There are a few idiosyncrasies, at least on the Windows version that I tested. You program it by time and station - not by selecting a particular radio show.
On the other hand, it doesn't come with a program guide. That way you can be silently recording a radio show while listening to an MP3 file or other audio source from your PC.Īt a street price of about $65, RadioShark is cheaper than a TiVo and unlike TiVo, there are no monthy fees. You can control the volume through the device's software independent of your computer's volume control. That's because it plays through the PC's sound system. You don't need headphones to listen to the RadioShark even though it has no speakers.
#Radioshark music portable
It's also possible to use iTunes to transfer the recording to an Apple iPod portable music player. On the Mac it creates AAC and AIFF files that work with Apple iTunes. On the PC, it creates WMA files that are compatible with Windows Media Player and other media programs. The product records standard audio files that can be listened to or edited with any compatible program. Sharing such files could be considered a violation of copyright laws. With a little work, you could edit the songs into their own individual files but that takes work. Of course, you can also use it to record from a music station but the software isn't smart enough to separate the songs from the talk. It doesn't come with an external antenna but if you plug in a headphone, the cord will act as an antenna. I also recorded some National Public Radio programs from the FM dial but I'm a bit disappointed by the device's FM sensitivity. The software lets you record "recurring" programs but you can only set them up as "daily," "weekly" or "monthly." It would't let me set it for "hourly" to record the top-of-the hour newscasts so I had to program in 24 separate events.
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