Roberts PLAY10 FM/DAB/DAB+ Digital Portable Radio, Black

Purchased this Roberts DAB to replace an old DAB radio. I chose the matt black version with the silver dials/buttons, but what attracted me to this radio was access to FM as well as the digital channels. The radio has a pleasant light blue LCD display with a brief description of the channels on it. The aerial extends to approximately 40cm and I found I could get a good reception almost anywhere in the house. The sound quality is good for its size.The radio when first turned on auto-tunes itself to all DAB / FM channels local to you, which is most helpful. There are 3 push button channels (favourites) that can be programmed with your most use radio stations. Changing radio stations is easy via the big chrome dial alphabetically. Before the radio arrived, I download the user guide (some 23 pages) from under the headings “Product guides and documents” below the radio’s description. The radio comes with the same instructions. I would advise you read the instructions.Having read the reviews, I noted they seem to suggest it used up batteries fairly quickly. So I thought I may have to purchase an ac adapter, but mine came with a power lead. If yours does not, you can purchase 5V power supply adaptor which is compatible with the Roberts radio made by Myvolts also from amazon.Overall, this radio is of good quality and easy to listen to.

I took particular care in choosing this item as my previous attempt resulted in the disappointment of returning an inept and poorly made Chinese product.This time I was not disappointed but very pleasantly surprised by the great sound that comes out of a small radio and by the simplicity of use.An excellent product by a highly capable British company at a very reasonable price with a great performance.

I found this ROBERTS portable radio to be generally very well designed and also robustly made.The basic controls are simple to use and large enough for all finger-sizes and abilities.The instructions are very clear and easy to read, and I found that for a small portable radio both music and speech were more than amply clear .There is a simple menu button for switching between DAB & FM, and I found the quality of sound of both formats crystal clear.The menu button can also be used to further optimise sound quality of various stations .Tuning through the numerous various stations is very easily performed by turning a fairly large knob, and the radio's visual panel then displays which station is being aired in ample-sized lettering.Up to 3 DAB channels and also up to 3 FM channels can then be simply preset for instant access at the touch of an individual button.In brief, this ROBERTS portable radio has been generally well thought-out and designed for remarkably simple operation, and so would equally be suitable for persons of 'maturer' years who may well find the operation and small button-sizes of other similary priced portable DAB/FM radios more difficult for those who may be less dextrous.However, there are inevitably some drawbacks in this fairly budget-priced radio.For instance, the information on the easily-read screen is limited basically to displaying the name of the station tuned.Others will know that many other even cheaper DAB radios display such information as the names of artists and also details of music tracks being played etc.Also, if using this as a personal radio to listen through headphones/earphones, the listener will soon realise that the sound is purely mono. After so many deacades listening to the spread of stereo sound, some may find it distinctly uncomfortabe listening for any length of time to find the sound seemingly coming from a mere pinpoint in the centre of the head.There are some other portable radios of comparative price on the Amazon site which are of metal/wood construction and which have twin speakers, which Amazon customers review as having ample stereo sound.For some 'maturer' listeners, although there is an attached hand-strap for carrying from the wrist, the weight of this ROBERTS radio is rather heavier than smaller models -especially when optional batteries have been inserted.However, in comparison with smaller, lighter models, these possible deficits are far outweighed by the benefits of the ease of operation of this ROBERTS model -and especially the comparitively larger button sizes.In summary, this retro-looking ROBERTS portable radio should prove more than satisfying in providing easily accessed enjoyable listening at a very reasonable price.

Purchased this for my old man who was feeling lonely due to current circumstances, and he has always wanted a DAB radio with added FM tuner. This comes in a nice matt black with silver dials / buttons and a pleasant blue / sky blue LCD display at the top which has a brief description of the channel on it. The item isn't massive but it packs a punch soundwise. It measures 18 x 10.5 x 5.5cm and weighs 500g. It can either be powered via plug socket or by 4 x AA batteries, the aerial extends to approx 40cm and can get a good reception almost anywhere.The radio when first turned on auto-tunes itself to all DAB / FM channels, so that is a big relief and you can set up 3 presets (favourites) but changing channel is easy via the big chrome dial alphabetically. My only real gripe is the volume buttons, they are a tad small for pensioners. A smaller dial probably would've been more appropriate.Overall for the price this is a really good radio, easy to use (for older folk), good sound quality and a nice looking transistor ha!

Brilliant radio, simple to set up and use. So many other radios require bluetooth & sime folks like myself just like a manual radio, no technology required. Would highly recommend for sound quality, easy to set up and lovely appearance.

I bought this for my 95 year old mum who needed something simple to use (easy to set presets, easy to adjust volume, portable). She was very pleased with it. It has 3 very easy to set preset buttons, controls are easy to read and use. It is a good size to be portable. Sound quality is very good. Unlike some other radios I have been testing this one is very easy to find channels and then to enter them into the preset. Great radio.

Mainly used as background listening and to access DAB +.Good value. Could do with another couple of pre-sets. Sound quality not as good as older Roberts, but this is smaller, and acceptable.All in all very happy with this purchase.