TV Set top boxes and the radio
Posted by: Simon Matthews on 28 February 2003
The 'freeview' service for digital tv broadcast in the UK now offers upto about a dozen channels (found approx between channels 80 and 100) of radio broadcast. Channels include classic fm, jazz fm, kiss, bbc 1 to 4 along with others.
When played as 2 channel via my processor into my main system they don't sound too bad. A nice lazy way to get radio without the need for a tuner. I appreciate that either a good quality analogue or dab tuner would be a better way to go from a sound quality point of view but it's nice that these stations come free with the freeview package.
My understanding is that there is a lot of data compression going on although Martin taylor sounded pretty sweet on jazz fm last night all things considered. I suppose one advantage is that I get the benefit of my buildings well placed communial tv arial rather than be stuck with the problem of how to get a good signal whilst living in a basement flat.
Does anyone know how the potential of this signal compares to DAB, especially in light of the zero outlay required to use it? - (assuming you link your tv to your system).
When played as 2 channel via my processor into my main system they don't sound too bad. A nice lazy way to get radio without the need for a tuner. I appreciate that either a good quality analogue or dab tuner would be a better way to go from a sound quality point of view but it's nice that these stations come free with the freeview package.
My understanding is that there is a lot of data compression going on although Martin taylor sounded pretty sweet on jazz fm last night all things considered. I suppose one advantage is that I get the benefit of my buildings well placed communial tv arial rather than be stuck with the problem of how to get a good signal whilst living in a basement flat.
Does anyone know how the potential of this signal compares to DAB, especially in light of the zero outlay required to use it? - (assuming you link your tv to your system).