DAB Radios are the future of broadcasting. In fact they are fast becoming the present as well. Not one person in the United Kingdom can have missed all the hype over the past few years about digital radio and television.
So with all the this technological advancement I got to wonder whether good old fashioned FM (Frequency Modulation) radio was going to be phased out totally.
Digital television broadcasting is becoming the norm very fast but the wireless, as it used to be called, is a bit slower in delivery.
Certainly here in the UK all the major broadcasters have launched on the DAB digital radio platform rather than continuing to enhance the FM, MW and LW band listening experiences.
People are finding that the clarity of sound on the music radio stations is somewhat lacking whilst on the talk and news stations it is of a very good quality. This has led to lots of the more dedicated listeners preferring to listen by the old method.
Nevertheless the quality is being improved all the time and with more satellite and HD channels becoming available it is certain that FM will be phased out some day.
It will also become more widely used as the price of the DAB radio products falls as it is already starting to do.
It can work out quite expensive to do a complete changeover if you have a few radios in your home as well as a portable DAB radio and, of course, another in the car. The mainstream auto manufactures have still not got around to fitting DAB as the standard in their vehicles yet. I feel that once they make that move, it could speed it all up.
There are still large areas where the digital signal is not too strong yet which makes using a personal DAB radio of little use there.
All in all my estimate is that it will not be until at least 2020 that the full switch over from analog to digital will be completed.
There are so many different organisations involved that it is bound to take a long time. Major radio manufacturers such as Sony, Pure and Roberts are leading the way.
The message I have is that FM will still be around for a long time yet. By all means invest in a DAB radios as soon as you can but there is no great hurry.
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