Test: Revo Heritage

Konklusion

Revo Heritage er ikke kun en super lækker radio, den er spækket med masser af features, der gør at man rent faktisk gider at høre radio igen. 

Innovation/Teknologi - 4
Radioer med streaming over Internettet er ikke nyt og mange af de andre ting, som Last.fm integration, er også set i andre produkter, men få tilbyder hele pakken i ét produkt. Video out og integrationen med Ipod/Iphone er godt tænkt, nu mangler det bare til USB og streaming. Farveskærm kunne være en fed detalje, samt en større skærm. 802.11n mangler også og muligheden for 3G, f.eks. via dongle.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 3
Der er en hel masse plader til Ipod/Iphone, en fjernbetjening og muligheden for 3 former for strømstik og et prøveabonnement med radioen. Det er svært at sige hvad der ellers skulle være i pakken, andet end lidt lydkabler.

Design/Layout - 5
Revo Heritage er en lille design perle som bare ser godt ud. Alene at det ikke er pianolak look, men et retro alu look er fedt. Placeringen af stik bag på er måske ikke optimalt med hovedtelefoner, Aux in og USB netop der. Navigationsknappen på fronten har ikke samme lækre feel som resten af radioen.  

Software/BIOS - 4
Softwaren er nem at gå til og det gør at Revo Heritage ikke kræver den store netværksviden for at få den til at virke.
Der er et par småfejl i firmwaren med bl.a. lange filnavne og f.eks. understøttelsen af å. Et bredere udvalg af services som Last.fm kunne være rart, selvom Last.fm er virkelig sejt. Alt i alt noget der virker, men ikke noget som man har fornemmelsen af man ikke har set før.

Ydelse - 4
Alle modes virker som de skal og Heritage er nem at tage i brug. Lyden er god taget i betragtning af radioens størrelse, men man bliver ikke væltet af lyden. Signalkvalitet og rækkevidde var god under hele testforløbet.

Pris - 3
Revo Heritage koster pt. 2495,- kr, hvilket må siges at være noget af en pris. Omvendt får man også en radio som kan stort set det hele og det er i en velindpakket enhed. Der findes alternativer i prisklassen, men de færreste har så mange tilslutningsmuligheder sammenholdt med DAB/DAB+, spørgsmålet er så når man har et kæmpe antal af online radiokanaler og podcasts, hvorfor så egentlig bruge DAB?

Test: Revo Heritage

Innovation / Teknologi	4
Bundle - Tilbehør	3
Design - Layout	5
Software - BIOS	4
Ydelse	4
Pris	3
Samlet	76%

UK summary

Revo Heritage is not only a super deluxe nice radio, it is loaded with features that will make you want to hear radio again.

Innovation/Technology - 4
Streaming Internet radios is not anything new, and things like last.fm integration has been seen before. However few (if any?) offers the full package with DAB, streaming radio, Ipod integration etc. Video out with Ipod/Iphone is a good idea, now video through USB and streaming is the next step. A larger colour screen is missing and 802.11n wifi is missing too. Control by web/Phone app, 3G connection / 3G USB dongle are some other things which could make the product more special. 

Bundle/Accessories - 3
 There are a lot of dock adapters for the Iphone/Ipod, a remote control, three plug AC adapter and 1 month trial subscribtion for last.fm. It is hard tp say what else is missing, perhaps a lifetime subscription for last.fm and some connector cables.

Design/Layout - 5
The Revo Heritage is a pretty radio. Not using the cheap looking piano look surface is worth an extra point alone. The retro alu and wood look is really nice. The aux in, USB and headphone placement is not especially practical. The navi key on the front does not have the same luxury feel as the rest. 

Software/BIOS -4
The software is easy to use, and makes sure everyone can use it. A few minor errors with long filenames and Danish letters in the firmware is however unfortunately not corrected by firmware at this moment. A wider set of services other than last.fm could be very nice, even though last.fm is really cool. Bottom line, everything works fine, but nothing we haven't seen before.  

Performance - 4
All modes work like you expect them to and Heritage is really easy to use. The sound is good, when taking in consideration the small size. The signal strength for radio and wifi was good the entire time we tested the Heritage.

Price - 3
At the moment, Revo Heritage costs DKK 2495,- which might seems like a lot of money. On the other hand, you get a radio which can do almost everything, and it is nicely wrapped in exclusive materials like aluminium and walnut tree. There is a few competitors in the price area, but most of them does not offers Ipod/Iphone docking or DAB+ radio. The question is however, do you really need DAB with all the online stations, in Denmark which is approximately 20 DAB stations.