Why Buy a DAB Digital Radio?"[It's]
the perfect addition to any home or office.
It delivers digital sound without
the hiss,
crackle and fade of AM/FM broadcasts."Welcome
to your brief guide to the very latest in must-own home-electronics, the
digital radio, with answers to questions like this: So, what is
DAB Digital Radio?
Well, DAB digital radio is not satellite nor Internet
radio. DAB digital radio is a new way of broadcasting radio via a network of terrestrial
transmitters. It provides listeners with more choice, better sound quality...
[More...] What
are the BENEFITS of DAB?
- Simple reception - CD
quality broadcast reception, via a small atenna
- Simple program
reception - just choose your station by name, rather than an (easy-to-forget)
number
- Continuous coverage - listen to national stations without
having to retune on long journeys
- There are a number of new
digital only stations now available which you cannot receive via your analogue
(AM/FM) radio.
(The above benefits summarised from practical
DAB magazine, free with November 2004 issue of Radio
Active.) Where can you buy dab digital radios?
Last
Christmas, it was almost impossible to buy a digital radio online or off-line.
But now it's possible to buy digital radios at stores like Comet,
QED, Empire Direct and - surprisingly? - even Amazon
UK (And now you can buy a dab digital adaptor
from Dixons, as well as DAB digital radios.)
And now for
some basic information about digital radios... Digital radio coverage At
the moment, 85% of Britain can currently receive and enjoy DAB radio stations.
As long as you are within a coverage area, you can expect to enjoy clean, crisp
digital radio. [More...] More
stations There are currently around 80 conventional FM and DAB-exclusive
radio stations transmitting over DAB, with more popping up all the time as new
transmitters are switched on.[Check coverage here!] Subscription
charges There are none--DAB radio stations are free, all you pay for
is the hardware to receive DAB transmissions. DAB hardware
There
are four types of DAB hardware categories to choose from: portable, in-home, in-car
and PC. The most popular, and cheapest, of these are portable DAB radios--many
of which look like classic portable radios of yesteryear, such as the very popular
Pure Evoke-1 from Pure Digital. Want to know more (e.g. how DAB works,
etc.)? Read Amazon's
guide to digital radio Want to buy a DAB digital radio?Read
digital
radio reviews for help! | 
