Radio YourWay LX gets good reviews but still costs too much
posted April 2nd 2005 2:06AM
When Pogo Products' original Radio YourWay came out a couple
of years ago, virtually every reviewer panned it, for reasons ranging from poor audio quality to even worse
software to a price that was way out of line for the product's features. With the latest rev of the product, the
Radio YourWay LX, it looks like Pogo listened to some of the critics and addressed their concerns (and also
redesigned it to look more like an iPod). The unit, a pocket-sized "TiVo for radio," was recently reviewed by Ron
Harris of the Associated Press, who praised its reception, interface and functionality: "I give RadioYourWay high
marks for excellent radio reception, digital volume control and the handy line-in jack for recording external
audio." Too bad the price is still out of control: $250 for a 512MB unit and $200 for one with 128MB. Of course,
with no competition, they can charge whatever they want. However, given that virtually every recent flash MP3
player includes an FM radio, it
seems like it would be pretty easy for some enterprising manufacturer to produce a Radio YourWay knockoff for a
fraction of the price. Maybe LuxPro can give
it a shot; they seem pretty good at ripping off other companies' products.
It's _so_ sad. When I bought my MP3 player a few months ago, I would've payed up $100 for a built-in AM radio. I don't even really need the recorder part. We're talking about a <$3 addition in materials. It's nuts. (The previous PoGo though was said to record in some crazy bloated format though, and the audio quality wasn't great, so it wasn't option.)
There's actually a sizeable niche market for this product and I think pogo's done it's homework, right down to the price.
I ordered one of those Crane FM transmitters for xmass and i've been getting their catalog ever since. I finally flipped through it to see what else they sell and it's mostly high end FM receivers and recording devices.
But get this - it's ALL tape based! People are paying $2-300 for these tiny systems that record "up to 4 hours on a 100 minute cassette tape!" Crazy. But pogo's in the catalog and pretty much blows everything else away.
This thing is so awesome i would pay $1000 for what it does (I would also pay $50 if someone charged that). Bottomline:
if you are in need of an AM radio inconjunction with an mp3 player this is it! there are no others and pogo did an amazing job with this. THANKS Pogo hats off to you.
yes it is lacking in storage but i dont care i wanted an AM/FM radio and i got it with an mp3 player. Show me another one that has an AM radio with timer record, external speaker great reception etc etc etc. For god sakes sony sells a am/fm walkman recorder with an external speaker for like $80. compare the sony to the pogo
Ding ding ding ding ding....we have winner and pogo is it! Plus its worth the price!
I can't help thinking this is what the iPod might have looked like if Sony had bought Apple...
I'm very happy with this product albeit I've only had it for a few days. It's really easy to use and does everything as advertised. I was going to buy the original, but am glad I waited. Will update again should anything go wrong.
Sean, any new updated reviews on your LX? Did you encounter any problem lately? Is the AM recorder working fine? Thanks!!
Uhh... Why do you need a radio in your MP3 player? Seriously: Go to the dollar store and buy a $1 mini radio. There are tons of them on the market now. It won't take up much space, and I can't imagine anyone listening to the radio so much as to need one in every situation.
If you DO need one in every situation, buy a watch with a radio built-in. They've been making those since the 1970s.