Re: [IRCA] Tecsun PL-300WT DSP-enhanced Ultralight Radio--Amazing Performance

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Well, we have to wait and see. I've sent an email to Eton asking whether the G8 includes the Silicon Labs DSP chip used in the PL-300WT.

As for other examples mentioned below, I doubt if the M400 is the Degen DE1123 without the MP3 player - more likely the M400 is just a faceflifted version of the M300; analog tuning with digital readout.

Paul



--- On Sun, 5/31/09, satya@xxxxxxxxxxxx <satya@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: satya@xxxxxxxxxxxx <satya@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] Tecsun PL-300WT DSP-enhanced Ultralight Radio--Amazing Performance
> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009, 11:13 AM
> Hey Paul:
> 
> Good question.  In looking back, I realized that
> Grundig has quite a
> history of making substantial changes to Tecsun/Degen
> models, for better
> or for worse:
>  - The G5 is really the 1103 but with better ergonomics,
> and the two
> models look quite a bit different from each other.
>  - The M400 is apparently the DE1123 without the MP3
> player
>  - The G8 is based on the PL-300WT but bigger, without DSP,
> and who knows
> what else
> 
> Of course, they often import and sell models as-is, such as
> the woeful
> Mini-World M300 (Tecsun R919), the now-famous e100 (Tecsun
> PL-200), etc.
> 
> So, it appears that Grundig is in a position to ask/tell
> Tecsun and Degen
> what they think would be a good seller on this side of the
> Pond and to
> retool the manufacturing plant accordingly.  Given the
> performance of the
> PL-300WT, why they would dumb it down to the G8 is anyone's
> guess. 
> Perhaps Grundig believes that such a radio should be a
> little bigger, and
> that North American consumers don't need, aren't savvy
> about, and/or don't
> want the restricted bandwidth of, DSP?
> 
> Perhaps a cautionary note to Grundig here: if the PL-300WT
> is
> representative of a new wave of irresistably-priced radios
> that are
> properly aligned and perform well out of the box, and the
> Chinese eBay
> sellers continue to give good service, Western distributors
> might find
> their task of selling us radios a lot harder??
> 
> At any rate, I look forward to hearing about the G8 if/when
> someone takes
> the plunge.  Since it is too big to be an Ultralight,
> and appears to be of
> lesser performance, it probably won't be me!  I am
> likely going to save up
> my egg money for the PL-310 and/or PL-380, apparently the
> successors to
> the PL-200 (Eton e100).
> 
> Kevin S
> Bainbridge Island, WA
> 
> 
> 
> >
> > I am very curious to know whether the Eton Grundig
> branded G8 is the same
> > as the Tecsun PL-300WT or not.
> >
> > If you look closely at photos of the two radios, you
> will notice that some
> > of the labels/buttons are different, and of course the
> quoted
> > weight/dimensions are different too.
> >
> > However I find it hard to believe that Tecsun would
> produce two more or
> > less identical looking radios, with completely
> different internal
> > circuitry. I would rather think that Eton's photos and
> weight/dimensions
> > are incorrect, and leftovers from a prototype or old
> design document.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
> >
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