PURE Digital One review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Chris Stevens

Reviewed on: 1 June 2006

Tags: PURE Digital, PURE Digital One, analogue, electronic programme guide, mono speaker

We like:

Neatly designed chassis; decent audio quality; simple control system

We don't like:

No programme guide

You might also need:

You'll need a kitchen, garden or bathroom

CNET UK judgement:

Finally someone has had the guts to bring out a well-made, affordable digital radio. PURE is well respected for its high-end DABs, and now it's proven itself at the budget end of the market. If you'd like to dabble in DAB without selling off important body parts, this is the radio for you

Full review:

There was a time when DABs were for the sociocultural elite, a badge of entry into a world of triple-laminated kitchen worktops and Habitat spice racks. With the One, PURE Digital has taken this formerly luxury item and turned it into something accessible for all -- a Volkswagen for the radio-loving proletariat. This is the first sub-£50 kitchen DAB we've reviewed, and PURE has worked a small miracle keeping the cost down. Continue Reading...