The Bottom Line
- Easy to setup, plug and play, clear helpful manual
- Visually pleasant to look at, sleek and well designed
- Software is easy to understand and use
- Hardware has small footprint, fits anywhere
- Many features included you would expect for this type of product
- Records in .wma and wav formats but oddly, not .mp3
Description
- Record AM and FM programming from your local radio stations either live or scheduled.
- radioSHARK's "Time Shift" ability allows you to go backwards 30 minutes into a current program.
- radioSHARK's quality matched or surpassed the AM/FM receiver on my home stereo system.
- Built-in reception circuitry does good job pulling in local signals.
- radioSHARK retails for $69.99 but the COMPARE PRICES link will show you various price options.
Guide Review - radioSHARK Records AM/FM Radio With Ease And Style
Installation is very easy and once you install the software and plug radioSHARK in to your computer via a USB port, it's up and running. I found the process hassle-free and really didn't even need the manual.
The software interface looks similar to a radio dial and you can use your mouse to manually tune to the station you want or use the "seek" function which will seek out the next strongest signal. Other features include volume control, presets and EQ preferences.
radioSHARK will record live as you're listening with the click of your mouse or you can schedule recordings to occur at any time for any length. You can also choose the quality of recording which may or may not be an issue depending on your harddrive space.
radioSHARK does look somewhat like a "fin" and it's sleek, slim and takes up very little room. It could fit on the most crowded desktop.
