Technology Archives – Sanyo Internet Radio R227 Wifi
With it’s retro look, the Sanyo R227 WiFi Internet Radio could be mistaken for an old fashioned radio receiver which, actually it is but it also incorporates the latest in wifi and internet access to play unlimited sources of music streamed from your local home network or via the world wide web.
Other features include:
- Connect via wired ethernet or wifi
- No computer required to operate
- No subscriptions required to listen to music
- FM stereo digital tuner with 8 station presets
- Stereo Aux Input to connect your MP3 player or other portable players
- Alarm clock function to wake up to Internet radio or FM
- All Inclusive Unit with Speakers
This Wifi Internet radio is an all inclusive unit with built in speakers making it easy to listen to music anywhere there is a wifi signal. If you don’t have wifi at home yet, you can also connect via a standard RJ45 network cable to your hub or router.
Even when the music was streaming at 32k, the signal didn’t waver. In the house around my wireless network it was outstanding, and never dropped. The ability to listen to commercial free music on thousands of channels, Sports, or Talk radio makes it easy and perfect for everyone. It is a true modern day internet radio.
It is also decent-looking, borrowing a little from vintage radio styling with one large tuner / access knob on the right and other control options on the left, as well as a backlit display that makes viewing possible in low light situations.
There is also a sleep timer so the set will shut itself off after a designated time, and you can wake to any station you tune to, or a buzzer. It is a great set for home or office, but I really liked the portability of it. And the Sanyo R227 automatically adds new stations as they become available.
One useful feature is that it looks like you cam modify the network and internet settings. This might not seem important at the moment but it could very well be in the future for accessing streamed content from other countries. For example many media sources restrict access based on your location. In this video there’s a demonstration of watching the BBC iPlayer abroad, by using a system called Smart DNS. this could certainly be implemented in the Sanyo if required.
What is really cool is the ability to request that new stations be added to the database. This way, you can always get your local news and weather, even when you are away from home. The Sanyo R227 delivers versatility by letting you surf by music genres, or music software type. You can choose from MP3, WMA, AAC, AIFF, RM and WAV formats. If your jams or podcasts are in those formats and on the net, you can grab them. And it comes standard with a full access remote control. This gives you so much more than subscription radio like Sirius, XM and the others. You can probably add even more if you use an IP Rotator to access other channels in other countries.
What one customers had to say:
By Bruno… This radio cured my radio reception problems. I live about 35 miles from a major metropolitan area and could never pick up my favorite radio stations with traditional FM clock radios. The static and bleed over from nearer stations drove me crazy. Now I get local stations (AM and FM) static free and can choose between thousands of radio stations and internet streams from around the world. I’ve found that many stations, particularly AM, have fewer advertisers for their internet streams than for their over-the-air broadcasts, so while everyone else is listening to a commercial you’re hearing a short musical interlude.
To Sum Up this Sanyo Internet Radio…
The Sanyo R227 WiFi Internet Radio is what it is, a small (fits easily on my bedside table), portable wifi / broadband radio with great sound. It is priced right (currently on sale with FREE shipping), and has a remote control so you don’t have to get up once you’re comfortable. You can pay more for the same features, but why? Sanyo has a really nice product that will please your pocketbook. It does however have serious competition from the Logitech Squeezebox Radio which offers the same if not better functionality at a lower price.
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