Miso,

WHY - A 'separate' PC Based IBOC "HD" AM/FM Radio
Plug-and-Play Card would be My Choice for a First "HD" Radio

It is my experience that often Steaming Audio via the Internet
gets Buffered or Drops-Off for many Internet Related Reasons.

A separate PC Based IBOC "HD" AM/FM Radio
Plug-and-Play Card would simply be a Radio that
is co-located with-in the PC and using the PC's
Sound System {External Speakers} for the Sound
Output. Something to Listen to while using the PC
in the Home Office. The Radio like any Radio will
pick-up and receive by itself as long as it has Power
and the Radio Station's Transmitter is Working.

For me the PC Based IBOC "HD" AM/FM Radio
Plug-and-Play Card would be to simply listen to
the "LOCAL" AM & FM Radio Stations without
of the IBOC problems related to Distance (DX)
Out-of-Area Stations.

-IF- IBOC becomes a "Reality" that we all have to
'Live With' as Radio Listeners in the near future.
-Then- How Do I Make It Enjoyable for Me ? ? ?
-and- As for Me - I Don't Do "DX" while I am using
the PC - I simply Listen to the Locals in the Area.
[ For Me this is 'passive' Radio Listening while
Thinking About and Doing something else. ]

hope this explains "why" i would get a 'pc' base
iboc 'hd' am/fm radio plug-and-play card ~ RHF