A DAB hand at ripping off the public.

A set top box to decode digital TV costs about £20, yet
a 'box' to decode digital radio typically costs £100 although
you can get them cheaper recently, but still £50 minimum.
And you don't even get a remote control with the radio,
or a scart lead worth £50.

Personally I would price the the circutary required to decode digal radio
at about 50p.

"Lord Turkey Cough" wrote in message
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A set top box to decode digital TV costs about £20, yet
a 'box' to decode digital radio typically costs £100 although
you can get them cheaper recently, but still £50 minimum.

Well , it's a shame I got one for about half that recently.
Also you haven't quite grasped economics of scale meaning that the more they
sell , the cheaper they get - hence cheap STBs.

Personally I would price the the circutary required to decode digal radio
at about 50p.

That's nice for you


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Lord Turkey Cough wrote:

Personally I would price the the circutary required to decode digal radio
at about 50p.


Well if you can do that then start a business building and selling DAB
radios, you'll undercut the opposition and make a killing, even selling
them at 20 quid each.

Stewart

In article ,
Lord Turkey Cough wrote:
A set top box to decode digital TV costs about £20, yet
a 'box' to decode digital radio typically costs £100 although
you can get them cheaper recently, but still £50 minimum.
And you don't even get a remote control with the radio,
or a scart lead worth £50.

Personally I would price the the circutary required to decode digal radio
at about 50p.

Then make and sell them at that price. You'll make a killing.

BTW I've got ****loads of SCART cables I can sell you for 49.99 - you
could make a killing on those too.

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"Lord Turkey Cough" wrote in message
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A set top box to decode digital TV costs about £20, yet
a 'box' to decode digital radio typically costs £100 although
you can get them cheaper recently, but still £50 minimum.
And you don't even get a remote control with the radio,
or a scart lead worth £50.

Personally I would price the the circutary required to decode digal radio
at about 50p.



Yes it is an intersting post.
Early adopters allways pay a lot more.
But your minium of £50 is high, £30 about the starting price now. Visit
Tesco they got them.

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"Lord Turkey Cough" wrote in message
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A set top box to decode digital TV costs about £20, yet
a 'box' to decode digital radio typically costs £100 although
you can get them cheaper recently, but still £50 minimum.

Yes DAB prices are silly.

For some reason virtually all the sets look like 1950's models (and won't
rack mount) and typicaly lack connectivity.

As discussed in this group the sound quality is well inferior to CD, FM,
Nicam, DTT or DSat except on radio 3.

And you don't even get a remote control with the radio,
or a scart lead worth £50.

I can supply scarts at £5 + VAT if you can find the punters at £50.
Ditto 12 in 1 remotes.


Personally I would price the the circutary required to decode digal radio
at about 50p.




A bit more than that; ditto SAT TV, where the cheapest receivers come in at
£50.

I can supply scarts at £5 + VAT if you can find the punters at £50.
Ditto 12 in 1 remotes.

Just picked up a 10-in-1 from Lidl for 4.99UKP. Not perfect layout (but
they never are) but does all I want. Take "codes" and can also "learn".

Paul DS

R. Mark Clayton wrote:
"Lord Turkey Cough" wrote in message
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A set top box to decode digital TV costs about £20, yet
a 'box' to decode digital radio typically costs £100 although
you can get them cheaper recently, but still £50 minimum.

Yes DAB prices are silly.

But still not even half as silly as the cost of running them from non
rechargeable batteries.


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On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:52:02 -0000, "Paul D.Smith"
wrote:

I can supply scarts at £5 + VAT if you can find the punters at £50.
Ditto 12 in 1 remotes.

Just picked up a 10-in-1 from Lidl for 4.99UKP. Not perfect layout (but
they never are) but does all I want. Take "codes" and can also "learn".

Paul DS

My remoye for my amp can control all other devices, but I find it
easier & quicker to use the original remotes. Problem with it is that
whatever you switch on, it turns the amp on as well, assuming you want
the sound through the amp, but I don't always want that. It has a lot
of preset switching macros that operate when I don't want them too.

Marky P.

In article ,
R. Mark Clayton wrote:
For some reason virtually all the sets look like 1950's models (and
won't rack mount) and typicaly lack connectivity.

As discussed in this group the sound quality is well inferior to CD, FM,
Nicam, DTT or DSat except on radio 3.

I doubt anyone could tell on the sort of portable radio you've described.

Plus the fact that out of those only FM is suitable for a portable radio,
and that only sometimes.

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