991 commeth - and still no DAB Digital Radio..
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So, the UK Government seems still fairly fixed on phasing out FM radio broadcasts in the coming years, and here we have Porsche introducing yet another new model which cannot be specified with DAB Digital Radio.. C'mon.. Just about everybody offers that as an option these days.. I even get it for free on Hyundai rental cars in the USA..
How many folks will think twice about buying a car on the 2nd hand market in a few year's time that does not have a functional radio.. ?
Its not going to be your GT3's and GT2's and RS's and the like that will be affected.. I suspect that there will be a market for them regardless.. It'll be the bulk market Carreras, Carerra S's, Turbos.. and Panameras and Boxsters and Caymans and Cayennes.. The (what do you reckon) 80%? 90%? of stock moving out of showrooms now...
Since it's not here now, I suspect that an upgrade to DAB will now come (if ever) with the next itteration of PCM.. Which, on past experience, will come with 991 Gen 2..
So, what, 4? 5? years.. Some estimates had the UK Government turning off the FM transmisions before then..!!!!
Food for thought..????
How many folks will think twice about buying a car on the 2nd hand market in a few year's time that does not have a functional radio.. ?
Its not going to be your GT3's and GT2's and RS's and the like that will be affected.. I suspect that there will be a market for them regardless.. It'll be the bulk market Carreras, Carerra S's, Turbos.. and Panameras and Boxsters and Caymans and Cayennes.. The (what do you reckon) 80%? 90%? of stock moving out of showrooms now...
Since it's not here now, I suspect that an upgrade to DAB will now come (if ever) with the next itteration of PCM.. Which, on past experience, will come with 991 Gen 2..
So, what, 4? 5? years.. Some estimates had the UK Government turning off the FM transmisions before then..!!!!
Food for thought..????
Agree that it's disappointing not to see DAB, not just on the 991 but on many (most?) new cars. We're onto our 4th DAB radio at home, and it's on most of the time.
I'm sure being a TMS fan and a 997 owner is a bit incongruous, but it's frustrating not to be able to listen to the cricket on LW, as I can in my Merc.
I'm sure being a TMS fan and a 997 owner is a bit incongruous, but it's frustrating not to be able to listen to the cricket on LW, as I can in my Merc.
There's no switch-off date for FM radio, and a quick Google shows that the Government started a significant back-pedal on that last summer, but it is a bit odd that digital radio isn't available on the 991...
I do listen to the radio, despite having CDs and an iPod in my 911, but I could live without if push came to shove (I doubt it will).
What I will miss, as noted above, is the traffic messages!
I do listen to the radio, despite having CDs and an iPod in my 911, but I could live without if push came to shove (I doubt it will).
What I will miss, as noted above, is the traffic messages!
Agree. Mad that the car won't have DAB. I was in a Tiguan the other day that had DAB and Bluetooth Audio, so you can just set it to that and play Ipod music without wires and still with pretty good audio quality. Excellent! Why you can't get something like this in a P. that's part of the VW Group is beyond me!
anniesdad said:
Agree. Mad that the car won't have DAB. I was in a Tiguan the other day that had DAB and Bluetooth Audio, so you can just set it to that and play Ipod music without wires and still with pretty good audio quality. Excellent! Why you can't get something like this in a P. that's part of the VW Group is beyond me!
The latest PCM units do have Bluetooth Audio which allows wireless MP3 connection.SteveM46 said:
DavidAL said:
The other point being that if they turn off the FM transmissions then the TMS signals may be lost, thus wiping out the additional functionality of our PCM SatNav's to allow for traffic delays etc..
When I said TMS, I meant Test Match Special......
And they were thinking of TMC.
Popolou said:
SteveM46 said:
DavidAL said:
The other point being that if they turn off the FM transmissions then the TMS signals may be lost, thus wiping out the additional functionality of our PCM SatNav's to allow for traffic delays etc..
When I said TMS, I meant Test Match Special......And they were thinking of TMC.
Manks said:
Yes, I am disappointed that the 991 doesn't have DAB. It's all I listen to in the Range Rover and when I get into a car without it I get bored senseless by Radio 1, 2 and Chavital.
Mind you, DAB signal is way patchy - like analogue was in the 60s and 70s.
Thinking about it, when I said that the Hyundai rentals in the states had digital, they did, but from a satellite, not a terrestrial DAB transmitter.. You could hold onto the stations however far you drove, with a pretty constant quality.. Mind you, DAB signal is way patchy - like analogue was in the 60s and 70s.
I cannot believe that Porsche have not introduced DAB to any of their cars.
I thought it was a given nowadays, and since I am replacing my A6 (6years old with DAB) in the coming months, I had got myself ready to order the new Diesel Panamera, but no DAB means a A7 Diesel with DAB & 4WD..... 4wd being another short coming of the Diesel Panamera.
Naturally I am keeping my gen2 GT3.... best car ever!
I thought it was a given nowadays, and since I am replacing my A6 (6years old with DAB) in the coming months, I had got myself ready to order the new Diesel Panamera, but no DAB means a A7 Diesel with DAB & 4WD..... 4wd being another short coming of the Diesel Panamera.
Naturally I am keeping my gen2 GT3.... best car ever!
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