Choyong A8W Internet Radio. Tens of Thousands of Stations in Your hand.

[@LIVINGRETIRED310]

God forbid the internet ever goes down. At least it will make a good door stop. Lol, Good video Erik but i will stick with my Tecsun PL660

[@vitogriffin8902]

It's not an "either or" proposition; people can have both. This radio is a completely different piece of equipment than the 660 or any other short wave radio. What about every time the Internet doesn't go down, does the 660 do what this radio does? Would you extend that logic to your other appliances? If the power goes out then everything plugged into an outlet is a doorstop, so we should just avoid electric appliances and tools altogether... Not an extremely intelligent position to take.

[@FarpointFarms]

Your missing out. Really. Please please please, at least take a visit to shoutcast and search for some things that interest you. After a few hours you'll get it.

[@davidg4081]

Looks like a cool little unit.

[@bruceclark5627]

I'm blaming you personally when my wife demands to know what the hell I'm unable to live without now.

[@2148aa]

😃😅🤣😂I can relate to that. My toys are relegated to the basement. Least this thing don't connect to a antenna that is subject to lightening strikes.

[@FarpointFarms]

Ha! Sorry!! These toys do tend to get the better of us.

[@FelixLantiguaCamacho]

Back on 2004, I remember buying an Internet Radio, Cisco-Linksys Wireless-B Music System WMLS11B at Circuit City Store, Allentown, PA. I was so excited with this radio using it every day at the back yard, basement, computer room, even when meeting with friends, always bringing it and they love it. Fun times!

[@FarpointFarms]

I liked Circuit City, it is a shame that they are not around anymore

[@elmel7896]

Thank you for the video! This radio receiver is exactly the one I was looking for.

[@FarpointFarms]

I'm glad I could help!

[@WarehouseMilitaryOutlet]

Looks like a lot of fun. A good tool to listen outside your bubble as you said.

[@FarpointFarms]

Yup! There are so many viewpoints out there, we owe it to ourselves to hear some.

[@WarehouseMilitaryOutlet]

@ this little radio puts the world in the palm of your hand. If the web would ever happen to go down for any reason you at least know what led to it. Then my Tecsun comes out of the cabinet.

[@fargoalspach557]

Uhhhh different strokes for different folks there’s just something about the AM band to keep the fun going that I prefer.

[@FarpointFarms]

I love AM too, but man... You are really missing out on a whole new world of micro broadcasters. The stations you'll hear will blow your mind.

[@timothyfoley3149]

Erik, nifty wifi internet radio with a beautiful design and superior sound for its size. On the con side the microphone search feature is a bit hinky and I wish you could search using letters like you can on Ocean Digital Radios. The server it connects to is a little slow loading stations at times and sometimes stations I can get on another internet radio will not play on this one. All that said battery life is terrific and I enjoy listening to my old time radio shows. I was fortunate to snag this from Radioddity at 50% off average retail and have had it bedside ever since. Thanks for the review!

[@FarpointFarms]

I hear ya! It's a great little radio with some quirks.

[@choyongradio]

Yes, that's because the speech engine we are currently using isn't smart enough. The next version will switch to Google's, and you'll have a different experience then.

[@vitogriffin8902]

It's a cool radio. I'm glad you covered it after the pandemonium over your video of the other one .... I see that some people still aren't grasping the concept of having different devices that do similar but different things. I wonder if when people were first getting introduced to home computers they said they'd prefer to just keep their television set because home computers didn't pick up their favorite TV station...

[@FarpointFarms]

You have a heck of a point about TV. Some are just going to be die hards. I see these as a good mix between the old, and then new.

[@vitogriffin8902]

@@FarpointFarms to be fair, I'm probably that way about some things...a good example is smart watches; my position is "I have a phone, I have a watch..and what are people doing that they need to constantly monitor things like pulse rate or how many steps they take? That's so dorky..". I just don't go to smart watch videos and leave the comment.

[@SigSoftNC]

Nice and wobbly there….

[@FarpointFarms]

Agreed. Not sure why it doesn't want to sit flat.

[@timp00le7]

Another good and informative video!! Wondered if internet radio had become obsolete. Also have enjoyed solar info vids😊

[@FarpointFarms]

Although not as popular as it once was, there are still 10's of thousands of stations out there. Love it!

[@johnkelley6278]

Like the old Rocket Radio behind you . They made a variety of those in the 50's and maybe the 60's.

[@FarpointFarms]

Thanks, they are pretty cool

[@johnblanton-fd3jf]

Handy radio!

[@FarpointFarms]

It's the best of the LC90 without the cost of the LC90. Neat radio for sure.

[@christophermowery1223]

Looking into getting me a CB radio for my 83 Chevy Scottsdale , what kind of setup do you suggest I get , cb,antenna , ect . And how to set it up properly.

