What does everyone think about the digital radio thats meant to be starting in May ? are your decks capable of using it ? (mine is :D)

What does everyone think about the digital radio thats meant to be starting in May ? are your decks capable of using it ? (mine is :D)

no idea! might go check...

What does everyone think about the digital radio thats meant to be starting in May ? are your decks capable of using it ? (mine is :D)

What is it.? Ive heard nothing about it till now. Tell me more.:)

What is it.? Ive heard nothing about it till now. Tell me more.:)

Im with him above, wtfhlmaorofllol is it.

also. dont think my headunit is, cant find anything about it

What is it.? Ive heard nothing about it till now. Tell me more.:)

http://www.digitalradioplus.com.au/

Mine does with the addition of this by the looks of it http://reviews.cnet.com/car-audio/alpine-tua-t550hd-hd/4505-3425_7-32856715.html

Guys - digital radio - it's like digital TV. Only a decade late. Vastly improved audio quality obviously. Google it

sounds good to me

reckon my h/u has it? http://www.ryda.com.au/Kenwood-KDC-X8006U-Car-CD-Tuner-with-USB-p/kdcx8006u.htm

Doesn't look like it no. No listed accessories for it. The HD Radio tuner for mine would work out to $340 landed, **** that!

well luckily i cant stand most radio, so im happy to stick to my cds/mp3s

Same. $340 is more than my iDA-X100 cost me, sheesh

well luckily i cant stand most radio, so im happy to stick to my cds/mp3s

While i would like it just for the news- i don't even have my antenna connected to the headunit. Never listen to music from the radio.

Apparently Nova (my pick station... ahem) is going to start broadcasting digitally in May. Huzzah!

Thing is though, the headunit I have now is pretty flash. Digital radio alone isn't enough to convince me to upgrade - especially since I spend most of my time listening to mix CDs. If I upgrade from it, I want a decent (but cheap) iPod add-on, and I definitely want bluetooth built in. A double-DIN colour screen would be nice too. I suspect the initial wave of digital-capable headunits won't be cheap, so it could be fair while before I upgrade.

when they gonna release the dashtop box?

Well... my head unit doesn't support it, so I may be looking to upgrade at some point. Will have to see what Pioneer's offerings are though because i'll be damned if i'm rewiring it all again...

but does it stop the dj's from sucking and the constant repeats.... and the dodgy traffic reports?

awesome i hadnt heard the announcement, its about freaking time. time to go buy a DSR or whatever Alpine gymock their digital receiver as

when they gonna release the dashtop box?

:bowrofl: ha ha, points !


b well, D.

Doesn't look like it no. No listed accessories for it. The HD Radio tuner for mine would work out to $340 landed, **** that!

for my eclipse its around the same... but atleast i can keep the joys of the CD8445 :) bout time it came here tho!

it's about time they released this

now we only have to wait Another 10 years for HD radio

ppl still listen to the radio?

ppl still listen to the radio?

they will now

digital radio will mean easier access to broadcast along with allowing multiple channels from a single station.

Once that happens there will be a potential for hundreds of stations with little to no dj's/commentors/talk back/crap/whatever like we currently have

im excitded, there might finally be a dedicated r&b / hip hop station

in approx 4 weeks pioneer will be releasing there digital tuner a p-bus system for approx $220,

but know the way car audio is at the moment may end up being 3 times that lol

they will now

digital radio will mean easier access to broadcast along with allowing multiple channels from a single station.

Once that happens there will be a potential for hundreds of stations with little to no dj's/commentors/talk back/crap/whatever like we currently have

im excitded, there might finally be a dedicated r&b / hip hop station

I doubt there will be no dj, how else you think radio stations are run legally? they use the dj to drive down the running costs

I doubt there will be no dj, how else you think radio stations are run legally? they use the dj to drive down the running costs

what do you mean?

I doubt there will be no dj, how else you think radio stations are run legally? they use the dj to drive down the running costs

A lot of internet 'radio' programs dont have DJ....

www.hardcoreradio.nl

Just a tracklist thats put on, and played - with a few ads added in....

Not hard.

+1

Most radio stations are run pretty much automated now

I doubt there will be no dj, how else you think radio stations are run legally? they use the dj to drive down the running costs

im pretty sure that a the cost of paying a DJ's wages on a commercial radio station for 4 hours severely outweighs the cost of an automated playlist containing songs and ads playing through uninterrupted for 4 hours...but thats just my opinion, and i know on a lot of radio stations the DJ's/commentators are unpaid, but it would still cost more to have them pushing buttons and additional equipment costs for them to do so as opposed to one automated machine.

Furthuremore, a lot of people actually do listen to radio (well they have it turned on anyway :P). In fact the majority of people do when stuck in their car on the way home. Shows like Hamish and Andy are really popular these days and i myself enjoy tuning in every now and then rather then a CD or USB device plugged into the stereo. Having said this, it would be nice if they made some stations that were ad and DJ free that just played certain genres of music. Ie. punk rock, house, country, r'n'b, mainstream, top40, 90's....etc