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    News - Death of analogue TV boosts technical take-up

    As retailers stop selling analogue TV, people switching to digital have been inspired to try out other technology.
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    Re: News - Death of analogue TV boosts technical take-up

    I don't mind about digital switch over of TV, its radio that worries me. The time I listen to the radio is when I am in the car. DAB has problems with built up areas and moving receivers. Do new cars even come with DAB radios?
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    Re: News - Death of analogue TV boosts technical take-up

    Quote Originally Posted by oolon View Post
    I don't mind about digital switch over of TV, its radio that worries me. The time I listen to the radio is when I am in the car. DAB has problems with built up areas and moving receivers. Do new cars even come with DAB radios?
    Totally agree. I've never had DAB in a car but being a keen early adopter, I got close to buying a DAB capable car radio and decided against it after a little research, where it was very clear that the listening experience is much worse than analogue, when on the move.

    I think setting a date so soon for switching off analogue is also a bad idea because it will obsolete a ton of kit that is relatively new. It's not like TV's where you can just buy a converter for a fraction of the price of the unit.

    I imagine it is going to cause lots of issues for small local stations too because they will need to invest in expensive transmitting equipment.

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    Re: News - Death of analogue TV boosts technical take-up

    Quote Originally Posted by oolon View Post
    I don't mind about digital switch over of TV, its radio that worries me. The time I listen to the radio is when I am in the car. DAB has problems with built up areas and moving receivers. Do new cars even come with DAB radios?
    IIRC blaupunkt had a DAB radio with twin antenna which used some clear technology inside the head-unit to ensure you've got a signal all the time which is playable.

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    Re: News - Death of analogue TV boosts technical take-up

    Quote Originally Posted by Lee @ SCAN View Post
    IIRC blaupunkt had a DAB radio with twin antenna which used some clear technology inside the head-unit to ensure you've got a signal all the time which is playable.
    Yeah that was the one I was thinking of getting but I was put off by poor user comments (plus the high price - it was about £350!)

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    Re: News - Death of analogue TV boosts technical take-up

    I gave up on my DAB radio - the crappy reception made me too tense - and I listen on the Internet now.

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    Re: News - Death of analogue TV boosts technical take-up

    I use to drive my bosses Audi A6 and that had DAB radio in it and I had no issues with that, picked up the digi stations and was clear as a bell
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    Re: News - Death of analogue TV boosts technical take-up

    Quote Originally Posted by oolon View Post
    I don't mind about digital switch over of TV, its radio that worries me. The time I listen to the radio is when I am in the car. DAB has problems with built up areas and moving receivers. Do new cars even come with DAB radios?
    If installed properly, DAB gives me better reception than analogue in my car.

    I used to have an internal windscreen aerial and it was pants. Now have a pro installed roof aerial and reception is fantastic. With my normal monthly driving habits I don't loose reception at all, that's anywhere between Aberdeen and Edinburgh, even out in the country.

    All this is before the upgraded transmitters and coverage that would be required before FM is switched off. I don't have DAB at home, I use the internet for radio listening instead, or I could use Freeview.

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    Re: News - Death of analogue TV boosts technical take-up

    I was very emphatically warned off DAB in the car by the retailer/installer when I bought the last car stereo, which was a fairly upmarket system. For instance, the amps were about £700 each, by themselves. And the dealer seriously did not want to sell me DAB. His reasons were that too many customers had been having problems, and were unhappy with the results. I do use DAB at home, as well as FM, and have no problems with it. I'd still be gutted to see analog radio go, though.

    Back on topic, it's no surprise to me see Digital UK bigging up the take-up and advantages of digital TV. It's a bit like establishing a commission to abolish Christmas dinner, staffing it with turkeys and then having them report how successful the process has been. It ain't exactly rocket science that they'd say that.

    It's certainly no surprise that "nearly" 100% of TV sales have been digital. You'd have to conclude that anyone buying a purely analog TV recently, bearing in mind it's an expensive purchase that'll shortly become (with a specific exception or two) almost totally useless without an external adapter, is at least a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic, and probably a prime candidate for a thorough psychiatric evaluation.

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    Re: News - Death of analogue TV boosts technical take-up

    Quote Originally Posted by Saracen View Post
    It's certainly no surprise that "nearly" 100% of TV sales have been digital. You'd have to conclude that anyone buying a purely analog TV recently, bearing in mind it's an expensive purchase that'll shortly become (with a specific exception or two) almost totally useless without an external adapter, is at least a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic,
    People wanting more variety from TV will have Cable or Sky, with the digital tuner inside the TV sat unused (or often not even connected to an aerial).

    ...and external boxes are usually better in the form of multiple tuners and recording,
    no reason why a TV couldn't have that built in but I've rarely seen it.

    Slight thread derail, but I'm quite surprised there isn't a standalone iPlayer box for the masses yet
    - gaming consoles are closest I suppose.
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    Re: News - Death of analogue TV boosts technical take-up

    Quote Originally Posted by mikerr View Post
    People wanting more variety from TV will have Cable or Sky, with the digital tuner inside the TV sat unused (or often not even connected to an aerial).

    ...and external boxes are usually better in the form of multiple tuners and recording,
    no reason why a TV couldn't have that built in but I've rarely seen it.

    Slight thread derail, but I'm quite surprised there isn't a standalone iPlayer box for the masses yet
    - gaming consoles are closest I suppose.
    All true, and the last point especially is a good one. Market niche there for an opportunist?

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    Re: News - Death of analogue TV boosts technical take-up

    I thought they were planning on rolling out a limited-functionality version of iPlayer for Freeview, or did I imagine that? I'm sure it was considered at some time. Not entirely sure how that would work though.

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