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7th Oct 2020, 7:45 pm | #61 |
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I found out that the CD player in my car from new 14 years ago can recognise and play MP3 files burned onto CDROM. I can select tracks by stepping through, or voice commanded track number just as if it was a big hundred+ track CD.
It's a 6-disc changer integrated in an alpine head unit with Land Rover branding on it. I also have my CD collection on iTunes loaded onto a 30 gig ipod on an analogue aux audio input port. I have never discovered where the sensors are that allow the random play mode to pick the rude tracks off of the Monty Python Sings album I got some christmasses ago, whenever I'm in earshot of other cars. I think it's linked to the window positioners. David
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I had a quick check on eBay and there are a few variants of squeeze box out there and I am sure theres a few regulars on here can talk you through them. Otherwise, theres always a Freeview box alternative with good quality feeds or freesat of your TV receiver which we also use for radio depending where in the house we are. Hope that helps you Martin. Andy. |
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8th Oct 2020, 11:46 am | #64 |
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I just noticed something
As I said earlier, we rejected the Pure Siesta and replaced it with a John Lewis Prelude which I thought looked very similar to the VQ Lark. When I overheard my wife asking her daughter how best to dispose of unwanted radios to not harm the environment (answer, take them to Currys who send them for 'recycling') I quietly found the threatened radio and installed it by my bed. As you can't guess how to set an alarm on these I went on pure.com to find the instructions. They have a page which lists all their models including the John Lewis ones. The PDF for both have links which show they are Samsung models
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8th Oct 2020, 1:53 pm | #66 |
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I presume that a manufacturer like Samsung will come up with a new model and offer it to their customers, who will then say "yes please, with our current logo, in grey and with smaller buttons and more memories"
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Today replaced by the rejected DAB model, with lots of presets only three button-presses away
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9th Oct 2020, 2:13 pm | #68 |
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Personally I still love FM and I still listen to Radio Caroline on MW as well.
DAB has the potential to be quite good but typically we sacrifice quality for quantity. There is one independent station on DAB near me which is very good, broadcasting at 192Kbits. Most stations are a maximum of 128K J stereo, and many are only 80K mono. Whilst they can still sound respectable on a decent DAB radio, on the whole they are awful and I certainly can't stand them on headphones. I am a fossil without the internet at home so long live traditional radio. Like others here I would rather give up the TV than radio. Interestingly my 10 year old BMW has a DAB/FM/AM/SW radio in it and often receives a number of shortwave stations! As for all you internet radio fans out there, are you aware of an app called 'RadioGarden'? Obviously I don't have it myself but some of my colleagues do and it looks great fun. Pulls internet stations by using a world map that you can zoom into. Give it a try! |
2nd Nov 2020, 2:51 am | #69 |
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I think standard broadcast radio stations that are dependent on advert revenue will eventually fizzle out, apart from 'local' stations, which still seem to hold their own. National broadcasters funded by a licence fee will no doubt be legally obliged to provide a basic 'on air' service to facilitate those who may not have the tech-savvy or the hardware/broadband to tune into internet radio. Personally, I feel that mainstream radio, especially music stations, is going down the tubes. Annoying non-stop 'train of thought' DJ babble, mind-numbing phone-in chat shows and silly competitions, padded out by long ad breaks and "Sponsored by: *enter brand name*" pre & post announcements before and after weather, traffic and news reports. There are some good digital stations I like, e.g. RTE Gold, which our TV set picks up off Saorview (the Irish version of Freeview); that particular channel plays a wide variety of old hits without the afore-mentioned dross. My 2007 Toyota's OEM unit plays MP3's that I burn onto blank CD's which is a life saver as I just cannot listen to any of the music stations when on the road.
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