Give it a miss (Blaupunkt Woodstock DAB 52)

Name: tonto

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Product:	Blaupunkt Woodstock DAB 52
Date:	12/12/04 (802 review reads)
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Advantages: Low Key, less likely to get nicked

Disadvantages: Niggling faults, Poorly coded software, Expensive

I originally had a DAB 53, which Blaupunkt gave up trying to repair (would not play MP3’s or CD’s) and gave me a DAB 54. This is less flaky, but still stalls occasionally and refuses to play MP3’s. Also, for CD’s that are mixed as a continuous sound (e.g. Dark Side of the Moon) it takes a couple of seconds between track breaks. The interface is also prone to locking up and will not display the radio station that is currently playing (shows the previous one). Technical support are very pleasant, but will not swap out units until they have witnessed the fault, which can take weeks. Also as traffic info does not work with digital yet, it emits a loud beep every minute if it’s switched on, and it will not switch to analogue from digital for traffic (or from CD if you go strait from digi radio to CD). Recording from the radio is ok as long as you only listen to it on the car stereo, it sounds very poor on other systems. I have also had a few failures to record, don't know if it’s the unit or copy protection. Sorry to say it, but buy something Japanese. Better made, better software

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