In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
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In article ,
The Medway Handyman wrote:
Adrian wrote:
"The Medway Handyman" gurgled
happily, sounding much like they were saying:

Don't spose you know where I can get a basic cheaap car radio, don't
want CD, DVD, I Pod, just radio?

Do they still make 'em? When name-brand MP3/CD/tuners with RDS are
less than £40, why bother?

Cos all I ever do is listen to the radio 2 & 4 and I don't want 47
buttons I don't understand, 18 special features I'll never use and a
'demo mode' screen showing gibberish that I can't turn off.

And I'd rather have £40 worth of radio, not £5 worth of radio & £35
worth of other stuff.

It's economies of scale. Making a few thousand basic radios could make
them more expensive than a mass produced more sophisticated one. And since
the majority of designs will be for OEM, most would feel ripped off if
their new car came with a basic radio.

Bit like mobile phones innit? Try buying one that just makes phone
calls....

And why are they all so small? Don't they realise older people use them
too? ;-)

Even normal "wander" phones, I've just replaced my old ones at work
which were "normal" size (about 8-9" long" with some piddly little ones
which won't cradle in the shoulder properly

Oh for such a beast as a reasonably priced wireless headphone


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geoff