I am not talking about receivers but about transmitters. You have up to 16 stations which use the same electricity as 1 out of 16 individual analogue frequency transmitters.
Your twisting of the facts becomes quite obvious hating.
Poll: DAB+ is the future? Digital terrestrial radio broadcasting
I am not talking about receivers but about transmitters. You have up to 16 stations which use the same electricity as 1 out of 16 individual analogue frequency transmitters.
Your twisting of the facts becomes quite obvious hating.
1) You failed to make that clear in your first post about it
2) You put it in a post about consumer benefits: How much or little power the DAB transmitter network uses is of little interest and no real direct benefit to listeners. It doesn't make their electricity bills smaller or make equipment cheaper or improve the quality of the signal.
Spain goes all in for it 
(translated with the Edge own translator service)
The Compromís Digital Radio Bill passes the consultation phase without alternatives or oppositions
https://senat.compromis.net/2020/09...rnativas-ni-oposiciones-la-fase-de-consultas/
(translated with the Edge own translator service)The Compromís Digital Radio Bill passes the consultation phase without alternatives or oppositions
https://senat.compromis.net/2020/09...rnativas-ni-oposiciones-la-fase-de-consultas/
BBC study highlights DAB as the most energy-efficient broadcasting platform
So:
Annually - prepare, distribute and consume:
AM - 25 GWh
DTV - 56 GWh
DAB - 65 GWh
IP - 79 GWh
FM - 100 GWh
Electricity consumption per device per hour:
DAB - 9 watt-hour/device-hour
FM - 13 watt-hour/device-hour
IP - 23 watt-hour/device-hour
AM - 29 watt-hour/device-hour
DTV - 81 watt-hour/device-hour
https://www.worlddab.org/news
https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and...-energy-needed-to-deliver-and-listen-to-radio
So:
Annually - prepare, distribute and consume:
AM - 25 GWh
DTV - 56 GWh
DAB - 65 GWh
IP - 79 GWh
FM - 100 GWh
Electricity consumption per device per hour:
DAB - 9 watt-hour/device-hour
FM - 13 watt-hour/device-hour
IP - 23 watt-hour/device-hour
AM - 29 watt-hour/device-hour
DTV - 81 watt-hour/device-hour
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Who gives rats about energy efficiency... DAB sounds rubbish.
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I suppose 4k8kw10 also thinks the smart meter rollout scheme in the UK has been a glorious success.
The digital signals provides greater frequency range, so its sound is better.
If you have complaints, please address them to your local service provider.
Meanwhile:
https://www.worlddab.org/news
https://radiotoday.co.uk/2020/11/consortium-created-to-apply-for-edinburgh-local-dab/
Soldato
Soldato
You can spout as much data as you want. In the UK DAB is rubbish.
The Poles have a news article:
From 2021, in every car. Will DAB+ become standard?
"From the first attempts to install a radio in a car in 1904, through the "Safari" radio in the cult "Toddler" that drowns out one's own thoughts, to DAB+ technology - the quality of sound reproduced in our cars has come a long way. Will digital radio completely replace traditional car audio systems and CDs? There are many indications - from January 1, 2021, a digital radio DAB+ receiver is mandatory in every new car.
Anyone who has been looking for a car that plays well knows that this is not one of the simplest tasks. What are the main problems with standard car audio?
- Many cars lack low tones - says Robert Portacha, who specializes in assembling car audio systems. - The speakers, which are in the basic version, can be improved at a low cost. Certainly, the soundproofing of cars, or at least the doors , will do a lot - it changes the acoustics of this speaker. Even with factory installations, the soundproofing will have the effect of replacing these speakers with better ones and adding a small amplifier, says the expert.
New quality of radio reception
In addition to sound quality, a disadvantage of the analog car radio is its short service life. This state of affairs may be changed by DAB+ - a technique used in 21 countries that allows to broadcast radio programs in digital form, which Polish Radio has been implementing since 2013.
- This technology guarantees a new quality of radio reception. This is a better sound quality for listeners - confirms the director of Program 3 of Polish Radio and the Music Agency of Polish Radio, Michał Narkiewicz-Jodko.
- Owners of DAB+ receivers in the car have, among others access to current news or weather maps. They can also be informed about the current traffic situation - adds Eng. Mirosław Ostrowski, promoter of DAB+ technology.
