Grace Wifi Radio with iPod dock GDI-IR3020

• Plays music from the Internet, your iPod, and your home computer
• connects to your Wi-Fi(wireless)or wired home network
• for docking iPods, including the 120GB iPod classic, curved screen iPod nano, and second generation iPod touch
• supports playback of unprotected MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, AIFF, and REAL audio files
• Play your Pandora radio stations

This product is the synthesis of everything I've been looking for! I have long been a radio fan and in recent years subscribed to Sirius Radio, listen to stations on iTunes and love internet radio stations, especially Pandora. This little baby combined all of my interests into one small clock radio. While the sound of the speakers won't blow you away, add a small set of speakers (I am using an extra set of Logitech Computer speakers with sub that only cost me $40) and you have a great sounding system (depending on the station you listen to). The construction is ok, although for over $200 I would have liked it to be a bit sturdier, but it is a clock radio so it isn't going anywhere. This model also has an iPod dock great for listening, but it won't charge your unit. Overall I am extremely happy iPod, Sirius (although you have to upgrade your on-line account for $2.99/month to use with this), Pandora and over 16,000 internet radio stations! One of the big advantages of the Grace radio is 99 presets most other radios I looked at had alot less.

My biggest problems these days is trying to figure out what I want to listen to first!! Highly recommended.

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If anyone still owns Sirius/XM stock, it's time to sell. Internet radio is where it's at. That said, I'm still sending this device back here's the good and bad:

GOOD -

1. iPod another reviewer said it does not charge their iPod. Mine does charge when in the dock.

NEUTRAL

1. Sound quality about the same as the iHome clock radio, slightly inferior Logitech iPod speaker set I've had for about 3-years overall, okay but not great, especially considering the price point.

BAD -

1. iPod sometimes crashes the system when I try to go back to Internet radio

2. Mute function does not work on the remote control (another review mentioned same problem)

3. Display, while cool looking as a "wrapped window" integrated into the curved front, is illegible at any normal viewing stance because it's oriented at approximately 45-degrees up. If it's on a nightstand, dresser, or desk where the viewing angle is close to horizontal, the display is merely a blue light (I've tinkered with contrast/brightness to no avail). So rather than using the remote control from your desk or bed, you have to stand over the unit to see exactly what you want to do. Kind of defeats the purpose of a remote control.

4. Other small issues: User's Manual was in French (similar complaint as another reviewer easy to download an English version). You have to use the Grace Reciva website to manage music including setting up Pandora if Grace goes out of business, you're stuck with your last selections.

Overall, its the combination of things that is causing me to send it back. If it was $80 instead of twice that amount, I might hang on to it (though the unreadable display is sort of a deal killer).

Cool idea, only so-so execution. Not sure what I'll replace it with (not many iPod-enabled Internet radio options out there), but this isn't the one for me.

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got this unit for the office at work.

pros:

tons of stations to choose from

pretty easy to setup

looks good

ipod + internet radio (wired and wifi)

cons:

navigating through the menus is not that intuitive. both the menus and buttons can be confusing. i am the only one at work that has taken enough time to figure out how to use this radio. most everyone else has given up and ask if i will just work it for them.

display is not particularly easy to read or visually appealing. its very low res, small and has mediocre contrast. the ipod display this is not

stations are garbled at times, even with a high speed internet connection

very high price for a relative basic machine in this day and age

bottom line:

does what it says for a relatively high price. display and navigation could definitely be improved. overall reasonably happy but would expect significant improvements in future models

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Very easy setup and connection to internet. Use of dial/single button to enter text characters is time consuming, but only needs to be done once per network, and remembers settings. We are able to dock our iPod with it's protective cover on. Had issues navigating through the grace radio website to activate the account (free) and associate our account (the instructions didn't match the website very well). But, once set up it is very easy to use Pandora and provide "thumbs-up/downn" feedback. We even created a new Pandora station while listening to the radio on the deck of a cabin in the mountains on a recent trip. Perfect for travel, WiFi and ethernet port make it easy to connect to internet. Sound is nothing to brag about, but is not bad either. Haven't used the RCA jacks yet, but am sure this will become a standard part of our home stereo. Wish it had a battery-power option for true freedom of movement, but realize that it would chew through batteries, and perfection is a lot to ask for.

I am a Radio Nerd: Former Shortwave fan, former Ham, present Satellite Radio Subscriber, likes "HD Radio," etc. This Grace brings it all together. Once I set it up and (automatically) downloaded the station list for the first time, I saw the possibilities. Buried in the list was not just the BBC, Detsche Welle, and Radio Neitherlands, but all those other wierd little stations that I used to build special antennas for. Since I got it, I plugged into Sirius for my favorate new stations, tried out Pandora (its "personal radio stations" are free, but Sirius does a better job programming music mixes than I can), and suddenly realized that I can tune in many (but not all) HD Radio stations.

This is not even a Hi-Fi product. Better than AM, but FM Radio quality at most. There are RCA output jacks on the back, but the amp is so weak that they can't drive speakers unless you patch the output through an amplifier. Ordinary self-powered computer speakers are a big improvement, but I decided that earphones work best for me.

The display stinks. It is readable only with a certain orientation. Use the remote control after setting the presets, and then forget the display. The manual is set up as topics, but you can wizzen it out if you don't expect to read instructions in serial order. It is computer equipment, after all.

This is a reasonably easy product to use, and it performs well within the scope that I described above. As radio nerd, it certainly floats my boat.