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ASDA DAB Radio

A fully featured DAB radio at a fantastic price. Scan, save and listen to your favourite radio stations, benefit from the improved sound and enhanced features of digital radio, and get the latest sounds and content from the growing number of digital-only radio stations At ASDA we pride ourselves on providing a wide range of good quality electrical products to suit all budgets.
Average customer rating:
4.406 out of 5
4.4
 out of 
5
(64 Reviews) 62
58 of 64(91%)reviewers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer reviews for ASDA DAB Radio
Review 1 for ASDA DAB Radio
Overall Rating
2 out of 5
2 out of 5
Value
2 out of 5
2 out of 5
Poor Purchase
:: London
:: 23/05/2011
Gender:Male
Age:55+
Type of shopper:I buy online or in store
About family:I`m living with partner/spouse - with kids
Recommended as a gift:No
Frequency of using this product:Everyday
User of the product:Spouse/partner
Attitude to budget:I`d rather spend a little extra on something if I know it`s going to last
Wanted a cheap DAB radio for the bathroom. This radio needs 4 large LR14 bateries which lasted about 2 weeks as the display cannot be turned off and power is continually used. Had to buy another radio as the regular battery replacement made it too expensive to use for this purpose.
Also Asda delivery service was extremely bad. I was given an estimated delivery date (10 days after order date) and it still arrived at the store for collection 7 days late.
Very disappointing.
+6points
6out of 6found this review helpful.
Review 2 for ASDA DAB Radio
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
amazing
:: hull
:: 30/09/2009
having just brought this a few days ago . i was amazed by how nice it looks in black with blue led screen the ariel is a pull up type . power plug inculded . easy to use . plug it in it searches all stations and done takes less then a min after plugging in. the sound is great and so clear puts fm radio to shame . as my sony fm was getting rubbish in my flat , this dab radio is ace
+6points
6out of 6found this review helpful.
Review 3 for ASDA DAB Radio
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Value
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
ASDA Dab Radio
:: 21/08/2012
Gender:Female
Age:45 - 55
Type of shopper:I buy online or in store
The best DAB radio I have bought- this is the second one I have bought for a friend as a gift.
Its clear- no distortion- wouldnt be without it.
Great value fro money
+5points
5out of 5found this review helpful.
Review 4 for ASDA DAB Radio
Overall Rating
1 out of 5
1 out of 5
Need to return it to store
:: 20/08/2012
Gender:Male
Age:55+
Type of shopper:I buy online all the time
Unfortunately I need to return the radio - good reception, very portable, good sound but was unable to store more than 2 DAB presets (should be 10). Plus now the display has failed. I will buy another and give it a second chance.
+4points
4out of 4found this review helpful.
Review 5 for ASDA DAB Radio
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Value
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Audio Quality
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Ease of use
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Features
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
I just love it
:: 27/05/2012
Gender:Female
Age:55+
Type of shopper:I buy online or in store
I really love this radio. the sound quality is great, it looks great and I wish I had bought it sooner. I have it on in the kitchen from the time I get up.
+4points
4out of 4found this review helpful.
Review 6 for ASDA DAB Radio
Overall Rating
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Value
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Good bedside radio
:: Condorrat, Cumbernauld
:: 04/04/2011
Gender:Male
Age:55+
Type of shopper:I prefer to buy in store
About family:I`m living with partner/spouse - no kids
Recommended as a gift:Yes
Frequency of using this product:Everyday
User of the product:Just me
Attitude to budget:I like things to be as cheap as possible
With it's 80 second display timeout this makes a great bedside radio - it is a shame that the mono speaker means you need to connect a pair of powered speakers to get a stereo radio unless you want to wear headphones.
Once you have done that the only fault I can find is the lack of tone controls and a few buttons for favourite stations - those of us that only listen to R4 or World Service will not find this a problem . Sensitivity is good - far better than the DAB radio that I bought it to replace. All in all, a good purchase.
+1point
1out of 1found this review helpful.
Review 7 for ASDA DAB Radio
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Value
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
great product, great value
:: Fife
:: 10/11/2010
Gender:Female
Age:35 - 44
Type of shopper:I buy online all the time
About family:I`m living with partner/spouse - with kids
Recommended as a gift:Yes
Frequency of using this product:Everyday
Attitude to budget:I like things to be as cheap as possible
Easy to set up and easy to use, great quality product
+4points
4out of 4found this review helpful.
Review 8 for ASDA DAB Radio
Overall Rating
1 out of 5
1 out of 5
Value
2 out of 5
2 out of 5
Audio Quality
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Ease of use
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Features
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Not happy
:: 04/05/2012
Gender:Male
Age:45 - 55
Type of shopper:I buy online or in store
Bought one on tuesday to find it did'nt switch on, the replacement worked fine for three days then the display stopped working.
I quite liked the radio it had good audio but I have lost all faith with it and will return it tomorrow for a refund
+3points
3out of 3found this review helpful.
Review 9 for ASDA DAB Radio
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Value
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Great little radio
:: 29/08/2012
Gender:Female
Age:45 - 55
Type of shopper:I buy online or in store
It is a great little radio and at a great price. I looked at the reviews for it and decided to buy and was not disappointed.