In addition to suggesting the lowest fuel price, DAB+ receivers allow you to correct the route in the event of road accidents, as well as listen to or record the broadcast."
https://www.polskieradio.pl/9/9034/...-w-kazdym-aucie-Czy-DAB-stanie-sie-standardem
From 2021, in every car. Will DAB+ become standard?
"From the first attempts to install a radio in a car in 1904, through the "Safari" radio in the cult "Toddler" that drowns out one's own thoughts, to DAB+ technology - the quality of sound reproduced in our cars has come a long way. Will digital radio completely replace traditional car audio systems and CDs? There are many indications - from January 1, 2021, a digital radio DAB+ receiver is mandatory in every new car.
Anyone who has been looking for a car that plays well knows that this is not one of the simplest tasks. What are the main problems with standard car audio?
- Many cars lack low tones - says Robert Portacha, who specializes in assembling car audio systems. - The speakers, which are in the basic version, can be improved at a low cost. Certainly, the soundproofing of cars, or at least the doors , will do a lot - it changes the acoustics of this speaker. Even with factory installations, the soundproofing will have the effect of replacing these speakers with better ones and adding a small amplifier, says the expert.
New quality of radio reception
In addition to sound quality, a disadvantage of the analog car radio is its short service life. This state of affairs may be changed by DAB+ - a technique used in 21 countries that allows to broadcast radio programs in digital form, which Polish Radio has been implementing since 2013.
- This technology guarantees a new quality of radio reception. This is a better sound quality for listeners - confirms the director of Program 3 of Polish Radio and the Music Agency of Polish Radio, Michał Narkiewicz-Jodko.
- Owners of DAB+ receivers in the car have, among others access to current news or weather maps. They can also be informed about the current traffic situation - adds Eng. Mirosław Ostrowski, promoter of DAB+ technology.
In addition to suggesting the lowest fuel price, DAB+ receivers allow you to correct the route in the event of road accidents, as well as listen to or record the broadcast."
https://www.polskieradio.pl/9/9034/...-w-kazdym-aucie-Czy-DAB-stanie-sie-standardem
umh - well polski radio 24 has a bitrate of 64Kb/s aac https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.php?mux=11A&pid=12835&live=602&sec=0&lang=en
Father was asking me over christmas, what dedicated IP home radios can be purchased ?
He doesn't really want to have to cast from a phone/tablet to some poor quality smart speaker in the kitchen, but I don't see much alternative,
since IP radios (eg Pure) do not seem flexible to add arbitrary IP streams to their pre-sets stations;
An IP radio is not going to give podcast access to archived material from those staions either.
I think we need a survey on the proliferation of IP radio use in cars
Father was asking me over christmas, what dedicated IP home radios can be purchased ?
He doesn't really want to have to cast from a phone/tablet to some poor quality smart speaker in the kitchen, but I don't see much alternative,
since IP radios (eg Pure) do not seem flexible to add arbitrary IP streams to their pre-sets stations;
An IP radio is not going to give podcast access to archived material from those staions either.
Hardly a revelation since the European Union is forcing car manufacturers selling in the EU to fit DAB+ radios as standard.
... which has absolutely nothing to do with DAB+
Can we clarify here, are we talking about how long analogue radios keep working? There are classic cars running from the 60s and 70s with perfectly functioning car radios. Is 50~60 years and still working not long enough then?
Or are we talking about the artificially imposed cut-off date because FM transmissions are being scrapped?
The phrase "a new quality of radio reception" doesn't automatically equate to better. **** is equally a new quality.
As @jpaul points out, DAB+ at 64kbps is hardly anything to be proud of.
At last! A real benefit of DAB+. The TPEG enhanced traffic and news service available on DAB+. But wait, there's a catch. For many countries this is a premium (pay-to-use) service rather than being free.
FM radios have had traffic news service for years. It's RDS-EON, and it's free.
It has - if it means for low frequencies or the basses, then FM dramatically cuts the upper and lower range of frequencies and makes the sound very poor.
Very poor? Absolute rubbish.
UK Radio 3 FM broadcasts mainly a classical music repertoire. The sound quality is extremely good.
The station and its listeners have fought the shift to DAB because it is a backwards step in audio quality. Low bitrate DAB+ would be the same.