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Sony SRF-M37V TV/Weather/AM/FM Radio Walkman

Sony SRF-M37V TV/Weather/AM/FM Radio Walkman

List Price: $34.99
Your Price: $30.99
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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: No flaws
Review: As far as what this little radio sets out to do, it accomplishes. And does as good as job as I could see any radio at this price, and this size could be capable of.

All of its bands, TV/Weather/AM/FM come in great. I mostly listen to AM, which is quirky in itself but it works as good as any other radio I've used.
I mostly use it to workout with and for my programs Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, at my university health center and it works great inside that particular building. But like any of these little radios, inside a given building results may vary.

Great pluses are its small size, ease of use (it is incredibly simple and intuitive), and great performance.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: It's a MUST have!
Review: Excellent quality. All features are very to use and operate. It's a excellent item for the price. The AM and the weather channels are Okay but the FM and TV have excellent reception. It is a steal for the price.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Pretty Good
Review: Excellent reception for a small radio. The headphone cord is the antenna - I have noticed that the FM reception is much better when I use headphones with longer cords. Unlike the Sony Sports Walkman, the volume control knob is tucked into the unit, which is nice so you don't accidently bump the knob and blow your ears out! Unit is lightweight and fits into a pocket easily. The weather band works horribly, however, but can be heard if the volume is turned way up.
Overall, an impressive radio for the price.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Great Little Radio, has its Limitations
Review: I bought this little radio after the power went out for the entire evening in my house (pretty common here) and I found myself without any portable radio. This was during the Red Sox/Yankees game, no less. I liked the TV along with AM/FM and weather band capabilities on this unit, so I bought it. It's not perfect, but serves me well. Like other reviewers here, I agree the FM sound quality could be better...you can get better bass response in units half this cost. However, it IS stereo and at lower volumes is very acceptable. AM talk radio quality is very good and often what I'll be using this for. TV reception for me is just so-so and is limited to the first 12 channels, so you won't be picking up your cable TV shows. In any event, the TV channel feature is useful for breaking news. I've just used this indoors so far, but cannot hardly hear anything on the weather bands. This surprised me as I live 7 miles from Boston, but maybe it works better outdoors. As for FM quality, I tried using this with a higher quality headphone but didn't notice much difference. That's OK; for an emergency radio it's great knowing this uses only one small AAA battery. That should get me through a lot of blackouts and hurricanes, God forbid. The clock is convenient and the buttons are all easy to use and setup. All in all, nice piece of solid engineering and one I'd recommend to my radarmarketing.biz clients.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Excellent, sturdy and portable radio
Review: I bought this radio 4 months ago from Amazon.com for 28.49, no shipping or tax. I wanted it for riding city buses and drowning out my fellow riders' tedious conversations. Unfortunately it does not work well on a bus. It gets a lot of static and keeps losing the strong signal.

However, I found that for walking around the neighborhood, lying in bed, and exercising in my house (I do laps around the apartment) it is great. The reception and fidelity is truly excellent. I always drop theses little devices when I first get them and it survived about 10 drops from my pocket or belt with no apparent damage. The size is so small that I usually put it in a pocket and it does not annoy me at all.

The headphone (Sony MDR-027 Walkman) also surprised me with its fidelity and comfort. Except for the low bass, it is nearly the equal of my Sony MDR-V300 Studio Monitor headphones. I am a pretty critical listener and I am able to hear inner voices with both these headphones which I never heard before. Viola and 4th horn players should be grateful to Sony. One deficiency in the supplied headphones is that the cloth pads fall off easily. I lost one and replaced it with an unpaired sock and now I look like Vincent Van Gough. But it is comfortable.

This radio was a great deal and I am very pleased with it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: great little item
Review: I just bought this from eCost.com. It was refurbished and only costs $14.99!!! It's a wonderful product! I was totally pleased!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Surprisingly Pleased
Review: I just received this radio, and am surprisingly pleased. For the price, it does just what it should with no fuss. The reception is fine. All of the controls are just what you'd expect (preset buttons, local/dx, a lock switch, and it tells time).

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Adequate.
Review: I keep this radio in the car, use it almost exclusively at the gym, and I switched out the headphones for a sport pair. I would agree with most of what's been said already. This radio is small and lightweight, clips nicely to clothing. The reception is adequate, though I don't get the tv channels and sometimes FM is a bit crackly. I have only three preset stations (one on each band) so I don't have to fumble with the most of the buttons. For my limited use of this radio, it does a fine job.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: terrible reception
Review: I live in the city that brodcasts several stations and this had terrible reception. It did not pick up some and others went in and out--terribly annoying when exercising. I did not pick up any weather stations and I pick up 2 in the car.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Awesome portable radio
Review: I needed a portable radio that was effective and had great quality. I'm happy that I chose this one. The Sony SRF-M37V radio is a lightweight wonder. It's so small and can fit in your pocket and can clip onto your belt.

This radio is awesome. The quality of the sound is very good. The digital tuning and the preset buttons are very convenient. The TV channels are also a nice feature (for local channels up to channel 13).

This radio looks sleek and very nice. It's also very nice in that it doesn't waste batteries. It only takes on AAA battery and lasts for many hours on that.

At first I thought that this radio was {too much} but it's a very good deal. You get a durable and reliable radio that you can use while working out or just chilling. When the radio is off the digital display tells the time, which is very convenient. You can take this Walkman anywhere, and it's great for private listening.


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