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| Sound Quality | 6.2/10   |
|---|---|
| Value for Money | 4.1/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 4.4/10 |
| Overall Rating | 4.5/10 |
| Bush PSDAB2004 DAB Radio |  | £48.37Free P&P |
Full review by
Ieuanfawr
on 30th Mar 2008
User Rating : 1
Respect :
0
Good Points: Looks good with neat display. (I believe it won an award!)
Bad Points: Very poor build quality. Worse than average sound quality. Buttons on front means pushing them pushes the radio away from you without the button responding.
General comments: The Bush DABCR2003 is quiet a well designed bedside clock radio but severely let down by its build quality. When the third one started switching on and off erratically I gave up with it and a bought a totally different model.
1. After a few months, the first radio failed completely. The clock was fine, but the radio would not come on at all. It was exchanged for free by the retailers (not Amazon).
2. After a short period of time, the internal transformer of the second one buzzed at an unacceptably loud volume all the time. It was was replaced under guarantee
3. The third was fine for about 6 months, but then the radio would not stay on, and switch on and off erratically. The guarantee period had now expired.
If it worked reliably, and more of the buttons were on the top rather than the front, it would be very good.
I have now a DAB radio from another manufacturer.
Ieuanfawr's review and ratings | 195 words
Review by
Guest.
on 15th Feb 2008
User Rating : 6
Respect :
0
In my opinion the Bush Dab Digitial Radio is a very good radio ,I like the shape and size, and is well lit up and you can adjust this to your liking,and I like the easy press tab's on the side's of the radio giving you easy accessible radio station's
Joan Robinson
Guest.'s full review | 79 words
Review by
Ach
expert review 
on 23rd Oct 2007
User Rating : 8
Respect :
0
The other people's problems of buzzing...
My brother got one of these 1st. After a few months I noticed a buzzing from his.
I got a different DAB radio for Christmas, couldn't get a signal, brought it back to the shop and ended up with the Bush as the only price comparable DAB radio.
It's been great. No buzz.
Noticed that there is now no buzz from my brother's one either. Percussive maintenance solved the problem for him - turned it upside down and let it fall on his bedside table f ...
Ach's full review | 307 words
Review by
petemount
on 20th May 2005
User Rating : 1
Respect :
-1
The Bush DABCR2003 is the biggest load of rubbish I have ever bought!!! DO NOT BUY!!!
petemount's full review | 23 words
Review by
tburns
on 11th May 2005
User Rating : 5
Respect :
+2
The Bush DABCR2003 has clumsy and awkward controls, pain to use preset's, now its got no audio......pretty useless.
Mains transformer buzzes at 50 Hz.
tburns's full review | 61 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
kpgills
on 17th Sep 2004
User Rating : 2
Respect :
+2
I would not recomend a Bush DABCR2003 radio to anyone. The unit itself is small and compact, but the plastic it's built in makes it appear like a much cheaper radio. Despite this the sound produced (above the buzzing) is very good.
The most anoying thing is the hummingbuzzing the power supply makes. Even with my TV on I could still hear the humming, and with a silent room it could be heard at the bottom of the stairs (no kidding).
I've tried three of these units and they all do the same th ...
kpgills's full review | 137 words
Review by
Consumer
on 14th Sep 2004
User Rating : 2
Respect :
+1
Bush DABCR2003 - Bought this because I've been very impressed with my Teac DAB radio and wanted to be able to listen to DAB stations on a clock radio.
It was a waste of money. Transformer hum is loud. It actually makes the rather flimsy case vibrate and the front transparent panel vibrates against the case and buzzes. I had to unplug it to get to sleep. The answer to this would be an off-board transformer on the plug, but it's not available.
There is a pre-set button allowing storage of 10 ...
Consumer's full review | 194 words
Review by
cnixon
on 4th May 2004
User Rating : 8
Respect :
0
I have had two Bush DABCR2003 DAB Digital Radios from Argos and I am about to try for a third! The first one buzzed to the point that it had to be turned off at night. The next one was silent (bliss)but the scrolling data display was not as clear as the first due to the characters 'persistence'. Both suffered from clock LED segment brightness variations which was obvious both at high and low brightness levels. Having said all this the internal sound is good and even better using the line-out ...
cnixon's full review | 124 words
Review by
apprentice
on 30th Nov 2003
User Rating : 7
Respect :
+9
Bush isn't known for good build quality, the Bush DABCR2003 digital radio is no exception. Although on the whole it looks High-Tech, the LED display is poorly lit and the buttons rattle. It's very easy to set up but I only received 19 channels, where my Intempo PG-01 recieves 45. It's very fussy where I place it for reception, but maybe I am expecting too much from its thin wire antenna.
I've read specifications on this radio that claim it includes an FM tuner, this is not true. I have not b ...
apprentice's full review | 218 words
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