Future proofing for DAB required?

paddylonglegs · 2009-10-30 07:53:09

In the the market for an all-in-one micro system and one of my requirements was that it had to have DAB.i'm hearing a bit more now that its not taking off the way it expected and that theres less stations available. Has anyone noticed this?I'm wondering should i bother with it as i'll have the fm tuner (although i don't…

30-10-2009 07:53AM

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paddylonglegs

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In the the market for an all-in-one micro system and one of my requirements was that it had to have DAB.i'm hearing a bit more now that its not taking off the way it expected and that theres less stations available. Has anyone noticed this?I'm wondering should i bother with it as i'll have the fm tuner (although i don't get great fm reception in my place). No point in me having dab on the list if theres not many irish radio stations (today fm, phantom, 98fm) to access.

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#2 30-10-2009 08:26AM

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Only RTE are now on DAB and it has been like this for a long time.

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#3 30-10-2009 11:47AM

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Internet radio is the future, not DAB.

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#4 30-10-2009 06:30PM

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cnocbui wrote: »

Internet radio is the future, not DAB.

true, the way to futureproof might be to have an ethernet connection at the bock

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