SHARP DR-P420(BK) Tokyo Portable Radio DAB/FM Dual Alarm - Midnight Black | Handheld radio, Bluetooth audio, powered by Micro USB or AA batteries, perfect for the home, work and travel

This little radio is brilliant. It uses batteries so doesn’t need charging or plugging in. It is truly portable. The choice of stations is suitable for all tastes. The sound reproduction is crystal clear with a decent bass - amazing for the size. The station indicator light goes dim so no glaring light if you’re listening in the dark but you can still see track information. Simple to use with DAB+. What can I say. I love it and will be ordering another - I have 2 already! Bargain of the year. UPDATE I’ve bought 3 of these, so far and they are as good as I first thought. However, if you use the for a few hours each day, the batteries don’t last very long. So I getting rechargeable batteries for the one in a the bathroom which has no electric point, but use the others plugged in. I wish the radio had more presets (it has 3), but is easy enough to retune, so I am probably being picky. Excellent value for money and I’ll buy more if/when I need them.

Rather disappointed with it. I bought it to get ClassicFM on DAB but it won't tune to it. The tuning on FM is OK during the day but has noticeably deteriorated during the evening. Other than that it's simple to use, compact and has a decent volume and sound but there is no tone or bass adjustment. I guess for something so small and light it's pretty acceptable.

Okay, after using this radio for almost a year, I can say my previous review MAY have undersold this little radio. After adjusting a couple of settings, the speaker sounds decent for a radio of the price. It has FM, DAB and Bluetooth capabilities, and also a battery slot at the back for portable use! Also, I have to give credit on the FM capabilities for this radio. Most DAB Radios use a cheap FM tuner which absolutely butchers FM quality. This one does not, it uses a decent FM tuner that doesn’t butcher FM’s quality! The antenna it comes with by default is pretty short, but it’s easy to replace with a longer one! You just undo one singular screw and the old antenna will come right out for a new, longer one to be put in place. Signal can be a bit of a pain to deal with, especially if you use the default short antenna, but it improves as soon as you put in a longer one! (This obviously, depends on your area.) The preset feature is nice, as you can save the radio stations you like and press a singular button to go back to them! The box comes with a manual, so learning how to use this radio will be easy. The radio has a 3.5 mm jack, so you can use headphones to listen to the radio if you really wish! The only drawback is the Micro-USB port for power, as micro usb is rare to find nowadays and Micro-USB can be pretty weak. But otherwise, amazing little radio!

Great/clear reception

The main reasons I bought this radio are; 1: The ability to power it from a USB power point. 2: Dab/Fm 3: Bluetooth The packaging is lovely and retail quality, the radio has a good quality feel and has around the maximum features you can get at this price point,. The sound quality is clear (mono) You can get stereo if you connect headphones or an Aux cable to a amplifier via the aux connection. The Bluetooth connection is for sending music to only and works very well with Amazon music via you smart phone. I would say once the radio is connected to your phone any streaming service would work, but I have not tested. The DAB radio has worked very well, When my in cab radio stopped working I bought this for a temporary solution, driving around, this radio very rarely lost signal, I was very impressed with its performance. I have only powered this by Usb, other reviews mention battery life. Overall I think that this radio fights above its weight and is honest and capable.

This radio was quite obviously pre-owned as the box seals were broken and had been re-taped. I wasn't too bothered, but the radio didn't work. It did not Auto Scan, as the instructions suggested it would. It just said No Service. It has quite obviously been returned by the previous purchaser. Why would Amazon send out a pre-owned item without checking it first? I will go to my local Argos and get something else, as I needed this to take on holiday. I have other mains-powered DAB+ radios and the signal in my area is fine, but this one is clearly duff. Sharps DR-P420. Update ! A few days later. . . After following instructions to perform a full factory re-set, the radio is now working perfectly fine. I have decided to keep it and see how it goes. Maybe I was too quick to slate it, but as said before, the unit I received was clearly pre-owned. Bad move by Amazon, I think.

I bought this as an additional radio. I've had a DAB radio for about 12 years. Originally, it was for my kitchen, but I moved it to the bedroom in order to listen in bed. I decided to return that to the kitchen, and get this one for the bedroom. I first noted that DAB/DAB+ radios are relatively cheap now. I paid roughly the same for my other one all those years ago. I bought a USB model because I have a multi-USB plug, so the radio does not occupy a socket on its own. This works well. The radio is quite chunky, bigger than my other, but it does not take up much space on the bedside table. However, there are two issues which are annoying, though not enough to reduce my ☆ rating. Firstly, the power cable is connected at the back of the radio, which means it can not go right back to the wall, and so occupies a wee bit more space. Secondly, the buttons are on the front. For most, this is not an issue, but it is not easy to be lying in bed and just reach out to turn the radio on or off. The buttons are quite small but need reasonable pressure to function, which makes one-handed use awkward. The radio is not fancy, so it blends in easily. There is nothing to distract as it is solid black. It appears to be well made and sturdy. My only other criticism is the light. As I use it connected to USB all the time, there is a permanent glow. This is dimmable, but at night it still appears rather bright. I do not mind this, but some my find it annoying. I also noted that when I switched off the radio last night it had returned to full brightness. I don't know whether I did something. I can not comment upon reception with this radio. I live close to transmitters and often do not need to extend aerials as the signal is strong. Setting up the radio is fiddly. Allow there is an automatic tuning option, it automatically allocates the storage. I prefer to do this myself so that my lists are in order of favourites. All-in-all, this is a good purchase. It looks good. Is good value. The pros outweigh the cons. I recommend it.

Very nice radio, bought for my bathroom. A little bit tinny, but overall good sound for a small space.

Battery eater very disappointing

Item works as described and is simple to use. I had to deduct a star for using micro-usb instead of usb-c. And I had to deduct another for shipping the package with no external box, which meant the box for the item arrived destroyed.

Sevdim: + inşa kalitesi + fm çekim gücü + ses kalitesi + kablosuz bağlantı -sesi çok az Yaşadığım yerde dap yayını olmadığı için bu özelliği değerlendiremiyorum.

Excellent produit, son clair, facile d'utilisation. Excellent rapport qualité prix

Meine Tochter, 11, wollte erst kein Radio, aber nachdem wir mal im Auto DAB+ gehört haben fand sie die Sender ( in dem Fall "Absolut Hot") ganz gut. Das Radio ist schick, schlank und schmal, kann mit Netzteil oder Batterien betrieben werden. Der Retro Look ist ganz nett gemacht. Der Sound ist okay, da sollte man aber nicht zuviel erwarten, es kann nicht mit einer JBL Box mithalten. Aber fürs Kinderzimmer völlig ausreichend... Viel wichtiger; die Songnamen und Interpreten werden angezeigt, das war das wichtigste.