written by Paddy Briggs on 04/04/2005
Good Points
Works very well.
Easy to install.
Good remote control.
Good value.
Bad Points
None really.
General Comments
The Matsui DA-1 is a very neat product. Basically you plug it directly into the Tuner (or similar) inputs on your HiFi or other amplifier, plug the unit itself into the mains (via a transformer) and you then have superb digital radio reception. It is very small, has an inbuilt antenna (no trailing wires) and a good remote control. For the remote you can switch between 10 pre-programmed stations or browse through dozens more.
So for £60 (or less) you can convert your existing sound system to Digital radio. Cool!
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Centralfm's Response to Paddy Briggs's Review
Written on: 30/10/2005
I'm very dissapointed with mine!
<br>It's got a terrible aerial (a small piece of wire) and no RF socket to connect it to any other external aerial (like a house aerial).
<br>ONLY BUY IF YOU LIVE IN A REALLY GOOD DIGITAL AREA. I'm surposed to, but still get a very poor signal, or sometimes no signal at all.
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<br>Also the display is very small and because it's black on blue, you have to be close to see what station you are tuning in.