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| Sound Quality | 5/10   |
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| Features | 4.6/10 |
| Ease of Use | 5.5/10 |
| Value for Money | 3.1/10 |
| Overall rating | 2.7/10 |
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Guest.
on 18th Apr 2008
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Good Points: Nice looking
Bad Points: DAB and FM performance is terrible. Is not easy to operate. It hums quite loudly when switched off. Now it has gone pop and won't work at all, it still hums though.
General comments: The Ferguson FRG-120D DAB and FM performance is terrible. Is not easy to operate. It hums quite loudly when switched off. Now it has gone pop and won't work at all, it still hums though! Complete waste of money, DO NOT BUY!
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Review by
Guest.
on 15th Apr 2008
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For us - totally unsatisfactory!! We only bought it to receive DAB, and that doesn't work at all.
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Review by
Guest.
on 7th Mar 2008
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The Ferguson FRG-120D is a nice looking radio, I really like the retro look to it. But I cant seem to tune the dab side of the radio in, so it is not worth £49.99 I think more like a miesley £10.00.
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Review by
Squanzy
on 23rd May 2007
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Good enough DAB radio if you disconnect the aerial supplied with it and connect it to a external/loft Dab aerial via co-axial cable. The aerial supplied can be disconnected by unscrewing the nut of the aerial where it is attached to the radio, you will need a box spanner to do this. Pass the aerial up through the box spanner and unscrew the aerial, connect the co-axial fitted with correct connector and attach to a DAB aerial. Only drawback is that it is no longer portable.
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Review by
rburgess
on 2nd Mar 2007
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It is a shame as Ferguson used to be famous for quality electrical products, though we probably still had an Empire then. Although the sound quality, when consistent, on this radio is clearer than FM. However, overall it is a wretched introduction to DAB.
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Review by
jane finn
on 19th Feb 2007
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Wouldn't buy another Ferguson after owning this Ferguson FRG-120D DAB radio - I've had several Roberts Radios which are still going strong after 35 years.
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Review by
robinbrum
on 13th Dec 2006
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Very unreliable. Now I know why Currys were so keen to off load this advertised at 49.99. I can't believe anyone would have paid full whack for this junk.
My advice: DON'T BUY IT!
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Review by
danielsan72
on 7th Dec 2006
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I have owned this DAB radio for around 3 years. At first I was very patient with its temperamental sound quality, as I understood this to be due to ongoing improvements in DAB signals, as the disclaimer on the box stated. However, I am now fed up with having to jiggle the aerial about to try and get a decent sound. At times the sound is very clean, and without interference. Unfortunately, most of the time it is as if I am listening underwater or someone is sanding in the radio studio. I had to t ...
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Review by
Brian Stevenson
on 26th Oct 2006
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The DAB on this Ferguson FRG-120D radio is useless. The sound breaks up frequently, but maddeningly gets better when you go to the radio to adjust it. I finally lost patience a couple of days ago when I wanted to listen to Radio 6 - I took the radio up to the loft room where I thought the signal would improve - It would only work if I lay rigid in bed; as soon as I moved it broke up again.
Only one good thing to say - Currys gave me my money back without any problems!
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Review by
G0GCD
on 11th Oct 2006
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DAB sensitivity is good, but on the technical front the set buzzes at a very low level all the time that it is connected to mains power, indicating a poorly designed power supply inside the box. The DAB receiver sensitivity is acceptable, but FM is quite poor. I also found tuning it quite awkward - it's fine if you only have 4 FM and 4 DAB favourites and use the presets.
Particularly at low volumes, the audio quality is quite 'boxy' or muffled. The display lighting, on during the 'sleep tim ...
G0GCD's full review | 185 words
Review by
dave66
on 23rd Aug 2006
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I received the Ferguson FRG-120D DAB Digital radio as a birthday present. Luckily my girlfriend kept the receipt so I could change it for a decent DAB radio. It looks nice enough, but the reason it was half price soon becomes apparent. If you keep it in the bedroom as an alarm clock the hum/buzz it makes in standby mode is very noisy, almost like having a fridge in the room. I thought powering it with batteries instead of mains may have kept the buzz down, but the 2700 mAh rechargeable batteries ...
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Review by
Hazevin
on 16th May 2006
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Poor quality, The main problem I have is with Dixons in Kettering the manager thinks she is a repair engineer!!!!! would not refund me, She could not hear the Ferguson FRG-120D buzzing in a noisy shop, so it must be OK.
Went to the Currys nearby who tried to listen again but did refund me.
So if you want a cheap DAb and not bothered about using the alarm in a bedroom it is perhaps OK. I would not recommend it.
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Review by
albumen
on 7th May 2006
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I got no satisfaction from Currys. They just did not want to know and could not even suggest someone who might be able to look at it, never mind fix it.
I have e-mailed Ferguson and I look forward to their reply. If I have any good news I will do another review retracting my comments.Maybe we will all get a new radio for Christmas!!!
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Review by
Howard Southgate
on 20th Apr 2006
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This Ferguson FRG-120D was a Christmas present I could have done without. Poor reception with less than half the advertised stations available. Batteries ran down within two days whilst on standby. Avoid it!
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Review by
telfers
on 6th Apr 2006
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I have just bought this erguson FRG-120D for use in my kitchen. Plugged it in got a nice loud hum and absolutely no DAB reception whatsoever throughout the house! Pretty poor FM receiving too!. Can anyone recommend a good DAB receiver, reasonably priced?
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Review by
Farrant
on 5th Mar 2006
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If I had bought my Ferguson FRG-120D DAB digital radio from a shop rather than on eBay I would take it back due to the hum, but otherwise it is OK.
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Review by
mikecox
on 14th Feb 2006
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The Ferguson FRG-120D DAB digital radio was a present I could have done without! Manufacturers who turn out junk like this, irrespective of price, deserve to go out of business. Can anyone tell me what's the point of the battery mode when it drains the batteries in less than 12 hours on standby?
I feel sorry for my techno sons who bought it for me. They'll never live it down! In bygone days Ferguson was a brand you could rely on for quality, sadly not anymore!
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Review by
htraven
on 8th Feb 2006
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Don't buy this Ferguson FRG-120D DAB Digital Radio - you've seen the problems that others have, but the most fundamental issue is - DOES IT PICK UP ALL THE STATIONS I SHOULD EXPECT TO HEAR IN MY AREA? The answer is no. In a good area you'll get only the strongest and then only in the best bits of the house for reception. In a marginal area, you wont get anything at all when other dab receivers would be perfectly happy.
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Review by
ninaandloz
on 29th Jan 2006
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On the whole I am very pleased with the Ferguson FRG-120D DAB Digital radio, and I think at £49.99 (at Currys) it offers excellent value for money.
I felt compelled to write this review, as I think the other reviews on this site give an unfair view.
I have had no problem with reception what-so-ever. It has been perfect.
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Review by
jmc200
on 22nd Jan 2006
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Sometimes when you switch the Ferguson FRG-120D DAB digital radio on, you hardly get any signal at all. Then, after 10 minutes the full signal arrives. I am taking it back to the shop for a refund.
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