[@NCOUTDOORS1960]

Erik does it seem pretty sturdy in your hand? Like it would hold up over time I guess is what I am asking. Thanks for any input. First review I have ever seen of this type of radio. Keep up the great work!

[@FarpointFarms]

I thought it felt fine but the battery seemed a bit weak compared to some others.

[@poppasmurf63]

Hey Eric. Is that a Drill Instructors hat on the top shelf behind you in the intro? I knew you were in the Army but were you a DI while in?

[@FarpointFarms]

My dad was a drill instructor. He liked to practice on me sometimes growing

[@estried86]

I have an internet radio, it's so clunky. It worked until the database of stations was turned off, so now it's just another speaker. A smart device running TuneIn Radio Pro is a far better experience, it's easy to use with a bigger station database.

[@FarpointFarms]

To each his own

[@billapple6161]

This is one I might buy. Two questions: How many hours of listening on a full charge? In addition to Internet stations is there any way to hear podcasts? From the specs I think the radio lets you key in a URL, so can that be jury rigged to get to an online podcast?

[@FarpointFarms]

I full charge lets me fall asleep to it, and wake up to it and then do that one more time, so... Maybe 15 hours? If the podcaster has a live stream, then yes you can add it as a channel.

[@ronleblanc9832]

Friend wants fm in his shed while working on lobster traps..his location is in a hole he puts his florescent lights on and takes his radio out (ballast problem ) i told him to get a internet radio getting his wifi extended from house to shed ... lobster season started so havant seen him since ..but he was getting geared up ..

[@FarpointFarms]

This would be perfect for that use!

[@rsandu2007]

Are there real chances to get good, easy to use hardware for Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM)?

[@FarpointFarms]

Not really a good chance of that any time soon. Sorry!

[@thistlemoon1]

Must be a great radio or not out yet. Currently unavailable on Amazon.

[@vitogriffin8902]

It's just sold out at the moment

[@FarpointFarms]

Try Raddy: iraddy.com/?ref=OWNlEwg7

[@NCOUTDOORS1960]

Says they have a blue one now? Just 5 seconds ago on Amazon. Two day delivery and price is not bad! This thing looks impressive for the price!

[@uniquenamegoeshere2263]

Is there a headphone jack?

[@FarpointFarms]

No, and It's a bummer.

[@christophersmith1155]

do i needb wifi for this radio ?

[@FarpointFarms]

Yes, you do

[@christophersmith1155]

thx . this kind of radio is new to me. im old . still have my CB, beeper and a land line in my house and office.

[@Smith.Wesson.432UC]

Can't any smart phone do basically the same using Apps?

[@FarpointFarms]

Yes, but people like me, hate their cell phones

[@wesoblander3648]

​@@FarpointFarms, I am not a huge fan of mine either, no matter which model and features it has. However, I like my Kindle tablet and a few other tablets. It did take a while for that to happen, in any case :)

[@jimmierichards3490]

I have this radio and like it, but for the life of me I cannot understand why they did not include an external earphone output or Bluetooth.

[@BeingWolfy]

Would be nice if it had a mini headphone jack.

[@FarpointFarms]

Agreed.

[@choyongradio]

@@FarpointFarms Next Version

[@rsandu2007]

Thank you for the video!'😊 For me, an "Internet radio" is not a radio at all, regardless if it gets the info over wireless or via Ethernet cable. That's because my goal are not broadcast stations, but CB, ham radio, PMR and alike, marine, aviation and, in general, all kind of extra transmission that can be received just because it's on air.

[@FarpointFarms]

Sure. I get it. I love all things radio, and there are a lot of things available on these micro broadcasters via the internet that just can't be found elsewhere.

[@bobjones9727]

Unavailable! :(

[@FarpointFarms]

You can get it here: iraddy.com/?ref=OWNlEwg7

[@darrenoftheNorth]

The reviews on amazon are pretty bad. Plus its not available anymore. Apparently being discontinued.

[@FarpointFarms]

I think the reviews are a bit harsh.

[@thistlemoon1]

No search anywhere understands Southern, js.

[@FarpointFarms]

Try here: iraddy.com/?ref=OWNlEwg7

[@Ranchhand323]

5 mb ?!?! You need to get Starlink ...

[@FarpointFarms]

It's plenty fast for my needs and costs $27 a month. That includes our home phone.

[@NCOUTDOORS1960]

This is pretty neat! I enjoy any radio at all. Cb, prefer ham, gmrs. My favorite mode is DMR, which of course is over the internet as well but most people fail to realize on simplex DMR usually outperforms analog!

[@FarpointFarms]

I hear good things about DMR from overseas

[@eijentwun5509]

A Raspberry Pi Zero running Raspbain and Audacious with a massive Internet radio playlist from IceCast, Shoutcast, Radio Browser, iHeart as well as an FM/AM off air tuner and SDcard slot for MP3 and one can make this.

[@FarpointFarms]

True, but not everyone has the ability to do/make that