www.Radio-now.co.uk |: 11/01/2004

Sony STSDB900 sees Sony getting back to DAB tuners

Sony has made a return to the DAB product sector with a new tuner featuring DAB, FM and AM reception. The STSDB900, finished in silver with an aluminium front panel and a fluorescent display, the Sony STSDB900 has comprehensive list of features:

DAB TUNER SPECS
- Fast Autotune
- 99 Station Preset
- Comprehensive LCD Data Display
- Remote Control
- Optical Digital Out Connection
- DAB TUNE AID provides:
-- Reception Sensitivity Display
-- Dynamic Range Control; compresses dynamic range for night listening

FM TUNER SPECS
- Fast autotune
- 30 Station preset
- RDS (Radio Data System) including
-- Programme Station Name
-- Programme Type (PTY)
-- Various Information on Radio Text
-- Time

Crowning a new DAB radio - the CDR140 and CDR240 from Crown

Crown has launched a modern-looking DAB radio that also features FM reception. The CDR240 from Crown is mains or battery operated, with PLL FM tuning, memory presets and auto-tuning on DAB Band III. The twin-speaker Crown CDR240 has twin speakers and a headphone socket. It is shipping now for GBP69.99.

Also available is the Crown CDR140 DAB radio with PLL FM reception. With built-in clock and alarm functions, the cheaper CDR140 can be powered either from mains or batteries. The Crown CDR140 DAB/FM set is available for GBP54.99.

Roberts RD15 now available at JL

John Lewis is now stocking the Roberts RD15 DAB radio online. The Roberts RD15 offers DAB digital radio in a portable mains and battery radio measuring 230mm x 130mm x 60mm. Powered by 4 "D" size batteries, the Roberts RD15 "Gemini 15" has five presets, a telescopic aerial, large amber backlit display, up/down buttons for station selection and both manual and automatic multiplex tuning.

The single-speaker Roberts RD15 "Gemini 15" is finished in a silver colour and weighs in at 865 grams without batteries.

Ferguson portable DAB, Roberts RD7 and RD12 cut price

Dixons online has reduced many DAB digital radios in time for Christmas. The Ferguson FRG810D DAB radio is now half price at GBP79.99, the Roberts RD12 DAB-only portable GBP76.62 and the Roberts RD7 with record now GBP119.99. For more details, visit their website.

To keep an eye on a huge range of retailers and prices, please see our online list of retailers. We advise ordering early to ensure your DAB digital radio reached you well in time for Christmas.

More savings on DAB digital radios

There are more and more savings on DAB digital radios at Tesco Electrical online. The Goodmans GPS285 DAB CD Radio Cassette Player with DAB digital radio is now GBP82.71 with FREE DELIVERY, down from GBP129.99, for Christmas.

Tesco Electrical also has the Goodmans GSR80 DAB Digital Radio Radio with FM for GBP54.98.

To find these products, click on the audio tab at their website and select "digital radio" from the left-hand column.

Tesco Electrical is selling the Ministry of Sound MOSRC023 Portable CD Player with DAB digital radio for GBP120.00 including delivery.

Great offers on DAB in time for Christmas

Christmas is once again just around the corner and we have been scouring the web for some of the best deals to be found on DAB digital radios and tuners.

The Sharp FVDB1E-S is now available at the knock-down price of GBP69.16 from Empire Direct (correct at time of press). This DAB radio originally shipped for GBP99.99 and launched at GBP129.99.

The well-received Sony XDR-S1 DAB digital radio featuring FM, MW and LW reception in addition to picking up DAB Band III stations, is now available for GBP129.99 from Amazon UK.

Pure Digital's The Bug is now shipping for GBP129.99 or less almost everywhere - you can check out a huge list of retailers by visiting our page of online suppliers of DAB radios and tuners, on this website.

DAB adaptor brings DAB digital radio to your existing hi-fi

A clever DAB digital radio device that dispenses with speakers and connects straight to your existing hi-fi system has been launched in the UK.

The DAB Audio Adaptor consists of small unit with integrated backlit display that plugs directly into a spare auxiliary (AUX) input on a hi-fi system, home theatre kit or portable stereo.

The DAB Audio Adaptor can display station and textual information on its dual-line LCD. The unit also has its own handy remote control and it can store up to ten stations in memory for instant recall.

The unit also features an alarm function and clock.

Retailing for GBP59.99, the price of the unit drops to GBP29.99 when purchased with any hi-fi costing GBP129.00 or more, from the store below.

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With Christmas fast approaching... DAB's on the wishlist

It's not too far off that time of the year again and you can be sure DAB digital radios will be featuring on many people's wishlists.

With so many new products and many discounts to be found online (and for delivery in plenty of time when ordered early), Radio-now has a useful list of online suppliers of DAB digital radios. The list enables you, in several cases, to jump straight to a list of DAB products at various stores to compare and find the best deal.

The list of online suppliers of DAB radios and tuners can be found on this website.

Pure Digital Elan goes on sale

The Pure Digital Elan is now available for GBP79.99. The radio, which features FM and DAB Band III reception, is the latest Pure Digital product to be made available.

The radio features 8 presets on each waveband. The Elan radio will also let you drift off to sleep to your favourite station. Powered either by the mains or 6 "C" cells, providing up to 30 hours of listening on DAB and 80 hours on FM on a set, the twin-speaker bass-reflex Elan is now shipping.