Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
Tat Chan wrote:


Have heard good things about NICAM, and I have only just realised that
Oz uses German stereo and not NICAM (though my Sony TV supports NICAM).


Right. The UK was fairly late implementing stereo TV, so was able to take
advantage of digital techniques.


Later than Oz?
Who would have thought!



I use my TV speakers for the majority of shows I watch and find them
good enough for the task.


Thing is that few TVs have really decent built in speakers. The cost would
be prohibitive - as would the bulk. And TVs tend to need updating far more
frequently than a good sound system, so it makes economic sense to keep
them fairly separate.


well, I normally watch news, docos and some commercial TV shows on TV, and that
is good enough for me. When I put a DVD in, I use my stereo system.