On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 09:41:51 -0000, Tim S Kemp
wrote:


"pmailkeey" wrote in message
...
Why ?

Why restrict one's sources to a local transmitter when the Internet
provides global digital radio & tv ?

1. Try getting high quality internet radio in your car without an
expensive
and not-dependable GPRS subscription

2. Try getting the same in your pocket

3. Try getting broadband internet out in rural areas (other than
satellite)

I should imagine all these will be easy in 5 years, making DAB a minor
stopgap while we wait for better things.

--
Jim H jh
@333
.org

"Jim H" wrote in message
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On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 09:41:51 -0000, Tim S Kemp
wrote:


"pmailkeey" wrote in message
...
Why ?

Why restrict one's sources to a local transmitter when the Internet
provides global digital radio & tv ?

1. Try getting high quality internet radio in your car without an
expensive
and not-dependable GPRS subscription

2. Try getting the same in your pocket

3. Try getting broadband internet out in rural areas (other than
satellite)

I should imagine all these will be easy in 5 years, making DAB a minor
stopgap while we wait for better things.



As is the way with all things 'digital' - it's called 'progress'.......

(!!!???)

Ya hafta fekkin' larf....... :-)

In article , Keith G
writes

"Jim H" wrote in message
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On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 09:41:51 -0000, Tim S Kemp
wrote:


"pmailkeey" wrote in message
...
Why ?

Why restrict one's sources to a local transmitter when the Internet
provides global digital radio & tv ?

1. Try getting high quality internet radio in your car without an
expensive
and not-dependable GPRS subscription

2. Try getting the same in your pocket

3. Try getting broadband internet out in rural areas (other than
satellite)

I should imagine all these will be easy in 5 years, making DAB a minor
stopgap while we wait for better things.



As is the way with all things 'digital' - it's called 'progress'.......

(!!!???)

Ya hafta fekkin' larf....... :-)

Cry more like with the UK implementation of Dab:-((
--
Tony Sayer

In article , Keith G
writes

"Jim H" wrote in message
news
On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 09:41:51 -0000, Tim S Kemp
wrote:


"pmailkeey" wrote in message
...
Why ?

Why restrict one's sources to a local transmitter when the Internet
provides global digital radio & tv ?

1. Try getting high quality internet radio in your car without an
expensive
and not-dependable GPRS subscription

2. Try getting the same in your pocket

3. Try getting broadband internet out in rural areas (other than
satellite)

I should imagine all these will be easy in 5 years, making DAB a minor
stopgap while we wait for better things.



As is the way with all things 'digital' - it's called 'progress'.......

(!!!???)

Ya hafta fekkin' larf....... :-)

Cry more like with the UK implementation of Dab:-((
--
Tony Sayer

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 14:55:49 -0000
"Keith G" wrote:

I should imagine all these will be easy in 5 years, making DAB a minor
stopgap while we wait for better things.

As is the way with all things 'digital' - it's called 'progress'.......

Continuous rapid improvement?

count me in!

--
Spyros lair: http://www.mnementh.co.uk/ |||| Maintainer: arm26 linux

Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are tasty and good with ketchup.

In article , Ian Molton
writes
On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 14:55:49 -0000
"Keith G" wrote:

I should imagine all these will be easy in 5 years, making DAB a minor
stopgap while we wait for better things.

As is the way with all things 'digital' - it's called 'progress'.......

Continuous rapid improvement?

count me in!

Not as far as DAB radio is concerned. That is the downside of
digital....

--
Tony Sayer

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:06:11 +0000
tony sayer wrote:

Not as far as DAB radio is concerned. That is the downside of
digital....

it'll improve though - its not like its incapable of better data rates - and they can transmit any data, its only a serial stream... (why mpeg layer 2 audio baffles me though...)

--
Spyros lair: http://www.mnementh.co.uk/ |||| Maintainer: arm26 linux

Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are tasty and good with ketchup.

In article , Ian Molton
writes
On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:06:11 +0000
tony sayer wrote:

Not as far as DAB radio is concerned. That is the downside of
digital....

it'll improve though - its not like its incapable of better data rates - and
they can transmit any data, its only a serial stream... (why mpeg layer 2 audio
baffles me though...)


Really?, Better data rates?, is been a downward spiral since it started.
Stations in Mono at 64 K/bits?, not my idea of quality.
MP2 was about the only thing around at the time and one of its great
shortcomings ins the fixed codec's in use;-(
--
Tony Sayer

In article , Ian Molton
writes
On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:06:11 +0000
tony sayer wrote:

Not as far as DAB radio is concerned. That is the downside of
digital....

it'll improve though - its not like its incapable of better data rates - and
they can transmit any data, its only a serial stream... (why mpeg layer 2 audio
baffles me though...)


Really?, Better data rates?, is been a downward spiral since it started.
Stations in Mono at 64 K/bits?, not my idea of quality.
MP2 was about the only thing around at the time and one of its great
shortcomings ins the fixed codec's in use;-(
--
Tony Sayer

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:20:35 +0000, Ian Molton wrote:

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:06:11 +0000
tony sayer wrote:

Not as far as DAB radio is concerned. That is the downside of
digital....

it'll improve though - its not like its incapable of better data rates - and they can transmit any data, its only a serial stream... (why mpeg layer 2 audio baffles me though...)


It'll be superceded tomorrow - or was that yesterday - digital tv with
the picture turned off !
--
Comm again, Mike.