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GE 74290 Spacemaker Radio/CD Player

GE 74290 Spacemaker Radio/CD Player

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A Reasonable Product
Review: We've had the unit for a couple of years now. It is a basic, easy to operate device with a no-frills design. Some of the basic design limits are:

1. The radio and CD are independent subsystems - only one can have power at any given instant. Thus, you cannot eject a CD from the tray while the radio is playing, you have to first flick the power switch to CD (which kills radio). No big deal but its the little things that will bother you over time - it is also indicative of the simplistic design.

2. All controls are mechanical (basic sliders for the radio band selects, pulleys and string for the tuner). They are adequate but remind me of radios from the 1970s.

3. Limited feature set:

* No station presets
* No remote control
* No timers (e.g. time on/off etc.)
* No CD metrics (track length, num. tracks etc.)

Our unit no longer plays CDs - it spins up but can no longer recognize that a CD is in its caddy. It presents the 'nd' (no disc) error code on its twin, 7-segment LED display. Still, it ran fine for a couple of years of very moderate use (perhaps once a week).

Overall, a very simple device engineered much like your old radio from the 1970s. Still, does the job if you just want the basics.


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