Which cars wont be able to to do the digital switchover?

[Pistachio]

I was wondering the other day whether my 2006 Audi A6 Avant will be OK when they turn to digital broadcasting.
Does anybody know what is going to happen to car radio's?

[Dr Interceptor]

As long as I can still buy old eight tracks on eBay, I'll be just fine

[treetops]

I think it only affects in-car telly.

However I am sure some clever bods have sorted something to cover that off...

E38 BMW springs to mind as one with a telly.

[VR6 Turbo]

It will launch a nuclear missile, I think?





or was that the 2K bug?

[Snowboy]

Analogue radio will continue for a long time yet.

If there's an analogue TV in the car it will stop working.
Just drive to a different area of the country where analogue TV is still being broadcast . Simples.

[E31Shrew]

Earliest apparently is now 2020....Shouldnt bother you in the Audi!

[Maximum Bobs]

I remember midnight at the turn of this century with all the computers crashing & planes falling from the sky, I remember my van didn't actually blow up, stop working or transform into a laser carrying robot. I am expecting much the same results in the coming future.

[V8Triumph]

Dr Interceptor said:

As long as I can still buy old eight tracks on eBay, I'll be just fine

My old P6 had an 8track player - loved it

Current cars all have original 70's radio / casette players

[defblade]

I was looking at an audi with a TV in it at the weekend, sure enough pure static snow.

A moment's thought said get a digibox in the glove box, sort power (inverter to original plug simplest; maybe open it up and supply 5v and 12v to relevant points) and solder up the signal feed to whatever plug's on the back of the stereo.

But how to mount the aerial......

[V8Triumph]

defblade said:

I was looking at an audi with a TV in it at the weekend, sure enough pure static snow.

A moment's thought said get a digibox in the glove box, sort power (inverter to original plug simplest; maybe open it up and supply 5v and 12v to relevant points) and solder up the signal feed to whatever plug's on the back of the stereo.

But how to mount the aerial......

Erm why??? :s

[J4CKO]

defblade said:

I was looking at an audi with a TV in it at the weekend, sure enough pure static snow.

A moment's thought said get a digibox in the glove box, sort power (inverter to original plug simplest; maybe open it up and supply 5v and 12v to relevant points) and solder up the signal feed to whatever plug's on the back of the stereo.

But how to mount the aerial......

Or, save watching telly for at home ?

[thinfourth2]

My 1998 land rover will be fine

More down to its lack of radio then the technology in said radio

[Perd Hapley]

defblade said:

I was looking at an audi with a TV in it at the weekend, sure enough pure static snow.

A moment's thought said get a digibox in the glove box, sort power (inverter to original plug simplest; maybe open it up and supply 5v and 12v to relevant points) and solder up the signal feed to whatever plug's on the back of the stereo.

But how to mount the aerial......

Why stop there? You need some kind of roof mounted satellite dish, mounted on a rotating platform to keep it pointing in the right direction. get a Sky+ box so you can pause it when the traffic starts moving.

I'd suggest the Virgin Tivo box but you'd need a big reel of cable.

[Max M4X WW]

TV in my E39 will soon be dead, if there is a cheap/easy digital solution I will do that or just get a PS2 or something I guess! Never use it anyway..

[defblade]

Perd Hapley said:

defblade said:

I was looking at an audi with a TV in it at the weekend, sure enough pure static snow.

A moment's thought said get a digibox in the glove box, sort power (inverter to original plug simplest; maybe open it up and supply 5v and 12v to relevant points) and solder up the signal feed to whatever plug's on the back of the stereo.

But how to mount the aerial......

Why stop there? You need some kind of roof mounted satellite dish, mounted on a rotating platform to keep it pointing in the right direction. get a Sky+ box so you can pause it when the traffic starts moving.

Ug no! I'm never having Sky!

[Perd Hapley]

defblade said:

Ug no! I'm never having Sky!

Then you need the reel of cable.


MAN LE 18.280 Cable laying vehicle "Preißinger Bau" by uslovig, on Flickr

[HellDiver]

FM won't be going anywhere for a very, very long time. There needs to be a significantly high proportion of radio users using DAB before FM is turned off. DAB sucks, so most people once they have it end up using FM anyway.

[defblade]

Perd Hapley said:

defblade said:

Ug no! I'm never having Sky!

Then you need the reel of cable.


MAN LE 18.280 Cable laying vehicle "Preißinger Bau" by uslovig, on Flickr

Ta, I'll set up an ebay search to keep an eye out for one of those

[Major Fallout]

I get about 20 min of music in the old racer, then i run out of songs to sing.

[E31Shrew]

V8Triumph said:

Dr Interceptor said:

As long as I can still buy old eight tracks on eBay, I'll be just fine

My old P6 had an 8track player - loved it

Current cars all have original 70's radio / casette players

My Dad had a record player in his Jaaaag that played 45s like this one