I have had a problem with the charger and connector in the radio. Previously, during charging, radio provided a strong red light indicating the process. Light now a weak red and charging not being carried out. Still able to use radio by frequently All in all very disappointed. Phillips haven't provided a high quality device with this product. Would not recommend to anyone.

The Philips DA1000 is a good little radio but it just doesn't last and therefore I would not buy another one as it fails after less than 12 months.

I was well pleased with the Philips DA1000 DAB radio, until I had the button problem. The on/off button stopped working. I have read a few reviews about this, and it appears to be a common defect! I have had the radio for just over a year, and I do not think I can return it.

I am on the look out for a better one now.
Recommend getting a fast battery charger and extra batteries.

Easy to use, to a point. But the earphones fell to bits after two months, and the on/off switch broke after 10 months. Also, the batteries only last for 7 hours on a good day. If I was to buy a new DAB portable radio, it wouldn't be the Philips DA1000; the reasons being the on/off switch fault, as it seems to be common in this type.

When I received the Philips DA1000 radio I immediately realised that portablility was difficult due to loud and annoying interference. I live in a strong signal area, West London.
Still, when it worked, the sound quality was better than FM, but there was much more digital interference than my trusty, and much cheaper, Sony Walkman portable radio.

I like listening to the radio at night often all night. I soon realised that the battery charge lasted only 5 to 7 hours, not enough to get through a single night. By contrast, the trusty Sony can go through a whole week of all-nighters on a single charge or set of batteries.

In any event, I soon discovered that the radio, the Philips, stopped charging rechargeable batteries altogether.

So, in order to use the Philips at all I had to use it with the mains connector connected. I was prepared to endure the tangle of wires to get a night's worth of listening.

But, shortly after the warranty ran out even with the slightest of movement, the power now quits. I can jiggle it a bit and turn it back on, but who wants to that at 2 o'clock in the morning? And then it will quit again at the slightest movement. Worse, when the power quits, so do the presets! The result, the radio is useless.

Oh yes, the earphones fell apart after 3 months of use.
And, I only used the product in bed! I am not an abuser of gagets... I am 66 years old.

I have had 2 of Phillips DA1000 DAB Digital radios which have failed due to the on/off button. I am now awaiting a third radio with little hope of improvement. I do not understand why the Chinese manufacturer didn't use the same switch as the slide lock/unlock switch. It is obvious that a switch which is spring returned will suffer from fatigue failure if you are required to hold such a switch down for a period of time to differentiate between the ON function and the OFF function. I am surprised that a company as internationally experienced as Phillips did not realise this very basic reliability and quality requirement.

The Phillips DA1000 is a superb portable digital radio with the bonus of FM when the DAB signal is weak. Anything over about 20 miles from the transmitter and this radio struggles with the signal. Fm is usually good. If you try using the equalizer with a weak signal it burbles. in good signal areas it is great with the proviso....batteries. It eats its own rechargeables in about 5 hours and Duracell plus in about 8 hours. I am now using Li ion 2200 mah and they last about 20 hours, With two sets, alternating I'm never with out it. Cycling to work or at home its one of the best of the portables. (My third manufacturer and the best!)

The Philips DA1000 Portable DAB Radio performs very well, and looks good. The sound quality is very pleasant, and responds well to the built in graphic equaliser. Battery life is what one may expect from a digital unit, and the recharge feature is a real boon.

I live in Central London and the reception and clarity of the DAB stations on this is superb. I use this in the gym as well as at work with no problems (my analogue one never worked at the GYM and was 50/50 at work). It's very small it looks cool and its very easy to set favourite stations.
It is rechargable and I found it to last conservatively 6 hours before having to plug it to the mains.

I really don't know why the previous reviewers are not satisfied with the Phillips DA1000 DAB radio. I think it doing a great job. I even get a signal in a concrete office with TL lights. I don't get a good signal with a room full of computers but that is normal. I just got it a few days ago but so far the batteries are lasting 8-10 hours. Just make sure you first charge them for 7 hours in the da1000 before you use them. Overall i'm very pleased about it.

DON'T BUY the Phillips DA1000.......I've just had my replacement unit expire on me. The on/off button is the issue. It just doesn't work!!! The number of times it won't turn on is amazing. This unit now won't power up at all, same thing happened to the first one.

What's the point in having good quality digital radio if a good signal is not consistant as is the case with the Phillips DA1000. Portable radios are too low powered and give useless results in most built-up areas and most indoor-areas get a stationary one. This particular one looks better than most but has the same problems so why bother.

I am very pleased with my DAB radio, it has excellent reproduction, on a summer camping holiday in was invaluble for Euro 2004. The earphones are a very good quality and reproduction of speech and music stations are excellent, I am able to receive 49 stations. It can be awkward in a poor reception area holding the headphone wire to get a better reception, but as more masts appear then reception will improve.

I recently purchased the Phillips DA1000 as an alternative to my MP3 player to use whilst training in the gym, little did I expect that once inside a building with any form of gym equipment inside would I be listening to radio 'barble' as that is what I receive 80% of the time. Needless to say this has left me very disappointed with the Phillips as I'm sure that a large number of people buy DAB to use while training. My advice would be to look at another make.