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Digital Radio Product Guide Status: August 2003

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Tel: +44 20 7288 4641 - Fax: +44 20 7288 4643 - E-mail: [email protected] - URL: www.worlddab.org

At Home

DAB home radios currently on the market are separates that plug into existing hi-fi systems or are stand-alone. Whilst somemanufacturers have developed DAB-only tuners, others have developed combined DAB/FM/AM units. Manufacturers have alsocatered for the possibility of receiving text, so the displays are large enough for data transmitted along with the radio programme.

Acoustic Solutions – SP110 and SP111 DAB Tuners? DAB Tuner - Band III? SP110 retailing at 130 EUR; SP111 retailing at 145 EUR (approx)

Arcam – DiVA DT81? DAB Tuner - Band III and L-Band? Retailing at 1040 EUR (approx)

Bush Acoustics - DAB2025? DAB Tuner - Band III? Retailing at 215 EUR (approx)

Cambridge Audio – DAB300 and DAB500? DAB Tuner - Band III? DAB300 retailing at 215 EUR; DAB500 retailing at 240 EUR (approx)

Cymbol - C-DAB 1? DAB Tuner - Band III? Retailing at 1585 EUR (approx)

Goodmans - GPS280 Portable Stereo CD Player? DAB radio with FM/MW, portable - mains and battery powered, with

top loading CD player - Band III? Retailing at 185 EUR (approx)

Goodmans - GCD200 Active? DAB radio with AM/FM and CD player (battery and mains powered) -

Band III? Retailing at 215 EUR (approx)

Intempo Digital - PG-01? DAB Kitchen radio with FM and alarm clock - Band III? Retailing at 170 EUR (approx)

Kiiro – Radi 622? DAB Tuner with AM/FM - Band III and L-Band? Available exclusively online, retailing at 560 EUR (approx)

Maycom – DR-21 Clock Radio? DAB clock radio with alarm - Band III? Available from September 2003, retailing at approx 200 EUR (approx)

Ministry of Sound Audio – MOSRC023? DAB radio with AM/FM and CD player (and unified DAB/analogue

aerial) - Band III? Retailing at 240 EUR (approx)


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Morphy Richards - Ordio DAB, and Ordio DAB Rewind? DAB kitchen radios launching in October and December 2003,

respectively - battery and mains operated - Band III? Ordio DAB retailing at 170 EUR; Ordio DAB Rewind retailing at

215 EUR (approx)

PURE Digital - Evoke-1 and Evoke-1 Elgar? DAB kitchen radio. The best selling DAB receiver after its

launch in December 2002 - mains operated - Band III? Retailing at 145 EUR (ELGAR is a special edition version)

PURE Digital - EVOKE 2? DAB Kitchen radio with FM, stereo speakers and battery or

mains powered - Band III - Retailing at 230 EUR (approx)

PURE Digital – DRX-701ES? DAB hi-fi tuner - Award winning product in the UK - Band III? Retailing at 355 EUR (approx)

PURE Digital - DRX-702ES? DAB hi-fi tuner, with multi-language support, FM/AM support

and Band III and L-Band? Retailing at 470 EUR (approx)

Restek - EDAB? High-end DAB tuner - Band III and L-Band? Retailing at 2850 EUR (approx)

Roberts Radio - RD 1? DAB kitchen radio with LW/MW/FM, battery or mains operated,

record, pause and rewind function - Band III? Retailing at 285 EUR (approx) - available in September 2003

Roberts Radio - RD 2? DAB kitchen radio, mains or battery operated - Band III? Retailing at 185 EUR (approx)- available in September 2003

Roberts Radio - RD 3? DAB kitchen radio with FM, mains/battery operated - Band III? Retailing at 200 EUR (approx) - available in September 2003

TAGMcLaren – Avantgarde T32R? High-end DAB tuner with Band III and L-Band? Retailing at 3260 EUR (approx)

TEAC - T-H300DAB? DAB Mini-audio system with FM/AM - Band III? Retailing at 315 EUR (approx) - available September 2003

Terratec - DRBox1000? DAB tuner with FM - Band III and L-Band? Retail price to be confirmed


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In The Car

Most DAB in-car radios consist of 3 parts; the digital radio black box (stored in the boot, under the seat or behind the dash board), acompatible head unit and a compact digital aerial. All in-car DAB receivers combine DAB, FM and AM. Some manufacturers alsohave receivers that are complete all-in-1digital radios without a boot box and which fit into standard mounting frames.

