[access-uk] Re: The Bug

  • From: "Darren Brewer" <darren.m.brewer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 00:06:26 -0000

Hi Damon

I bought my mum a bug last christmas as I thought it looked fantastic. It very much reminds me of the spaceships in the film war of the worlds.

As far as being accessible, I'd say it's not very. The display is an LCD type and Ican only just about make out what it says if I squint hard enough. All the stations are listed in alphabetical order so if you knew what station you were on and knew the list you could work through them to find the desired station. But thats a pain.

You access all the settings, such as sound, display, clock, tuning and recording via the menu. But again very tricky to learn.

The unit has built in memory as well as being able to support SD cards. The 5 minute recording is done in the background in a continuous loop, and only records the station you are listening to. So you can rewind up to a maximum of 5 minutes in the past. Which can come in handy. If you want to record for longer periods in a permanent form you would need to acces the menu and record to the SD card.

It's a great radio and looks briliant but is far from accessible..

Darren

----- Original Message ----- From: "Damon" <damon.rose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 9:58 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Bug


no!  Send them to the list.  Don't go out on a little private Bug party.
I'm sure lots of us would like to know?

I saw - or rather groped - a Bug for the first time yesterday in dixons. It
looked really simple until I noticed it had a big screen sticking out the
top of it with lots more buttons on. How very SpaceAge.

Is it accessible? Can you use the recording features? And what's all this
about being able to flip back 5 minutes? Am I right in thinking that it
records all radio channels all the time so it's like a radio ether in one
box? Or does it only record the channel you're listening to as well as what
you program it to record?

And, is it all beautifully accessible?

...Damon









----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Macrae" <ian.macrae1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 8:38 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Bug


Hi Daron,

Haven't actually got round to a formal review, but I'd be happy to send you
my thoughts if you'd like. Email me privately at this address rather than
the Beeb one.

Cheers now.

Ian
----- Original Message ----- From: Darran Ross
To: Access-UK
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 4:38 PM
Subject: [access-uk] The Bug


 Hi List.

 Did anyone ever put together a review of this digital radio from a VIP's
 point of view?

 If yes, could you let me know where to get hold of it?

 Many thanks.

 Darran




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