In article , Dave Plowman (News)
wrote:
In article , Jim Lesurf
wrote:
Indeed - and DDTV tuners are rather cheaper than DAB ones. And most
will already have a UHF aerial. Only slight snag can be selecting
the correct station without having a TV attached.

Yes. Particulary annoying with the Nokia DDTV RX box I have in the
living room. This insists on keeping 'radio' and 'TV' stations in
distinct lists so you can't switch between them simply by selecting
the channel number with the remote. With practice I can navigate the
menus without the TV being on, but it is a PITA.

I have a Sony which is only used for radio - since the TVs have now
built in tuners. I have only the radio stations I want on the favourites
list which makes things rather easier.

The Nokia won't allow you to put both 'TV' and 'radio' stations on the same
favourites list! However a cheap Philips DTTV box will do this, and makes
no distinctions so you can select any by channel number. This is a flaw in
the user interface of the Nokia, but I continue to use it for the AV system
as it delivers good sound via its SPDIF output and good pictures. The
Philips is poorer IMHO.

Slainte,

Jim

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