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Insignia NS-HD01 HD Radio Portable Player |  | Brand: Insignia
List Price: $49.99
Buy Used: $28.99
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Used (3) from $28.99
Seller: jestabrook99
Rating:  27 reviews
Color: Black
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.7 x 2.2
MPN: NS-HD01
Model: NS-HD01
UPC: 600603125270
EAN: 0600603125270
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | HD radio with 10-station presets 100% Subscription FREE | | • | 1.5" LCD color screen Arm band | | • | 3.5mm output | | • | Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery |
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Product Description
Listen, watch and play all day with up to 24 hours of juice*** and room for hundreds of pix and flix. Smaller than a credit card and as thin as a pencil, this clever little player can put up to 1,000 songs**, 6 two-hour movies***, or 2,000 photos* in your pocket. Plus, unlike other MP3 players, your Sansa Fuze player isn't done when your battery's done. Just re-charge it. And while you're at it, add another memory card whenever you like--and just keep growing your entertainment library. Listen Keep hundreds of tunes or hours of audiobook listening at the ready wherever you go. Or tune into FM radio for news and fresh music anytime.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 27
 worth the money December 4, 2009
Allen F. Turner (Fort Collins, CO USA)
50 out of 50 found this review helpful
This radio makes listening to FM great again.
HD significantly improves:
- Greater dynamic range (no audible compression)
- Greater stereo separation
- Multipath interference disappears -- HD rides-through conventional FM 'flutter'
I use this as a passenger on a multi-hour daily commute in the Colorado Front Range, where there are about 12 commercial and 3 non-commercial stations broadcasting HD.
The battery lasts about 8 hours, re-charged by USB. There is no way to open the case to replace the battery.
Sensitivity is amazing with the headphone cord antenna. On travel in Rock Hill, SC, I received distant stations from North Wilkesboro and Raleigh.
However, it DOES NOT give satisfactory reception through the Aux-In system jacks of 3 cars that I tried.
Some features not indicated in the manual:
It also receives RDS (giving basic id only). Some stations do broadcast both HD and RDS. When a signal is weak, only RDS will be decoded.
When the indicator shows HD1+ or HD2+, that simply means there is another 1 (or 2) more HD program(s) "above" the current one.
Wished-for improvements:
0.1 MHz tuning resolution, for use outside North America.
Better local strong-signal rejection.
Drilled hole or ring in case for a cloth strap
Great Little HD Radio December 30, 2009
Paul D. Calabrese (New York)
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
I just received this HD Radio today. I live about 50 to 60 miles north of NYC and the reception from the terrestrial FM stations is greatly improved over my bedside radio. The HD Stations that come in are crystal clear and the upgrade in audio that you hear is really improved over the terrestrial FM stations. My main fear was that since I live on the fringe of some the NYC FM stations broadcast signals is that I wouldn't pick up any HD signals. Well, I was really blown away on how strong this little radio pulls them in. It's very easy to operate and the instructions are very clear and easy to follow.
So if you are on the fence about HD radio jump on over to the HD side and experience some really excellent tunes and crystal clear reception. Good luck and happy listening!!
Great Radio for the Money March 17, 2010
Scott W. Talbert (Texas, USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I wanted to love this little receiver right off. I am a huge radio fan. I took it out of the box and in the car I was receiving pretty good HD reception. The "haters" had declared this radio had awful reception. I think they forgot what using a walk man radio receiver was like. MP3 players do not have to worry about antenna angle or being where a station can see the antenna. This little guy was picking up Houston HD channels 20 miles out of town with just a little break up. The "haters" also forget that digital is different from analogue. An HD radio in a purely digital mode will have to be given time to acquire or reacquire a station. This is just the nature of the medium. If one is moving around keep it on a station that is analogue and digital (Hybrid part of HD)like most HD-1s. OK off the soap box. Well before I used it the second time the display died. Back to town. They replaced it, no question asked. The new one has worked great. I wish my cheap Radiosphy radio had such a killer color display. It shows you everything you need to know. It even can display what is on each of the HDs of a certain station, if the station programs the text. It also handles non HD stations with text. I have also hooked it up to a stereo and it makes a passable receiver hooked up to jack that runs to my tape inputs. I should be able to run it in my car with cable and my low power FM thingy. At first I was not big on the non battery design but I now see this set up needs pretty good power. Make sure you can charge a USB item before you buy it. The arm band is interesting and it tends to keep the radio in the clear so it can work. Now the good part. This little guy was on sale for just 39.99 in March of 2010. The "haters" including the original guy at Best Buy, say HD has a sound problem and will go the way of the whales. This is a really false claim. If an HD station is done right most HD-ones and two sound great. Good engineering counts here. What HD stations give us, is a lot of free variety. I bought the unit in Houston and they have lots of good stations and sub stations. In Austin we have less stations but some great choices. Some HD3 can sound ragged, but usually they tend to be talk station rebroadcast, but I love having access to them and the quality is still better than their AM counterparts. If You just want to explore this new medium, this radio is great if you live in a good FM market. This is also a good HD radio to travel with. PS as I type this I am listening to a Public Radio Stations HD-3 jazz station and its great. In Austin this is the only way to get free Jazz on the Radio.
Great little HD radio February 1, 2010
Alec F1 (Oklahoma City, OK United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I love my HD radio! I work in a metal building and can hardly pick up a signal. Once this little guy locks in on an HD signal, it stays on. The power off and volume buttons are a bit tricky, but it's the only HD radio this size that I've seen. The arm band works wonderfully also. You do have to charge it with a USB cable, but the battery lasts forever for me. I listen for a solid 6 to 8 hours a day and have no problems with it going out. My friends I phone operating iheart radio can't compare. I just can't believe more people aren't as happy with this little product as I am. I also can't believe there aren't more competitors to this on the market.
The best $50 spent on an electronic item....ever. January 17, 2010
Donald J. Letizia Sr. (Upstate NY United States)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've had mine 6 months and get 8-10 hrs of playtime from each charge. What a difference from plain old FM, even without the extra HD stations. It's the BEST $50 I've ever spent on an electronic item!
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