Joel's Progress Report of the Degen DE1126 Radio

 

 

A progress report:

 

 

 

Received a DE1126 as replacement. Apparently it has the same electronics as the DE1127.

HOWEVER it is a totally different animal in terms of intuitive handling and button pushing.

Where the 1127 sits in your hand like a chunky chocolate bar, the 1126 is a bit wide for the hand.

And where you can navigate around the well thought out function keys on the 1127, you have to look at the keys on the 1126. (Yes, you MIGHT get used to it.)

Despite a bigger speaker, the sound on the 1126 is not much better than the 1126.

Finally - small detail but handy feature: In the dark, if you pick up the 1127 and press any control button, the bright display shows date and time - not so with the 1126.

Looks like I'll sell the 1126 (the shortwave does work - albeit with strange digital hash noise) and try to get a 1127 with the shortwave also working.

If you want a digital voice recorder that's quick and intuitive to use, don't bother with either of these models - far too many key presses. Buy an Olympus.

Summary: The main benefit of the DE1127 is that I can now listen to podcasts WITHOUT those damn earbuds in my ear.

Joel

A p.s. The BL-5C battery is also used in various cellphones; at first the one supplied had a very long battery life, but after about 2 weeks has dropped back to 2 days max. It might pay to buy a decent quality battery.

 

Comments

[Keith Beesley]

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