Does anyone know much about this? Is anyone kicking up a stink yet? If they
ever get round to it, I'll have umpteen useless radios (two or three in
various sheds, one in every car, two attached to the hifis etc.), which is
rather worse than a couple of tellys requiring adaptor boxes. I really can't
see people being pleased at having to fork out for new car radios at £100 a
pop. Or the pretty much sure to happen increase of desirable to DAB radios
to car theives...

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:49:35 -0000, "Doki" wrote:

Does anyone know much about this? Is anyone kicking up a stink yet? If they
ever get round to it, I'll have umpteen useless radios (two or three in
various sheds, one in every car, two attached to the hifis etc.), which is
rather worse than a couple of tellys requiring adaptor boxes. I really can't
see people being pleased at having to fork out for new car radios at £100 a
pop. Or the pretty much sure to happen increase of desirable to DAB radios
to car theives...

Has it even been scheduled? I didn't think there was a plan yet for FM
switchoff - unlike UHF TV, of course. Car radios are the problem -
they aren't as easily modded or replaced as TVs.

d

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On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:49:35 -0000, "Doki" wrote:

Does anyone know much about this? Is anyone kicking up a stink yet? If
they
ever get round to it, I'll have umpteen useless radios (two or three in
various sheds, one in every car, two attached to the hifis etc.), which is
rather worse than a couple of tellys requiring adaptor boxes. I really
can't
see people being pleased at having to fork out for new car radios at £100
a
pop. Or the pretty much sure to happen increase of desirable to DAB radios
to car theives...

Has it even been scheduled? I didn't think there was a plan yet for FM
switchoff - unlike UHF TV, of course. Car radios are the problem -
they aren't as easily modded or replaced as TVs.

d

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http://www.pearce.uk.com

I certainly haven't heard of any plans to switch off FM. I can't see the
commercial stations accepting this until it can be proved that the digital
audience is far bigger than the analogue FM audience. I would guess the
analogue listener hours would have to be below 10% of the digital listener
hours before they would even consider it. They wouldn't tolerate even a
temporary drop in listener figures.

S.


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scribeth thus
"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:49:35 -0000, "Doki" wrote:

Does anyone know much about this? Is anyone kicking up a stink yet? If
they
ever get round to it, I'll have umpteen useless radios (two or three in
various sheds, one in every car, two attached to the hifis etc.), which is
rather worse than a couple of tellys requiring adaptor boxes. I really
can't
see people being pleased at having to fork out for new car radios at £100
a
pop. Or the pretty much sure to happen increase of desirable to DAB radios
to car theives...

Has it even been scheduled? I didn't think there was a plan yet for FM
switchoff - unlike UHF TV, of course. Car radios are the problem -
they aren't as easily modded or replaced as TVs.

d

--
Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

I certainly haven't heard of any plans to switch off FM. I can't see the
commercial stations accepting this until it can be proved that the digital
audience is far bigger than the analogue FM audience. I would guess the
analogue listener hours would have to be below 10% of the digital listener
hours before they would even consider it. They wouldn't tolerate even a
temporary drop in listener figures.

S.



And hardly any new cars are being fitted with DAB radios!...
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Don Pearce wrote:

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:49:35 -0000, "Doki" wrote:

Does anyone know much about this? Is anyone kicking up a stink yet? If they
ever get round to it, I'll have umpteen useless radios (two or three in
various sheds, one in every car, two attached to the hifis etc.), which is
rather worse than a couple of tellys requiring adaptor boxes. I really can't
see people being pleased at having to fork out for new car radios at £100 a
pop. Or the pretty much sure to happen increase of desirable to DAB radios
to car theives...

Has it even been scheduled? I didn't think there was a plan yet for FM
switchoff - unlike UHF TV, of course. Car radios are the problem -
they aren't as easily modded or replaced as TVs.

Some car radios are built into the dash (into the car's SYSTEM even) are all but
totally unreplacable !

Graham

In article ,
Eeyore wrote:
Has it even been scheduled? I didn't think there was a plan yet for FM
switchoff - unlike UHF TV, of course. Car radios are the problem -
they aren't as easily modded or replaced as TVs.

Some car radios are built into the dash (into the car's SYSTEM even) are
all but totally unreplacable !

One of mine is like that - a sort of double height unit where all the
minor controls and tape player are behind a flap above basically the radio
part. Much easier to use than fiddling through menus to find balance
controls etc. But you can buy adaptor plates to allow the use of a
standard radio.

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On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:51:00 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Eeyore wrote:
Has it even been scheduled? I didn't think there was a plan yet for FM
switchoff - unlike UHF TV, of course. Car radios are the problem -
they aren't as easily modded or replaced as TVs.

Some car radios are built into the dash (into the car's SYSTEM even) are
all but totally unreplacable !

One of mine is like that - a sort of double height unit where all the
minor controls and tape player are behind a flap above basically the radio
part. Much easier to use than fiddling through menus to find balance
controls etc. But you can buy adaptor plates to allow the use of a
standard radio.

Mine has an extra problem, which is that it displays channel, CD track
info etc remotely on the dash in front of me. I'm pretty sure that
would cease working if I substituted another radio. And of course it
has the CD changer at the back of the car. I'm certain that would mean
a heap of trouble.

d

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In article ,
Don Pearce wrote:
One of mine is like that - a sort of double height unit where all the
minor controls and tape player are behind a flap above basically the
radio part. Much easier to use than fiddling through menus to find
balance controls etc. But you can buy adaptor plates to allow the use
of a standard radio.

Mine has an extra problem, which is that it displays channel, CD track
info etc remotely on the dash in front of me. I'm pretty sure that
would cease working if I substituted another radio. And of course it
has the CD changer at the back of the car. I'm certain that would mean
a heap of trouble.

It depends on the car and the popularity of replacing the head unit.
Interfaces to make this remote display - or steering wheel controls etc -
work do exist for some. You'd have to first select the head unit you're
interested in and see if they are available.

Remote CD players are less of a problem - but again not all makers use the
same protocol to drive them.

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On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:43:57 +0000, Eeyore
wrote:

Some car radios are built into the dash (into the car's SYSTEM even) are all but
totally unreplacable !

It's a rare car that won't accept a standard radio in the same slot as
the original, maybe with an adapter plate. You might even be
pleasantly surprised how many remote control functions still work -
today's standard connecter is a complex beast! Google "ISO 10487" if
you're interested.

In article ,
Doki wrote:
Does anyone know much about this? Is anyone kicking up a stink yet? If
they ever get round to it, I'll have umpteen useless radios (two or
three in various sheds, one in every car, two attached to the hifis
etc.), which is rather worse than a couple of tellys requiring adaptor
boxes. I really can't see people being pleased at having to fork out
for new car radios at £100 a pop. Or the pretty much sure to happen
increase of desirable to DAB radios to car theives...

IIRC all that has happened is a firm date to start *talking* about if and
when it will be switched off. My guess is a long long way off - if at all.
You can 'sell' FreeView through widescreen and a much larger choice of
progs than analogue - and even better reception for most for say CH5. But
no similar arguments with DAB v FM.

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