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Re: Fw: Psion Wavefinder



I *eventually* managed to get it to tune in & find 6 or 7 multiplexes,
some
of which even alleged excellent reception quality... but none of the
stations I tried could play through a whole song without stuttering...

Paul G.



>From: "Gareth Cook/UK/IBM" <gcook@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] Psion Wavefinder
>Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 08:47:03 +0100
>
>I've just sent mine back. Did you even manage to tune it in ? I never
got
>that far !
>
>G.
>
>
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>----- Forwarded by Gareth Cook/UK/IBM on 25/06/2002 08:58 -----
>
>Discussion
>Main Topic
>
>"Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>
>Yesterday 23:25
>
>.
>Subject:
>.
>[ukha_d] Psion Wavefinder
>.
>Category:
>
>
>
>OK, at risk of pissing on my own parade, (see later..), having just
spent
>the best part of the evening faffing around with my new toy, I cannot
>overstate how unimpressed I am with DAB, and what an utter, absolute,
>steaming pile of putrid rotting rat vomit the Psion software is...
>
>It took me hours to get it to work at all under XP, the USB drivers are
so
>
>shite, that every now & then XP says the thing is not even there
any more,
>
>and the only sound I can get out of it sounds like a stuck record so
jumpy
>
>it would be at home in a jumper factory...
>
>totally unlistenable,
>
>the Psion website (which I checked before I ordered it), says (and I
>quote)
>- "You have an excellent chance of receiving a strong digital
radio signal
>
>in this area"
>
>I can only hope that one of the alternate software products improves
>matters, otherwise...
>
>(later...)
>
>anyone wanny buy a Wavefinder? - only £40.... ;-)
>
>Paul G.
>
>
>
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