By John Starkovich
Imagine coming home and turning your radio on to clear music free of interruptions. Far-fetched? Not if you get Digital Music Express (DMX), a digital music service offered by more than 700 video cable companies. For about US$10 a month and a one-time setup fee ($10-$15) your cable company will come out and install a small converter box with connectors that fit any standard receiver.
You also get a remote control with an LCD display screen. If you hear a song you like from one of the 60 channels on DMX, push a button and the song's title, artist, composer, album, even a trivia question appear on the display.
DMX is blissfully free of the problems that plague regular radio - such as signals fading in and out, compressed dynamics, and limited bandwidth. The best thing about DMX? No commercials, and no screaming shock jocks. I haven't listened to regular radio since I got DMX nine months ago.
Digital Music Express: (800) 362 8863, +1 (310) 444 1744.
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