The Grace Digital Tuner (GDI-IRDT200) is a combination Internet radio and audio media streaming device that brings all the audio content of the Internet from your broadband connection directly to your home Stereo. With it users can listen to 16,000+ radio stations from NPR on-demand, FOX news, CNN, BBC, CBS to KROQ, over 35,000 podcast, 20,000+ On-Demand subscription streams or your personal Pandora radio stations - Free. The Tuner provides not only standard RCA connections to your home stereo but also two digital out connections for the highest audio quality experience as well as both Wi-Fi and an Ethernet connection to your home broadband router. In addition to the ability to play all the Free music in the world, music files from your PC or Mac, a SD or USB drive the Grace Tuner can also access Sirius Premium Internet radio services with a subscription directly from Sirius. The Tuner comes with a full featured remote control and is compatible with the free Grace remote control App for iPhone/iTouch. Connect all your digital music to your home stereo, with Grace. read more..
Features
- Listen to over 16,000 internet radio stations including Pandora, iHeart radio, NPR, BBC, ESPN, Live 365, Sirius and over 30,000 Podcast and on demand selections
- Built in Ethernet and 802.11g card that connects to any Ethernet or 802.11b,g or n wireless router (no computer needed)
- Connects to any home stereo via the Digital (Toslink or Coaxial) or RCA analog outputs
- Control your internet radio music or media files via Large 2 line display with micro backlight adjustments
- Includes a remote control, and batteries, FM antenna. Works with the Free Grace Digital iPhone / iPod Touch remote control app
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Great device for home theater, but needs some improvements. by K.The Grace Digital Radio Tuner delivers on everything it promises. The casing and the LCD display are attractive and inconspicuous, making them blend into your existing home theater nicely. It is a great appliance for integrating your Pandora account into your home theater system, and it offers a vast variety of internet station listings that blow traditional FM radio away.
However, while this device is fun and useful, it has several drawbacks.
First is that the WiFi reception is weak and lacking in quality. Someone who values high-end home theater equipment is probably not going to be impressed with low bit rate audio coming out of their expensive speakers.
The second drawback is that setting up the device to access your Pandora account is not very convenient and requires many steps and many references back to the instruction manual. Then, once it IS set up, the remote control for the device makes it extremely tedious to navigate through the menus and actually use Pandora. And while we're on the subject of the remote, it is not specific enough; it could use several more options and buttons to make it easier to access all of the features this device has to offer.
Third, as this is obviously a device meant to access internet based-radio, you will have to deal with all the usual annoyances of internet radio. Enough said.
Overall, i think it's a great appliance and i'm glad I have it, however it could use some fine tuning. Hopefully a "2nd generation" version will work all of these things out.
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