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Kenwood KDC-U5049DAB, $499.

We compare two after-market digital car radios.

The digital-radio revolution has reached our cars, offering crystal-clear sound and extra channels while we're behind the wheel.

If you have already spent good money upgrading to a decent car stereo with plenty of bells and whistles, you might prefer a separate digital tuner such as the Pure Highway 300Di. It clips to your dashboard and uses an FM transmitter, so you simply tune your car radio into the signal. Pure still recommends professional installation, as it relies on a separate digital aerial.

If you're ready to ditch your old stock-standard car stereo, it might be easier to just rip it out and drop in a new digital-friendly stereo such as the Kenwood KDC-U5049DAB AM/FM/digital car radio. Again, you'll probably want to pay extra for professional installation.

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Pure Highway 300Di, $499.

The Kenwood includes a CD player that also plays MP3 and WMA music files, which is handy if your existing player won't handle them. You can also buy a Bluetooth adaptor for streaming music wirelessly from your phone to the Kenwood.

Otherwise, there's little to separate the Pure and Kenwood - both offer all the new digital channels, plus USB and iPod support, along with an auxiliary 3.5-millimetre input for other devices. The Pure's extra trick is that it lets you pause and rewind live broadcasts.

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Toss up: digital car radios