+3points
3out of 3found this review helpful.
Review 10 for ASDA DAB Radio
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Really great value!
:: 10/01/2010
The best £25 I have spent in ages considering the sound quality and the number of features for the price.
I originally bought the Philips AE5200 which was on offer at £27, but the build quality, sound and features on the ASDA DAB are far superior.
RMS (average power output) on the Philips radio is 0.5 with a tinny sound in comparison to the much richer sound on the ASDA radio at 1.5 RMS.
If you're looking for a value for money DAB radio then look no further.
+1point
1out of 1found this review helpful.
Review 11 for ASDA DAB Radio
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Value for money
:: Cambridge
:: 21/03/2010
The radio takes a few seconds to tune into digital stations but works brilliantly and is compact, lightweight and a joy to have.
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
Review 12 for ASDA DAB Radio
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Excellent value for money
:: Hitchin
:: 04/01/2010
This little DAB radio is excellent value for money.
It does most things that more expensive DAB radios do for half the money.
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
Review 13 for ASDA DAB Radio
Overall Rating
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Great buy for a cheap DAB
:: Gloucester
:: 06/01/2010
I bought this to replace a broken, 3 year old, PURE EVOKE-1xt DAB radio. The PURE radio costs £100.00 this one costs £25.00 and gives the same functionality.
The PURE radio has solid wooden case and individual preset buttons (x6) whereas on the Asda model you have to press 'Preset' and 'Browse' until you get the preset number you want but it's a small difference when you consider the price difference!
+1point
1out of 1found this review helpful.
Review 14 for ASDA DAB Radio
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
great value for the money
:: East lothian
:: 14/02/2010
a fine radio at a low price, good audio, easy to use and play right away.
One minor gripe - there were no instuctions on how to save preset stations and someone unfamiliar with DAB may find it difficult,initially. However, once set up, the preset stations were easily accessed
+1point
2out of 3found this review helpful.
Review 15 for ASDA DAB Radio
Overall Rating
1 out of 5
1 out of 5
Value
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
No good at all
:: Swindon, Wilts
:: 08/03/2011
Gender:Female
Age:45 - 55
Type of shopper:I buy online all the time
About family:I`m living with partner/spouse - with kids
Recommended as a gift:No
Attitude to budget:I`d rather spend a little extra on something if I know it`s going to last
I just wanted an easy to use radio for the kitchen, very basic no fancy features. Seemed very easy to use, instructions OK, followed them exactly and completed the automatic tuning to find all the stations, it didn't find Radio 1,2 or 4! or my local Heart radio, so that was pretty useless. My son brought over his Pure radio which worked perfectly. Returned this product and bought a John Lewis own brand at £49 - works perfectly.
Moral of the story - you get what you pay for!
-1point
0out of 1found this review helpful.
Review 16 for ASDA DAB Radio
Overall Rating
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
value for money
:: York
:: 08/04/2010
I read reviews of this DAB radio on other sites and purchased it on recommendations that the sound quality was excellent. It wasn't. But for the price it represents an excellent intro into digital radio. Needs the long telescopic aerial fully extended otherwise stations "drop out" and I never worked out how to use the pre-set buttons. Overall I'd recommend it but be prepared for the odd niggle.
0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
Review 17 for ASDA DAB Radio
Overall Rating
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Value
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Audio Quality
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Ease of use
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Features
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Great buy
:: 27/05/2012
Gender:Male
Age:35 - 44
Type of shopper:I buy online or in store
Brought this for my father after his broke. I have the same model which is still going strong after 3 years although the power supply and display is better on the older model. Still very good value, will find it hard to buy better for the money in my opinion. Sound is good but totally enhanced through headphones which seems to be the story with all lower end DAB radios.
0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
Review 18 for ASDA DAB Radio
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Value
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Audio Quality
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Ease of use
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Features
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
so cuffed!
:: 15/02/2012
Gender:Female
Age:25 - 34
Type of shopper:I buy online or in store
been searching for a small dab radio for over a year and really didn't want to spend more then 50 pounds. By chance i saw this one....seemed pretty good...kept the receipt just in case it didn't pick up any stations...its brilliant..easy to use, it looks good, its sounds great and loud and picked up loads of stations...please please buy it...don't buy anything else.
 
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Review 19 for ASDA DAB Radio
Overall Rating
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
DAB Radio
:: Ramsgate, Kent
:: 03/06/2010
I bought this radio for work because of the poor reception where I work, this radio is fantastic, my only criticism is the volume control - if it had a knob to turn instead of pressing a button it would be much better so that you can adjust the sound.
But on the whole I would recommend this radio as it is such a good price for a digital radio.
0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
Review 20 for ASDA DAB Radio
Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Value
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Audio Quality
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Ease of use
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Features
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Great Radio Buy
:: 02/01/2012
Gender:Female
Age:55+
Type of shopper:I buy online or in store
I purchased this radio for myself some time ago and was so pleased with it that I bought one for my daughter for Christmas. It is so easy to tune in and to use. ideal for in the kitchen when cooking or for anywhere in the house it is required.
My daughter has trouble getting back from her son so perhaps another will need to bought soon.
0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
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