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Musta susi
06-13-2011, 07:50 AM
There are two 3rd party apps: FM radio by Martin Grimme and C FM - that provide FM signal receiving and potentially play the received signal in stereo, as long as it's strong enough. But enough is not enough for me, as stereo playback is a matter of life and "deaf" for me. When I tune into a station with clear reception I hear stereo OK. Right after I switch to a frequency with weak reception, I can hear it stereo for just a flash of a second then it goes back to mono. I want it to play in stereo all the time, no matter how bad is the reception and not for a flash of second. I have no problem to hear an extra wide-static noise - a reasonable price for I'd willingly sacrifice. In Qt mobile there is an X-terminal method ctrl+D should force stereo. Can the FM radio application be optimized in a similar way?

Crogge
06-14-2011, 02:25 PM
I agree that a manual "force mono / stereo" option would be quite useful if its technically possible. It can be also annoying when it is switching all the time between mono and stereo.

Musta susi
06-14-2011, 04:56 PM
It's annoying especially when traveling and always in a move - signal changes within every step. When you stay in a certain area, there are always stations you receive better and others you receive worse. Switching from a strong signal to a weaker one will let you hear it in stereo, however just for a second. I need it to last longer...