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Receiving digital radio

Schintzel · 2009-11-06 19:49:43

A friend asked me recently about the possibility of a standalone radio receiver for DVB-T stations. Does such a thing exist?

06-11-2009 8:49pm

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Schintzel

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A friend asked me recently about the possibility of a standalone radio receiver for DVB-T stations. Does such a thing exist?

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#2 07-11-2009 12:34pm

coylemj

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I don't believe so - the 'V' in DVB-T stands for video. If you want digital radio in a standalone receiver you need to buy a DAB radio but currently all you'll get is a bundle of RTE stations. For the widest choice (but not the best quality) you could consider a Wi-Fi radio to pickup radio from the Internet through a wireless broadband modem.

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#3 07-11-2009 8:29pm

Schintzel

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I thought as much, I've already suggested the wifi solution to him.

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#4 07-11-2009 10:33pm

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It doesn't exist. Yet.

There is a market for a DVB-T/DVB-S radio to be made but it'd need a relatively complicated interface to allow for tuning.

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