The Gadget Show: Pure Highway DAB Radio

Jon tests out the Pure Highway DAB radio

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[amrules22]

What was that rectangle 1:23

[Wellgot]

there's an alien at 1:23ish :)

[Macaroconi]

The rectangle is their original attempt at masking out the car's registration, they've clearly replaced it with a "blur", check the movement of the box against the movement of the car as it pulls in :)

[joessoap]

DAB is evil. It's another step towards total control of our media. Soon you'll have to use dab because they'll stop selling the old FM radios.

[kabuya98]

Works quite well

[rajaboy]

@Lachlant1984. if u look on the unit it says line out on 1 of them basically it can yes it also can run on battery as a personal radio so u can use the line out as a headphone socket. back to the earlier point from the line out socket u can connect it to the car aux in socket if fitted

[Lachlant1984]

@andymate2006 What do you hate so much about DAB+? I've got 2 portable DAB+ radios, I like then, but to be honest I find no real difference between the sound quality of FM radio and DAB+, there certainly is a difference between DAB+ and AM however. Generally I'd much rather listen to my MP3's.

[Lachlant1984]

@upernoe But then you'd still be dealing with running wires from the pocket radio to your car's stereo system, you wouldn't want to wear headphones while driving because that's dangerous, also you'd be dealing with batteries going flat during the trip, that would just be annoying. I believe some of the pocket DAB radios do have loudspeakers, but they wouldn't be very loud, they might end up being inaudible because of your car's engine sounds.

[Lachlant1984]

@rajaboy Do you mean it's an actual line out socket and not a headphone output? If that's the case then I think the Pure Highway would ,ake a good DAB+ tuner for the Sangean clock radio beside my bed as long as I can get an AC Adaptor for the unit. I also understand that the Highway can run on batteries and be used with headphones, is this true?

[bigbillyz]

Spend some time letting us hear the quality of it buddy

[toveksasyout33]

i have no manual to my tivoli dab radio mod-dab.i want it!

[rajaboy]

Another thing he's forgot to point out, if your car has an aux socket like mine you can plug the line out socket into the car's aux socket & get better sound quality if u doint want to listen thru the fm frequency. Also I've hidden my cables behind the dashboard