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" Want to hear ska from San Diego or hip hop from Hamburg? No need to hop on a plane \u2014 with an Internet radio, you can tune into one of 10,000-plus online stations from around the globe. What the Good Housekeeping Research Institute Looked for in Internet Radios Engineers in the Consumer Electronics and Engineering Lab at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute evaluated the Internet radios for:  Number of steps it took to connect to Wi-Fi Number of steps it took to search for and find a station Ease of using the controls to enter the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) key Intuitiveness of the control interface Size of screen Sound quality Range Helpfulness of owner&amp;#039;s manual and customer service options  A panel of consumers helped evaluate the Internet radios for:  Appearance of quality Ergonomics of the control interface  How the Good Housekeeping Research Institute Tested Internet Radios We assessed sound quality based on the tonal quality of the instruments and the sound quality of the singers.  We measured the volume of each radio, using a sound meter We counted the number of steps it took to acquire a wireless signal, since that&amp;#039;s a requirement to listen to the radio We activated the Internet radio search and then conducted a search by genre. We counted the number of steps it took to find the station We entered the WEP key to obtain a network connection and then assessed convenience of input controls We evaluated the intuitiveness of the control interface We measured the size of the viewing screen We assessed the instruction manuals for ease of use and clarity We called each company&amp;#039;s customer service with a basic troubleshooting question and timed how long it took to reach a person and how well our question was answered We asked consumer testers to assess the design and comfort of the control interface We had consumer testers judge the visual quality of the radios   What to Consider Before You Buy an Internet Radio:  Check what stations the Internet radio offers Read the full product description before buying to make sure you&amp;#039;re getting exactly what you want. Some Internet radios come with speakers, while others have to be hooked up to an audio system. Some have a USB port, others have an auxiliary port.  If you know you have poor Internet reception in places you&amp;#039;ll want to use the radio, look for models that also support a wired, Ethernet connection If you&amp;#039;re looking for a simple non-techie version find a model with lots of presets that can be preloaded When you&amp;#039;re browsing through setting options, the screen will often time out. Tip: Read the manual beforehand so you&amp;#039;re familiar with the radio One quirk we noticed: Many radios don&amp;#039;t have a clearly marked &amp;quot;Menu&amp;quot; button\u2014oftentimes, you have to press the back button until you reach the main menu screen  Check out our top picks, and see which Internet radios are best for your needs and budget. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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