Alpine - TUA-100DAB? DAB boot box compatible with 3 head units - This head unit has

FM/AM, CD player, MP3 compatibility - Band III and L-Band? Retailing from 549 EUR (approx)

Blaupunkt – Woodstock DAB52 and DAB53? DAB 1-DIN car radio with FM/AM, CD Player, MP3 recording/

playback feature - Band III and L-Band? Retailing from 450 EUR (approx)

Clarion – DAH923? DAB boot box compatible with 10 head units and with language

selection for display messages - Band III and L-Band? Retailing at 765 EUR (approx)

Goodmans GCE7007-DAB? DAB radio with MW/FM, CD Player and a unified DAB/analogue

aerial, so separate DAB aerial not required - Band III? Will retail between 284 - 355 EUR

Grundig – Allixx DAB? Band III and L-Band? Still in prototype stages

JVC – KT-DB1000? DAB boot box compatible with over 10 head units. This head

unit adds, CD player and FM/AM tuning - Band III and L-Band? Retailing at 940 EUR (approx)

Kenwood - DAB Tuner KTC-9090DAB? DAB boot box compatible with almost any of the company's head

units - Band III and L-Band? Retailing at 730 EUR (approx)

Ministry of Sound Audio - MOSCA032? DAB in-car 1-DIN unit offering a unified DAB/analogue aerial so

separate DAB aerial is not required - Band III? Retailing at 313 EUR (approx)

Pioneer – DEH-P90DAB? DAB in-car 1-DIN unit with FM/AM, CD player and other special

features - Band III and L-Band? Retailing at 1400 EUR (approx)

Siemens VDO - MS4000? DAB boot box compatible with three head units and can be

linked to a navigation system which gives voice instructions -Band III and L-Band

? Retailing at 970 EUR (approx)


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And Your Computer

DAB PC Receivers plug into your computer and allow you to listen to your preferred digital radio programmes and access dataservices whilst working on your computer. The receiver's functions are directly controlled from your computer screen.

Terratec – DRBox1DR Box 1 works with a home stereo system as well as a PC via the USBport. It allows realtime or scheduled audio recordings such as WAP,MP2 or MP3. All data services can be displayed with a standard webbrowser - Band III and L-Band - Retailing at 399 EUR (approx)

Modular Technology PC-I Card? DAB PCI Card, allowing user to display

full programme information and set uptimed recording, using an EPG, into MP3format - Band III

? Retailing at 140 EUR (approx)

Anywhere

DAB Hand-held receivers are now reality, as several companies have developed smaller, lower-powered chips to allowthe creation of truly portable DAB digital radios. Roke Manor Research (Siemens subsidiary) developed the world’sfirst working prototype of a portable, hand-held digital radio. This product is solely a prototype.

Maycom – DP-21 Handheld DAB + MP3 Player? DAB handheld with MP3/WMA player - Band III? Retailing at 200 EUR (approx)

PersTel – DR-101 and DR-201? DAB handhelds available with FM MP3 player (DR-201 only) - 6-

hours battery life - Band III and L-Band? DR-101 retailing at 215 EUR; DR-201 retailing at 285 EUR (approx)

PersTel - Bluenote? DAB handheld - 6-hours battery life - Band III? Retailing at 145 EUR (approx)

Ministry of Sound - MOSDR011 DAB Personal radio? DAB handheld with antenna integrated into the earphones - 12-hours

battery life with 2 AA batteries - Band III? Retailing at 227 EUR (approx)

PURE Digital - PocketDAB 1000? DAB handheld with antenna integrated into earphones - 16-hours

battery life - Band III? Retailing at 242 EUR (approx)

Roberts Radio - RD 4? DAB handheld with 20-hours battery life using 3 AA batteries

- Band III? Retailing at 228 EUR (approx)

A selection of digital radios has been on the market since 1999. Most manufacturers have established a mid-range price point.For the audio enthusiast there are more expensive products on offer. Receiver prices will vary from country to country.

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