Philips RL118 FM Radio

I bought this for my mom, and the product is great. This product was not available anywhere in the local store to see how it sounded or behaved. hence took a leap of faith and bought it, and nothing more i could ask out of this.

I wish there were more screenshots of the product and preferably high resolutions.

I wanted to revive the old world charm of listening to All India Radio in today's age of FM.
This product has been able to meet the expectations I had.
The volume can be increased to significantly loud levels, so I can hear the radio from the next room.
There are 3 power options which make it all the more convenient to use, (AC, AA Battery and Inbuilt Rechargeable battery).
Last but not the least it is always a pleasure to buy from Flipkart for their amazing service.

This radio is very priceless at this point of digital word. Its good that Philips still manufactures them. I hope the high price is due to less demand in the market.
Coming to the product, the reception quality is of the following order:
1. FM - very good
2. MW - average
3. SW - very poor
I can't blame the radio since the technology behind these transmissions are designed so.

Pros:
1. Built in rechargeable battery. [U definitely need some battery power supply, since AC power supply generates lot of noise when hearing MW channels]
2. Crisp and clear sound
3. Use of AA batteries as other models use R14 type which is difficult to find in local store.

Cons:
1. Lack of headphone jack
2. Little heavy weight [Around half a kilo]
3. The precision of the frequency tuner is low [U will notice this problem while tuning SW channels. Within a small turn of tuner, u receive 4 to 5 channels. Since the precision is low, u cannot hear one channel at a time.]
4. The manufacturer box seemed a bit old. The printing on the box were washed out although the manufacturing date was June 2012.

I brought this from Flipkart more than a month back , the delivery , packaging and response time of Flipkart as always been very professional when it comes to city like Bangalore ... am an old Flipkart customer . This radio is really good if you do not want to bother about external battery as the built-in rechargeable battery is really good and long powered . The radio is a value for money , you would not get anything these days of worth at this price. FM is good . MW would not work most of the time except of local station. SW does work but keeps on switching stations and full of noise . If you are looking for good SW and MW radio then this is not the choice as I basically wanted this before buying but later realized that this is a wrong choice . However , SW will catch some stations at night time and these days mostly Chineses stations catch the signals better as if China has captured every market from electronics to radio stations ..... well , FM is really good and the overall build of the product is good and sound is very strong in mono segment . I do not have any regret buying this and definitely love it . If you have higher expectations or avid SW/MW listener , then can stay away from this .

My mom is an avid Radio listener and our last radio (china make) went kaput yesterday. So I was looking for a portable radio to give her as a gift for her upcoming birthday. Knowing that in my town there are not many FM stations available(barring AIR Rainbow FM), I needed a radio that could receive Medium and Short wave frequencies which my Mom usually used Radio for. I was conscious in looking for a radio that had AC(alternating current) support besides having Battery support, this was to reduce the need of changing battery frequently. All these needs of mine was fully satisfied with Philips RL118 FM Radio. It has got all the things that I was looking for. I ordered the product yesterday morning and received it this afternoon with a neatly packed bubble wrap. Since its arrival I have been checking all the frequencies, and was pleasantly surprised to know that even TV frequencies getting received crystal clear on this radio set. It does exactly what it says it do.

Overall, I am very satisfied with the product as well as its seller.