I just got my tuner working, and I must say, it completes the package. I was amazed at the reception quality, I was worried it might be a bit weak, but it turned out much stronger than the Z919 MP3/CD player I upgraded from. I'm not sure how much I would pay for a tuner, but it would be quite a bit. (I can't survive w/o some drive-time radio and traffic,weather, etc)