01.06.2014

• Android application Radio online PCRADIO, version: 2.2.4, price: free / 149.99 rubles. in year

This site has already published a review of this radio player (thanks to which I learned about it), but it was quite a long time ago, and the player itself turned out to be so wonderful that I also wanted to talk about it.

If the meager number of local radio stations has ceased to satisfy your musical needs, or your device is completely devoid of a radio receiver (for example, this is not uncommon for tablets), then an application for listening to Internet radio will come to your aid. One of these applications is the hero of this review - PCRadio (Power Creative Radio).

Application size - 1.74 MB. Has 5 million downloads on the Market and has a high average rating of 4.7 points. Each time you start the player, the channel list is updated with the loading of new radio stations (if any); the list can also be updated through the context menu.

The uniqueness of this player is that with it you can listen to radio stations at a low speed of the Internet (from 24 Kbps) while maintaining excellent sound quality - the streams of stations are optimized for listening in conditions of a "bad" Internet, so that you can listen to the radio even with limiting the speed by the operator after exceeding the Internet traffic! And if the connection still breaks down, then you should look into the player's settings (the button at the bottom, on the right side) and move the "sliders" of the audio buffer and decoder - this will help to achieve more stable playback in poor connection conditions.

About 1000 radio stations of various genres and trends are available 24 hours a day, being hosted in this small and fast player! In addition to the popular radio broadcasting on the Internet and FM, the best channels of music, talk, news and sports radio were selected for it. Almost all musical genres are represented: pop, rock, electronic, dance, jazz, blues, classical, spiritual, hits of past years, relaxation, meditation, as well as anecdotes, fairy tales for children, audiobooks "recommended" by the developer and much, much other!

One of the most interesting sections is "Discography", which brought together many popular foreign and domestic performers and gives round-the-clock access to their musical heritage !!!

To facilitate orientation, all radio stations have their own icons and are grouped by music direction, and a search button is located at the bottom of the player. But if you do not want to re-view the entire extensive list every time, your favorite radio stations can be placed in the "Favorites" - by placing "asterisks" on the right side of them, after which, using the corresponding button in the lower right corner, you will be able to navigate only through your "favorites" list.

Playback of radio stations starts after touching their lines, and in the middle of the bottom part there is a large start / pause button, you can also control the player using a headset. The radio station being played is displayed in the Notifications panel, allowing you to return to the player interface if necessary.

And for even greater convenience of controlling the player, it has its own widget, with the display of the icon of the selected radio station and playback control buttons - start / pause, switch to the previous and next station.

The free features of the player will be enough for most radio lovers, but there are additional paid options that expand its capabilities, with their help you can: remove ads, start a timer (button in the lower left side), select stream quality (button in the lower left corner) , record channels (button on the bottom left side) and access future functions.

An advertising banner displayed at the top of the player when the Internet is active does not really interfere, especially since there is no point in constantly being in the player and looking at its appearance (along with advertising), here, like in any player, I started the necessary music, turned off player and listen. A timer for playing the desired station at a certain time is also not a particularly demanded option among radio listeners. The most tempting paid options, in my opinion, are the recording of channels and the choice of stream quality (although even in the free version the player sounds quite high quality, since the "medium" level is selected for it) - and for these 2 "buns" the developer asks for almost 150 rubles. Quite a lot for a relatively simple application, although even this amount could be paid if it were a one-time fee, but this is the annual cost of the application and every year the subscription will be automatically renewed, debiting the required amount from your account (it is possible that in the future it will be increased). So, let everyone decide for himself whether he needs these options and whether he is ready to pay money for them every year. You can pay and subscribe to the application after touching one of the premium buttons (for example, the record button), or using the "Activate" context menu item.

No abundance of books, films and TV series, no messengers and news sites, coupled with network storage of music tracks, have become a full replacement for the good old radio stations that we are so used to listening to online at home and at work. Based on such interests, such a wonderful program as PC-Radio was developed, which allows you to listen to radio online in good quality for free on any Windows computer.

And this is not surprising at all, because listening to good radio on the air turns for your faithful listener not just into entertainment or an information source - he becomes a kind of interlocutor who is constantly nearby and in any life situations. And all this has not gone anywhere, despite the emergence of the Internet with its innovative services and network services. The habit of listening to radio online is as natural and familiar as it used to be with portable receivers and portable audio players.

