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"David Eduardo" wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in
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Except that it gets channels you can't get with analog only.

My understanding is the same programming is broadcast on analog so
I'm not missing anything.

600 stations have second formats on the HD 2 channel.

Really, so if I turn on my current radio and get the programming I want
this will benefit me how?

Second HD radio trashes my analog reception.

So upgrade to digital.

No thanks. I do not consider HD an "upgrade."

It sounds better and is much more impervious to man made
interference.

I firmly rebuke you for making the sounds better claim and as for more
impervious to man made noise nope. Digital mode is not some magical way
of avoiding the signal to noise issue.

Third is the reason you gave, which is it will fail and I will
end up with a worthless HD radio.

I said HD AM *may* fail. FM HD is a definite improvement, and
will likely succeed. Hell, it's already succeeding.

I think HD will most likely fail.

It has already succeeded. It will continue to grow over the next
number of years, but getting nearly 200 models of radios in the
channels, independent chipset manufacturers (including the new high
efficiency one announced htis week) is success as part of a many year
plan.

You and I have different definitions of success then.

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Telamon
Ventura, California