NTL & Digital Radio - Question?

Dinarius

If I buy a digital (DAB) radio with a coax socket and connect it to my NTL connection, will it receive digital radio?

I have an NTL connection principally for BBC radio. But, the reception on BBC Radio 4 FM is crap. I am at my wits end trying to get NTL to sort it out. They've been here twice and each time the engineer said that the signal was strong. We live in Dublin 14.

We also have digital TV. We need it. Without it the analogue service would be almost unwatchable. Though I suspect that the digital connection may have something to do with this. For example, we can no longer record VHS video without first disconnecting the digital box. Annoying.

But, my main concern is to be able to listen to radio in the bedroom. Can I switch to a digital radio?

Many thanks.

D.

mike65

NTL (or UPC to be correct these days) don't feed any DAB services as far as I'm aware.

Mike.

DublinWriter

Dinarius wrote:

I have an NTL connection principally for BBC radio. But, the reception on BBC Radio 4 FM is crap. I am at my wits end trying to get NTL to sort it out.

Does your NTL box have a seperate out for TV and FM Radio? It should...radio reception will be crap if you feed through the TV out.

Alternates for BBC R4 include free-to-air satellite, streaming on the Internet or 198LW if you are desperate!

Dinarius

DW,

My digital box is with my TV in the living room.

I recently had the house rewired and had coax sockets placed throughout the house. So, the NTL signal that comes into the garage is split to three connections, living-room, kitchen and bedroom. I don't use any of the other coax sockets.

Yes, I also use long wave and internet (in my office), but I'd like the kitchen and bedroom radios to be up to scratch on FM, and they're far from that, I'm afraid.

D.

gerryo

Dinarius wrote:

DW,
Yes, I also use long wave and internet (in my office), but I'd like the kitchen and bedroom radios to be up to scratch on FM, and they're far from that, I'm afraid.

D.

You will have to use the NTL digital box for radio reception, so maybe you could get one of those small FM transmitters (for iPods, etc) & re-transmit the signal around the house. Not sure if this is legal, It's not good practice, but it's a quick fix.

Means nobody can use the digital box to watch TV though.

Maybe you could get those 2.4 GHz wireless TV link boxes & transmit just the audio to other rooms. Some come with multiple receivers.

Other options are to pipe the audio to speakers in each room, or else install satellite (as suggested by others).

Final suggestion - how about wireless headphones/speakers?

Dinarius

gerryo wrote:

You will have to use the NTL digital box for radio reception, so maybe you could get one of those small FM transmitters (for iPods, etc) & re-transmit the signal around the house. Not sure if this is legal, It's not good practice, but it's a quick fix.

Means nobody can use the digital box to watch TV though.

Maybe you could get those 2.4 GHz wireless TV link boxes & transmit just the audio to other rooms. Some come with multiple receivers.

Other options are to pipe the audio to speakers in each room, or else install satellite (as suggested by others).

Final suggestion - how about wireless headphones/speakers?

Gerry, ideally I'd like to use AN Other bedside clock/radio, either analogue or digital, to receive BBC.

From a practical point of view, the 2.4GHz seems to be the only runner. But, would that mean just having the digital box on in the living-room? Also, I presume that I would then have to have a digital radio in the bedroom?

Where might I buy such a transmitter?

Can you point me to a link that illustrates one?

Many thanks.

D.