With the development of the Internet, the number of radio stations has not only not decreased, but on the contrary, their number has increased significantly, so for a pleasant listening to radio online in good quality, special software is required in the form of PC-Radio or similar software products.

You can download PC-Radio for free in Russian using the direct link at the bottom of this article... This is a really high-quality software product that cannot be compared with listening to the radio on websites and various Internet services.

The list of offered radio stations in PC-Radio cannot be called anything other than huge - it often seems that it lists radio stations that exist not only on the Internet, but also in the world. At the same time, the replenishment of the list of stations does not stop - the program automatically (after a free update) includes more and more new stations in it.

In addition, the abundance of radio stations presented in the program is presented in a comprehensible form - they are not heaped together, but neatly sorted by genre and broadcasting country. Accordingly, it is not difficult to find a good radio wave for listening online.

It should be noted separately that if you especially like a certain station, you can add it to the favorites category by simply clicking on the button with the yellow star, after which all the radio stations you like will be displayed in a separate category. So, the most popular stations with us are: Russian radio, radio dacha, love radio, retro FM, hit FM, maximum and the like. All these waves are available for playback in PC-Radio literally in one click.

Recording Music to PC-Radio

The program allows you to record the track that you liked in mp3 format or later find it on Google or YouTube. Recording can be made without stopping - the program itself will divide it into separate tracks for subsequent convenience of playback and storage.
The quality competitive advantage of the program against the background of analogs has become a special proprietary technology for special coding of the broadcast stream, on which its work is based.

The peculiarity of this technology is that even in conditions of a weak Internet signal, when all other programs begin to malfunction and broadcasting with their help becomes unpleasantly intermittent, PC-Radio not only continues broadcasting freely, but also provides the ability to listen to radio live free in high quality.

So even if the user has a usb-modem, nothing will prevent him from enjoying his favorite wave - the application without any problems supports the mobile protocol 3G, as well as EDGE, 2G. In addition, the program is capable of functioning through proxy servers, which is generally a find in the conditions of the corporate Internet.

Additional features

The downside of this unique approach is that the PC-Radio program can, if necessary, save the user's traffic, giving him a choice of one of three possible sound quality options - this is very convenient for those who have a limited number of megabytes or, again, in poor conditions. the Internet.

The program PC-Radio can be downloaded for free in Russian, and it works exclusively on the Windows platform (all versions of Windows are supported, including XP).

Disadvantages of software

Some disadvantages of the software should also be taken into account. Firstly, it has closed source code, although for the overwhelming majority of users this does not matter at all, however, possible improvement of the functionality is no longer possible without direct contact with its developers. A slightly more serious disadvantage becomes the presence of advertising in the free version.
PCRADIO is a free program designed to listen to a huge number of radio stations over the Internet. The program has a unique sound coding system, thanks to which the radio will not "stutter" when listening to a low speed Internet connection. So you can listen to your favorite artist, all his songs, on one station ..

By installing this program, you will have access to a huge list of radio stations, which is constantly updated. All radio stations in the list are sorted by genre and country and have three levels of broadcast quality, choosing one of them for stable playback or saving traffic.

Fast, lightweight, beautiful internet radio with useful functions. Install the player to listen to the radio.

You can add radio stations to your favorites, you can record what you like!

Choose a country, just listen to the sounds of nature ...

This radio, not only for PC, is also on Androyd, I have it on my tablet, but now I installed it on PC too, because I like it!

The uniqueness of the player is listening at a low speed of the Internet connection. The player will be interesting not only for listeners at high speeds, but also for those who use EDGE 2G 3G, satellite Internet with slonax accelerators, globax at surfing and unlim tariffs. A special stream coding was used, which made it possible to listen to the radio at a low Internet speed while maintaining the highest quality and low traffic consumption. PCRADIO - a player for listening to radio on slow internet!

PC-RADIO is one of the most popular players for listening to radio on the Internet.

The player works not only at high speeds. Users with 3G, EDGE 2G Internet, as well as satellite Internet (with globax, slonax accelerators) on anlim and surfing tariffs can also use this program.

At the same time, the traffic is practically not consumed, and the sound quality remains good. This became possible due to the fact that the developers applied a special encoding of streams.

