Ocean Digital WR-860 FM Wi-Fi Internet Radio with Stereo Speakers, Alarm Clock, Sleep Timer, Line Out, Aux in, Stress Relief, Relaxation and Sleep Aid, 2.4" Color Display

Going to keep this simple... I don't leave many reviews, but when a product or a service is extraordinary, I do take the time to let others know. If you are interested in an Internet Stereo Radio that is modestly priced, look no further then this Ocean Digital WR-860. It had the features I was interested in: Internet Radio, FM Radio and the ability to play content from a USB Drive. Once connected to the Internet, you really no longer need the Antenna for FM as you can find and save the FM Stations that you want to listen to. Here is where this unit excels. 1. Sound. It really sounds fantastic for a unit of its size and price. It is surprisingly good. 2. The SW programming of this unit is very well done so that the user of this product can easily set things up. Kudo's to their engineers as you don't need to be a rocket scientist to get things up and running. So many other positives like the date & time is set up and synced automatically thru the internet, the color display is nice and has all of the Station / Song information you would ever need, the remote works great, etc., etc., etc. I'm extremely pleased with my purchase and am considering buying a second unit for another location in my home. Highly recommend.

I'm mostly using the Ocean Digital WR-860 for internet radio, as I'm too far away from the FM stations I like. I did put the unit through its paces to test all its abilities (except for one mode) and here are my results:(Internet radio) It shines here, with Skytune as its engine. Hundreds of stations and genres, good onscreen information, solid performance given a solid broadband connection. Easy to mark favorites.(Media centre) It found my private DLNA server (local Plex media server on my laptop) immediately, good interface.(DAB HD radio) Unable to test this, no DAB broadcasters in my part of the world.(FM radio) Okay results, mostly because I don't have a lot of local broadcast options. Manual tuning mode is cumbersome, but you can choose scanning signal strength between "strongest stations only" and "all stations."(Bluetooth) Paired right away, latency of around half a second. Worked fine. Note: bluetooth only one direction, from another device to send audio to the radio unit. If you want to use bluetooth wireless headphones or earbuds for output, you'll need a dongle to plug into the output jack.(Aux-in) Worked exactly as expected.(MP3 on USB) (MP3 on Micro SD card) Worked fine, but does not interpret metadata, album covers or sort. If a folder equals an album, you can choose it individually.Alarms, sleep timers, audio EQ, remote control (included) and remote control via smart phone app all available and functional. Some depth to the menus, but the scrolling knob on top is a great help. The volume knob is incremental. Buttons atop unit are responsive and quick, remote buttons are standard and effective.I wish there was an easy way to switch between daytime mode, with the unit making sound but showing the clock, and nighttime mode, with the unit in standby and the clock very dim or off but not in power off mode via the back switch. The display is dimmable, but then I want it brighter the next day. Not a huge deal.Overall this unit is exactly what I was looking for.

At the bottom of this page you can read my original review of the radio that was Dead on Arrival. I immediately returned it and ordered the same model again because I had already spent an inordinate amount of time over several days comparing at least seven different Internet radios. I wanted a radio that plays internet stations AND FM stations (I'm the kind of guy who's likely to wear a belt AND suspenders. I don't, but I'm that kind of guy.) I also wanted Bluetooth and AUX connectivity, and I wanted one that looks good (to me). This is the radio I settled on, and I didn't want to give up on it just because it had one tiny flaw - it was as dead as the Monty Python parrot when it arrived.The second one arrived today and it's great. FM reception is MUCH better than my old analog radios, and the internet stations are even better. Good Sound, looks great. The screen is smaller than I'd like, but it's a radio so . . . .I set up FM stations first, to make sure its reception was no worse than my old radio. FM reception is great - best I've ever had. The radio scans for nearby stations, gives you a list, and you can save your favorites in a separate list. The list of ALL nearby stations is always there if you want it.Finding and saving internet stations is a little tedious, but if you're a little bit tech savvy and have a little patience it's not horrible. The main problem is that the keyboard on the remote, like most remotes, has the 26 letters of the alphabet spread among numerical keys 1 - 0. So you have to hit the same key multiple times to get to the letter you want. BUT, that's only a problem if you want to search for a particular station by name (e.g. KNKX). You can also search by state, or by genre so you don't really have to go through that tedious exercise unless, like me, you accidentally delete one of your stations from your Favorites list and want to search for it so you can add it again.Other reviewers mentioned receiving radios that were DOA, so it seems Ocean Digital has a quality control problem. However, returning it to Amazon was free and relatively painless. I didn't even have to get a shipping label, I just put it back in the box, sealed it with packing tape, and took it to the nearby UPS office. The replacement arrived two days later (today), and after spending an hour or two scanning for nearby FM stations, saving a bunch, then scanning for Internet stations by genre and by location and saving them, I'm now listening to a favorite Jazz station. It sounds great. I'm happy with it now.FOLLOWING IS MY ORIGINAL REVIEW,I ordered the Ocean Digital WR-860 from Amazon yesterday and it was delivered today. Hooray for Amazon, but BOOOO!!! for Ocean Digital. I immediately unpacked it, plugged it into a power socket that I know works fine, switched ON the Power On-Off switch in the back of the radio, and pressed the "Stand By/Activate" button on top of the radio. Nothing happened. Nothing. Zero. Zilch. I confirmed that the power outlet is functioning. I retried the On-Off switch in back and the Standby/Activate button on top. Still NOTHING. So my new Ocean Digital WR-860 is the most beautiful doorstop (or boat anchor) I've ever seen.Imagine how excited I am to have to go through the hassle of repacking this thing, getting the mailing label to return it, go through the hassle of getting my money back from Amazon, etc. The WR-860 is a beautiful LOOKING appliance. If only it worked.