RADIOSHARK2 - Am/fm Radio Recorder
by Griffin Technology
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Manufacturer: Griffin TechnologyModel: 4100-BRSHRK
Product features:
- Griffin radioShark 2 AM/FM radio software
- Griffin technology
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Customer Review: The Shark 2 beastie
Summary: 3 Stars
I finally managed to enable it's features but it took a lot of work.
The FM reception from the Shark works well where I live (Christchurch New Zealand). I haven't tried all the available FM stations but have tuned in ten of the twenty or so FM stations we have here. The AM is bad. All the frequencies I tried sounded horrible. Reminded me of MW searches when I was a kid. Crackles only with occasional voices and music drifting in then disappearing.
The radioShark software is crazy. It recognises the hardware but won't provide sound to the computer. So I can tune stations (and hear the tuned station by plugging headphones into the 3.5 which I thought was for external aerial?) but nothing to the computer via the USB. Very odd.
So I decided to install the supplied Snaptune One. Supposedly it was supplied on the install CD along with iFill for Mac/Windows and Proxi for Mac. I opened up the extras folder on the CD looking for Snaptune but no, no extra software, just the radioShark manual in pdf.
Strangely the manual mentioned the wonders of Snaptune. I think if Griffin can remove software from an install CD then surely they could update the manual, not to mention the packaging.
I then visited Griffin support. After a quick search for `Snaptune' the response
was:
"Unfortunately, our friends at Snaptune have had to call it quits. Because the Snaptune One application for radio SHARK 2 depended upon Snaptune's server, the application will no longer function. While we are as disappointed as anyone by Snaptune's demise, Griffin included this application as a freebie with no warranty." - Oh well - I've purchased a lemon.
I then did a search for any software that might enable the features of this thing and Snaptune kept being referenced. So I downloaded and installed and the Shark suddenly sprang to life.
Lovely sound through my PC speakers, time-shifting, scheduling, leave it running for a few hours and it even starts differentiating songs from dialog and ads. Nice touch.
Quite a ride.
So, my experience:
Hardware - 50% okay, FM is loud and clear, AM is really bad.
Supplied software - can't get it to fully work. It recognises the hardware but doesn't send sound to my PC.
Manual - inaccurate and outdated with its reference to software that isn't available.
Packaging - also inaccurate because it references the same software.
On-line support - also inaccurate "Snaptune One won't work because the SHARK 2 is dependent upon Snaptune's server, so the application will no longer function."
Well Snaptune does work and works very well.
I guess I'm happy(ish) with the Shark 2 because it's now doing the job I purchased it for. I just can't see the logic of my having to come up with a tailor-made solution to get it to run properly.
If you do purchase it, download Snaptune One.
Paul Robinson.
Description of RADIOSHARK2 - Am/fm Radio Recorder
It's never been safer to go back in the (air)waves - or more fun. To put it simply, radio SHARK 2 adds the enjoyment of AM/FM radio to your computer, both Mac and PC. But that's only the beginning. radio SHARK 2 can record AM and FM radio broadcasts in real time. You can record while you listen, or you can set up recordings to occur later, or according to a repeating schedule.Digital Cameras & Photo Categories
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