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PURE VL-60954 Evoke 3 Portable DAB/FM Digital Radio | 
 enlarge | Brand: Pure
Category: CE
List Price: £169.99
Buy New: £166.37
You Save: £3.62 (2%)
New (2) Used (1) Refurbished (1) from £114.99
Rating:  25 reviews
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8
Dimensions (in): 16.7 x 9.8 x 5.9
MPN: VL-60954
Model: VL-60954
UPC: 467822564545
EAN: 0467822564545
Release Date: August 10, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1 to 2 months
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| Features:
| • | Portable Design | | • | Electronic Programme Guide Compatible | | • | SD Card Slot | | • | REVU Technology | | • | DAB (Band III & L-Band) & FM RDS Reception |
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Product Description
The World's Most Advanced Digital Radio. What Hifi Sound & Vision Product Of The Year 2006.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews...
 This is the one piece of audio equipment you need June 1, 2006
Fencemaster (London)
93 out of 93 found this review helpful
This is a totally intuitive product. It is easy to record a radio programme to memory card. Just scroll to the programme in the menu, and click! Who needs a manual?! I have even updated the software on it via USB by following the on-screen menu.
I had to 'liquidate' my main Hi-Fi gear some time ago (post divorce). I had a mix of Musical Fidelity and Arcam equipment. Now listen, I am not for a minute saying that this radio is better than high-end audio equipment, that would be daft! But I'm only in a flat at the moment, and for me with my iPod plugged into the Evoke-3, the sound quality makes the price tag look ridiculously low. That's regardless of the radio recording and pausing ability, all the alarms you can set up, the remote control, and more! It's a marvellous piece of cutting-edge equipment that is easy to use and excellent value.
You'll wonder how you managed without instant and timed digital recording and the sound quality is great. It will quickly make all your other radios redundant in more ways than one.
It's a pleasure to use and a tremendously high quality piece of equipment.
Essential for radio addicts August 22, 2006
S. Venables (Worcestershire, UK)
63 out of 64 found this review helpful
Yes, this really is Sky+ for radio - and more! One-touch recording from the Electronic Program Guide, recording of whole series of programs using timed recording, good sound quality, intuitive controls, line-in playback - everything just works beautifully, what's not to like? Well, it is a little expensive, there's no SD card or usb cable included (you'll need a printer-style A to B cable for software updates) and it would be nice if the mp3 player remembered the position of the track it was playing when you switched off, so you could resume the track where you left off, but these are minor points. Overall, an amazing product. Buy with confidence!
Sky+ comes to DAB Radio January 2, 2007
Rod Murray (Reading, Berkshire)
29 out of 29 found this review helpful
Pure have a good reputation, and the Evoke-3 lives up to expectations for quality sound, good construction and looks, and lots of features that are easy to use. Buying this 'evokes' the same feelings as when I got Sky+ ('this is easy / useful / brilliant'.)
I particularly like:
setting different wake up times for weekdays and Sat/Sun - no more waking at 6am on Saturday 'cos you forgot to change the alarm.
Setting which station you wake to, regardless of which one you were listening to the night before.
Big display so you see all the station information at once, rather than on a scrolling single line as with other DAB units. (BTW, you CAN set the display to 'no light' in standby, and when you touch the handle to see the time in the dead of night, it's no harsher on the eyes than an ordinary alarm clock with a snooze light).
Electronic programme guide lets you see what's on, just like Sky - very useful for Radio 4 addicts.
Remote control so you don't have to leap across the bedroom to change volume or station, and so you can select numbered preset stations.
Pause/instant replay for when the phone rings, or if you didn't quite catch a comment or piece of information.
'Favourites' feature that learns which stations you listen to most, and presents them first when you want to change channel.
Recording a programme is easy (just like Sky+ as others have said) although it's even easier to 'Listen Again' via the BBC website. Overall it's a good piece of kit: not cheap but as with most technology, you get what you pay for. If you want a DAB radio alarm with lots of useful features, buy with confidence.
Just the best. May 10, 2006
E. Campton (Leicester, UK)
52 out of 53 found this review helpful
This is by far the best electrical item I have bought. It's just like an audio version of a DVD recorder being able to record any programme on to SD card using the EPG guide up to a week in advance.
Sound quality is excellent and every option is covered. The screen is full size showing full information at once rather than the normal annoying scrolling effect.
Definitely worth the extra money.
Fantastic June 22, 2007
K. Tune
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
It's almost changed my life! There's so much great stuff on the radio, and it's often on at such an inconvenient time. Now, I can listen to what I want, when I want.
I've had this a couple of months now and have found it completely reliable. The navigation for recording and playback is extremely user friendly. I've heard that DAB is inferior to FM, but for me DAB trumps FM + static, and the radio's always on signal - no re-tuning required.
I can transfer files to my computer with ease. Converting them to MP3 is pretty straightforward ( be nice if the Evoke could do this though! ), and then you can put it straight onto your player, to listen to on the move.
Aesthetically it's very attractive and the remote is a surprisingly useful addition. The EPG is spot on all the time.
As far as I know there's only one other radio like this ( a Roberts ). Why so few?
Top tip - get a 1Gb card at least, you'll fill it up in no time at all.
Top tip 2 - get the rechargeable battery ChargePak - then you can carry this round the house without trailing wires every where. Money well spent.
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