📻 Discontinued Griffin Technology RadioShark AM/FM Desktop Radio with Time-Shift Recording: Find Alternatives & Compare Prices Review

RadioShark works great. It's incredibly sensitive to USB cable placement. I experimented and experimented and finally got a long USB extension cable and placed the RadioShark on a bookshelf across from my Mac Mini, running the USB cable across the room. I also had to move it away from the fluorescent light. This light seriously affected reception for some reason. With all of this done, RadioShark was exactly what I wanted. For local Dallas NPR station KERA 90.1, I record This American Life, Car

I bought this unit to record our favorite morning show for my girlfriend who spends most of her time underground on the subway. She gets it a day late, but it's a lot better than nothing, so in terms of sheer functionality, this device works well. Some people complained about the radio reception; I might not be able to judge that because I live near Washington DC and we have a lot of powerful stations everywhere, but I have no problem listening to one of my favorite stations. Even low power…

This is for the original "Radio Shark". I tried searching for "Radio Shark 2" but none of them were available everywhere I searched. I understand there were some fixes in the second generation device, but note that both use the same software and essentially work the same. The device is a bit bigger than I expected, but that doesn't make me dissatisfied with it. I think I was just imagining a "thinner" sail, but it's actually about a half inch thick and about eight inches high. Setting it up in…

I was wary of reading so many negative reviews and I understand why they were upset and disappointed because I had the same problems as them. But because I love tinkering with computers and reading positive reviews, I solve all problems. I live in the greater Los Angeles area, about 40 miles from downtown Los Angeles. I believed others that the radio reception was poor, but thanks to a review titled "EZ's Solution to Poor Reception Problem" is a bit verbose, but to solve this problem I bought a