Motorola 485757-001-00 Simplefi Wireless Digital Audio Receiver

by Motorola

Product Details

Product Manual [818kb PDF]

• Item Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006OAJO
• Item model number: 485757-001-00
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 22, 2002

Customer Reviews

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Much better than RIO, SLIMP3 or TurtleBeach Audiotron, April 15, 2003

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John (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Motorola 485757-001-00 Simplefi Wireless Digital Audio Receiver (Personal Computers)

Before purchasing this item I compared it to the RIO and TurtleBeach Audiotron. The main thing that made the decision easy was the fact that it was wireless (no need for a phone line or network connection). While it does use an older (less crowded) wireless protocol, the sound that it provides in my home is CD Quality or near CD Quality. The sound quality is much, much better than the old 900MHz-FM audio transmitter that I was using, and now I can even change Internet Radio Stations or Tracks without having to walk to my computer. The Zapit feature is also cool. Push the Zap button and your computer will bring up information related to the song you are hearing (Song, Album and Artist Info etc...). If you plan to purchase the SimpleFi, be sure to download the latest software update. It makes setup much easier and adds the ability to play media files that were not in the original release, such as WMV, WMA etc. One TIP, during setup be sure to assign a static IP to the SimpleFi. It can prevent the SimpleFi box from temporarily loosing connection with the Wireless Network Card. A Bargain considering that I now have access to my entire (1000+) MP3 Collection, and Commercial Free Internet Radio. The only thing that would be nice in a future version would be video out to your television, so you could see track and zapit info on a big screen instead of on the tiny LCD Display. Hope this helps, John

32 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great Idea, but it doesn'tactually work, November 10, 2002

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Peter Harris (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Motorola 485757-001-00 Simplefi Wireless Digital Audio Receiver (Personal Computers)

I am just about to send my Simplefi back. Functionally, the unit is exactly what I wanted. It even installed in 15 minutes and worked first time. Then the bad news started. It lost its PC connection, and I couldn't get it back. I reinstalled the software, I rebooted the PC. My PC - running Windows XP Home - BSD'd on bootup. I spent two separate hours on the phone to Motorola tech support ahout all of this. They basically admitted it doesn't work with XP, and they don't know why.

So this is a real shame. I'd love to keep this device. But it is going back, and Motorala of course won't repay me for shipping it back, or my wasted time. So I have to pay to debug this for Motorola and Simple Devices.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple To Use, February 19, 2003

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Bob (Kent, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Motorola 485757-001-00 Simplefi Wireless Digital Audio Receiver (Personal Computers)

I got one of these about two months ago. I'm running XP, & it took about 15 minutes to install, from the time I opened the box to the time I started listening to music through my stereo. Installation was straight forward, and you could tell that Motorola put alot of thought into the product, based on their excellent documentation. Between the hundreds of internet radio stations available with the Simplefi software & the music I have on my hard drive, I should have plenty of commercial-free music to listen to outside on the deck as I grill the steaks.