Great radio in terms of portability. I use it at the beach, Red Sox games and Patriots games at the stadiums. It has a lot of great sound. Despite the 4 star review, there was one problem. After normal wear and tear use, the middle buttons ceased to work...Preset button 3, the weather button and the clock stopped working and it continued to flash 12:00 like a VCR. Because of the broken clock button, I couldn't reset the clock. When those buttons did work, it was great. However I still use the radio without those buttons and the radio flashes 12:00. I wish the clock would work, but oh well....The clock feature was great when you wanted to have a radio that gave you a clock and radio at the beach when you didn't want to take a watch with you. I wound up buying another copy of this radio when this one totally goes. There is also an issue with the blue plastic material where the buttons are. The blue flexible material will probably break eventually as the power button did, but the power button is still functional. Finally if you're considering a radio with TV sound, it's a good perk. However when TV signals go all digital in 2009, I am not sure if you'll still be able to get the TV sound. The TV sound works great if you're near where the TV stations broadcast. The weather band does me no good because I am in Boston and NOAA doesn't broadcast near the city. This is a great radio. If the buttons do break, it will be your only disappointment. I would never use it in the shower. I transmit Satellite Radio on FM transmitters and I use it to listen to XM and Sirius in my house and it does an awesome job. Considering the fact that it uses 3 C Batteries, it's worth it for the sound quality. The presets are convenient and the sleep timer also is a good perk to save your batteries if you listen at night before sleeping. Overall a great radio. If the buttons break, it's disappointing, but I got a decent amount of use from the radio before that happened. Shower radios are generally junk. This is a Sony and they always make good products. I wouldn't put the radio where water could splash on it.