Product Description

With Grace Wireless Internet Radio you can listen to over 15,000+ radio stations, 20,000+ on-demand radio programs, and over 35,000 podcasts from around the world.streaming. The 4-line LCD displays the song and artist. The intuitive and easy-to-use controls let you browse over 10,000 global Internet radio stations with ease.You can browse by location or by genre. Have you ever wanted to hear what's going on in your home town, state or country? What about local sports scores or weather reports from other places? Well, now Grace makes it possible!The sleek and simple design makes it a fit in most living rooms as well as easy and intuitive to use. Get yours today!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4715 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Grace Digital
• Model: GDI-IR3000
• Dimensions: 5.71" h x 5.55" w x 14.51" l, 3.75 pounds

Features

• Listen to over 16,000 AM or FM radios stations in pure digital sound over your home broadband network.
• Select stations by region, country, search by radio station name or over 50 genres such as Country, BBC, News, Talk, Classical, Rock, Polka etc.
• Wirelessly stream your music library from your PC or MAC or internet radio direct from the internet via any wireless Internet connection (802.11b & 802.11g compatible)
• Supports wireless security protocols WEP & WPA 1 & 2
• Includes stereo speakers, headset jack, remote control, AC power, and manual

Customer Reviews

Beats satellite
We live in a fringe area where it's hard to get any variety in radio. Disappointed with satellite radio, we looked into internet radio. For our needs, the Grace WiFi seemed a good fit at $200 +/- and 100baseT or WiFi connection capability. It has an audio minijack in back which we feed into a small FM transmitter to broadcast around the house. The sound quality from the Grace is quite good.

The radio was simple to set up, we had it running 5 minutes out of the box. Setup instructions are clear and simple, and are available on the web ([...]). Loading stations using the Receiva website is straightforward for anyone familiar with using web applications. It can also do streams, podcasts, and can interface with Pandora. Even so, out-of-the-box access to thousands of stations all over the world does not require using a computer to program the Grace.

That the radio is field-upgradable is also a nice feature, enabling bugfixes and small feature upgrades without buying a new box. We have only two complaints: 1) finding the local network needs a retry mechanism, and 2) setting/using the remote for preset channels greater than 9 is a little hokey. Happily, if Grace decides to, both these complaints can be addressed in their next firmware upgrade.

Overall we think the switch to internet radio - specifically with the Grace - was a smart move. We figure that internet radio with its greater variety and no subscription costs will pay for itself in about 1 year relative to the cost for satellite radio.

Buy the Grace GDI IR4400M
Brought the GDI-2000 and was really impressed with it - brought the 3000 looking for stereo - only item I have sent back to amazon - it was soooo disappointing after the 2000 - if you grew up on computer speakers and like techno, this is your radio - but if you don't want your other genres to sound tinny, then it is worthwhile buying the GDI IR4400M - same ease of use but the sound is all there!

Powerful Internet Radio with great online support
I have owned a Grace Digital Wireless Internet Radio GDI-IR2000 for several months and really enjoy it a lot (see my 5-star review of that product). It is set up in my bedroom. I was going to buy a second identical unit to connect to my living room stereo system, when the GDI-IR3000 caught my eye. The principal difference is that, in addition to the usual WiFi wireless network interface shared by all internet radios, the 3000 also has an ethernet port, to allow a hard-wired connection to the internet. The hard-wired ethernet connection is immune to interference from microwave ovens and wireless devices such as phones. Other than that, the IR3000 is nearly identical to the IR2000. Both units are easy to set up and perform flawlessly, in my experience. They both can be programmed and controlled from the same Grace website.

Most of the negative reviews of these Grace internet radios complain about the lackluster sound from the built-in speakers. Forgetaboutit! Only a numbskull uses the built-in speakers. Hook them up to your stereo or a good set of external powered speakers, and these units will sound fantastic. With the support of the excellent Grace website, you can easily interface to thousands of internet radio stations.