In article , Rod
scribeth thus
Mike wrote:
On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:31:21 +0000, tony sayer
wrote:

In article , Mike
scribeth thus
On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:39:11 +0000, Dave
wrote:

Am I correct in thinking that when analogue TV is switched off that
analogue radio will go the same way?
Maybe......in fifty years time.


I can see a time when some local commercial stations will come off Dab
as it simply isn't cost effective for them to transmit on that format!.

The few people I know that have DAB receivers bought them to receive BBC
Radio 5 Live better;!....

Some say it's probably the best technology item they've ever bought
(or being given) - the older the user the happier they are with it.
(cue "DAB Sounds Worse Than FM" butting in and saying that's because
they are deaf!)

But the main advantages are ease of use, with an always accurate clock
and no fiddly tuning. It's so easy my mum loves it and she still can't
use a video recorder.

Maybe consistent time, but accurate, I have to question. It is currently
showing 31 seconds behind our 'Rugby' based clocks. They are within a
couple of seconds of my PC (with its auto-correction seemingly working
fine).

My biggest gripe is that the radio seems excessively bassy and lacks
high frequencies. Perhaps it is my ears but I do not have that
impression from TV sound or even internet sources, CDs, etc. Don't know
if it the the radio itself (i.e. make/model) or the DAB
technology/bitrates/etc.


Bits .. Dab is renowned for throwing away bits and due to the MP2 coder
which does not perform well at all at low bitrates..
--
Tony Sayer