First $99 HD Radio announced
On Apr 13, 4:06?pm, "bpnjensen" wrote:
On Apr 13, 9:40 am, "
wrote:
Despite Ibiquity choosing to name next generation terrestrial radio
after the ever so popular HDTV, it hasn't been widely accepted yet.
The initial cost of HD radio tuners has been a big reason and
Radiosophy is hoping to change that at NAB, by introducing the first
$99 HD Radio, which makes it half as much as the next cheapest model.
Like most radios today, it has a few more tricks: it's an alarm clock,
has an external antenna connection, as well as the latest must have
for any device with speakers, a line input for your MP3 player.
According to the release you have to act now to get the $99 price, as
those who wait until after July 30th will have to pay $119.99.
Questions - is it stereo or other multichannel?
Does it have an aux output for plug-in to a hi-fi system?
It's only $99 for a short while, then jumps back to $120. Just like
the Black Friday Accurian HD, this HD radio will not sell. This radio
is a $100 alarm clock that still requires external jacks for FM dipole
and AM loop antennas - consumers have not bought into the HD Radio
farce and will not bother to fool with clunky external antennas just
to pick up crappy terrestrial radio. LOL !!!
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