Sangean DT-210V AM/FM/TV Pocket-Size Digital Radio

I bought this radio from amazon. After one week the lock button became non- functional. After three months the speaker started popping. By the time I had the radio six months the speaker was so crackley I couldn't hear the station. So I started to listen through the earphones and after a month even that became impossible to hear on full volume. When I realized the radio was worthless I called sangean and they told me the warranty had expired at 90 days. When I asked then if this radio that cost almost 50 $ should last longer than six mo. they said yes, but would not return my money. The bigist waste of cash I've spent on the web so far. And the only review I've written.

I bought the Sangean DT-210V radio to listen to the football play-by-play broadcast on the AM band at Dolphin games. The reception is great, and the sound quality exceeds my expectations. My previous radio had alot of reception problems and scratchy sound. This radio is a big improvement.

I give this NO stars. It's a joke.

1. Won't stand up unless you carefully balance it. Then it tips over anyway.

2. NO backlight. Can't use at night unless you have a flashlight. So much for AM dxing.

3. No AM antenna jack or terminal.

4. FM uses all digits instead of just odd ones. I.E. shows 92.0 92.1 92.3 etc. There are no FM stations on the even digits like 92.0 and 92.2.
I have other radios that have just the odd digits.

Nummbers 1 & 4 would add NO cost to the radio. Numbers 3 & 4 would add maybe a couple dollars. If they would have spent some time on R&D, it would be a great radio. Keep looking. This is not the one.

I had a Radio Shack radio that I listened to for the past few years. It went out, so I ordered the Sangean 210 and it blows away that old Radio Shack radio. I'm able to recieve all three bands (AM/FM/TV) very clear. Would highly recommend this radio!

My first issue with the Sangean DT-210V is that the reception is no better than the $10 Sony I purchased back in 2000. My second is that after only a few months of use my DT-210V no longer works. My $10 Sony still does. Too bad my old Sony doesn't have digital tuning.