When launched, the program automatically connects to the server and receives all necessary updates. The list of radio stations in the playlist is also updated. Now with the help of PC-RADIO you can listen to: rock radio, club radio, retro, pop, jazz, classical, children's, humor, relaxation, etc. At the same time, the channels are interactive, which means that any composition from the database provided on the site can be ordered on the air.

Also, users can watch clips and play popular online games.

The PC-RADIO interface is made in Russian, the cover is bright and intuitive. The most popular radio stations are listed on the right with a small description of the style of the songs being played. On the left is a small list of additional features.

Features of PC-RADIO

• bright appearance;
• the ability to record a stream;
• the ability to work through a proxy server;
• improved list of favorites;
• the ability to switch the quality of streams;
• sleep timer;
• compatible with Windows XP / Vista / 7.

PC-Radio- a fairly convenient program for listening to online audio streams on a personal computer. The playlist contains a huge number of domestic and foreign radio stations, channels with audiobooks, news and advertisements - each user can choose the music to their liking. However, the mood can be ruined by a sudden cessation of the normal operation of the program.

Main problems. which may occur:
— sound skips or stutters
— individual radio stations do not work
— the program interface freezes and does not respond to pressing

Although the list is relatively small, each of these problems can arise for a number of reasons. This article will cover all the options for solving problems.

No sound in PC-Radio

The most common problem with programs that specialize in playing music is the lack of sound. What could be the reasons that no sound comes from the program?

— the first thing to check is internet connection activity... It sounds very trite, but many users do not notice that at the time of radio wave playback they simply do not have the Internet. Connect a modem or select a Wi-Fi point - and immediately after connecting to the network, the program will start playing.

— already at the installation stage, the program may be targeted firewall... HIPPS protection may work (installation requires the creation of temporary files, which may not please a firewall with custom settings or an active paranoid mode). Depending on the security settings, PC-Radio may be blocked in the background to access the network, the symptoms will be the same as in the above paragraph. Ideally, if the firewall settings imply interaction with the user when an active network connection is detected in the program, a pop-up window will be called that will ask the user what to do with the program. If the firewall is in automatic mode, then the rules will be created on their own - most often categorical about the program's connection to the Internet. To unblock access, you need to go to the protection settings and set permissive rules for the PC-Radio executable file.

— less often there are problems specifically with the radio station. Technical problems are not uncommon, so if one specific radio station is not playing, and the rest sound without problems - it is advisable to wait a certain time (from 5 minutes to a day or more, depending on the audio stream management) when the broadcast will be restored.

— if needed the radio station has disappeared from the general list, then there are several options: either the case described above, and you just need to wait, or try to update the list of radio stations manually (using a special button) or by restarting the program (closing it and opening it again).

— and the radio station is there, and the Internet is there, and the firewall with the radio made friends - at the sound stutters anyway? The most common problem is low internet speed. Check the quality of the service provided by the provider, restart the modem, run through the background programs - does the torrent work with active downloading of your favorite movie anywhere, maybe someone has connected to your Internet and is also downloading something. In the paid version, you can lower the quality of the audio stream, and the program will become less demanding on speed. Although the internet is strong and not needed for normal playback, the main thing is a constant, stable connection.

— the specificity of programs running under Windows is such that, for absolutely incomprehensible reasons, they can simply freeze and terminate. This also applies to PC-Radio - 100% loaded processor and RAM, the action of malicious programs can affect the work. Close unnecessary programs, end processes that are not currently needed, update your antivirus and scan disks for malware and processes. As a last resort, it is recommended to completely remove the program with special utilities like Revo Uninstaller and then reinstall it. be careful, the program settings will not be saved after complete removal!

The unstable operation of the application can also be observed in beta versions of the program, wait for the update to the next stable version or install the latest version.

— upon occurrence problems with licensed subscription you should immediately contact the support service from the official developer, only they can competently resolve these issues, bearing full responsibility for the funds paid.

— in the free version some functions do not work like an alarm clock and a scheduler, in order for them to function, you need to purchase a paid subscription. Contact with these questions only at official site!

As a conclusion, the main problems in the work of the program arise due to the lack of the Internet or an unstable connection, sometimes the heads of the audio streams are also to blame. Use stable versions of the application, set up a firewall and connect to a stable Internet - and PC-Radio is guaranteed to delight the listener with good music.