAB/DAB+ radios are relatively cheap now. I paid roughly the same for my other one all those years ago. I bought a USB model because I have a multi-USB plug, so the radio does not occupy a socket on its own. This works well. The radio is quite chunky, bigger than my other, but it does not take up much space on the bedside table. However, there are two issues which are annoying, though not enough to reduce my ☆ rating. Firstly, the power cable is connected at the back of the radio, which means it can not go right back to the wall, and so occupies a wee bit more space. Secondly, the buttons are on the front. For most, this is not an issue, but it is not easy to be lying in bed and just reach out to turn the radio on or off. The buttons are quite small but need reasonable pressure to function, which makes one-handed use awkward. The radio is not fancy, so it blends in easily. There is nothing to distract as it is solid black. It appears to be well made and sturdy. My only other criticism is the light. As I use it connected to USB all the time, there is a permanent glow. This is dimmable, but at night it still appears rather bright. I do not mind this, but some my find it annoying. I also noted that when I switched off the radio last night it had returned to full brightness. I don't know whether I did something. I can not comment upon reception with this radio. I live close to transmitters and often do not need to extend aerials as the signal is strong. Setting up the radio is fiddly. Allow there is an automatic tuning option, it automatically allocates the storage. I prefer to do this myself so that my lists are in order of favourites. All-in-all, this is a good purchase. It looks good. Is good value. The pros outweigh the cons. I recommend it.

..very good looks but in the meantime a very poor reception..

Item works as described and is simple to use. I had to deduct a star for using micro-usb instead of usb-c. And I had to deduct another for shipping the package with no external box, which meant the box for the item arrived destroyed.

La batterie se décharge très vite

La radio es buena, aunque algo cara. Pero no defrauda, si la expectativas que se tienen son realistas. Antes de nada decir que las emisores DAB no están evaluadas, pues en mi zona no se reciben, sólo FM. Es una radio pequeña, prácticamente de bolsillo, pero la recepción es buena, incluso en zonas remotas con ayuda de una antena supletoria capta algunas emisoras. Además, con la conexión de auriculares, la recepción mejora al actuar éstos de antena supletoria. El sonido es aceptable para el tamaño del altavoz, tiene fuerza y volumen más que suficiente. Quizás se eche en falta una función de ecualización. Pero las voces suenan muy claras y nítidas. Los botones y teclas son de buena calidad, mejores que otros de marcas chinas. El menú es simple, aunque hay que leer el manual. La función Best Tune, supongo que donde hay emisoras DAB puede ser interesante, yo, como no las sintonizo, me parece una función poco útil. En todo caso se puede poner inactiva, aunque entonces la lista de emisoras favoritas que previamente se han almacenado y dado un orden particular, aparecen en orden pero sólo con información de la frecuencia y no con el nombre de cada emisora, por lo que ir a la emisora que uno quiere escuchar es más engorroso. Otro problema es el reloj cuya hora se pierde, si se apaga la radio. Se vuelve a recuperar al enviar las emisoras la información cuando se vuelven a sintonizar. Se mantiene, sin embargo, si la radio se apaga en modo en espera, en vez de apagado completo. Esto es importante si se programa alerta de encendido o de apagado para utilizarlo como radio despertador. El Bluetooth es suficiente y sirve para conectar el audio de cualquier aparato que tenga este tipo de emisión. Por ejemplo, se puede escuchar a través del móvil emisoras online de Internet. Tiene un corto alcance, pero suficiente. Sólo recibe señal Bluetooth, pero no emite, así que no sirve para escucharla por auriculares inalámbricos. Es una lástima. Por último, una de las cosas más negativas y que están generalizadas en este tipo de radios. La batería no se puede quitar y reemplazar. Es absurdo, porque si la batería muere, por algún motivo, el aparato muere y queda inservible. No entiendo porque no se ponen baterías recargables y sustituibles. Además, no dura mucho, unas 8/10 horas, dependiendo del volumen. En todo caso, en mi opinión, una buena radio de bolsillo, aunque con un precio algo alto. Pensando que Sharp es marca con garantía y dura, le doy cinco estrellas.

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