Portable IBOC/HD Radio May Be on Its Way
 

A New Prototype Chip Provides Hope That Portable HD Radio Receivers Will Be
on Store Shelves Soon
http://www.rwonline.com/pages/s.0054/t.2231.html

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Portable IBOC/HD Radio May Be on Its Way
 

On Mar 6, 8:08?pm, lsmyer wrote:
Before I read this article, I wasn't sold on the feasibility of HD. Most
people (myself included) don't want to spend $200+ on a big radio just
to hear HD radio when there's so much regular radio to enjoy without
having to buy expensive new equipment. But with this new chip, HD will
be available on smaller and less expensive radios, so it definitely
makes HD look more possible than before.

But even with these lower priced HD radios on the horizon, I still don't
think HD will ever be heard by 10% of radio listeners. There's still two
enormous barriers: millions of radios already sold that can never get
HD, and most broadcasters simply don't have the extra money to invest in
iffy HD equipment.

Without the new chip, though, HD would have been dead in the water. Now
it has a chance.

Portable/hand-held DAB receivers in the UK are priced $100 - $200. If
portable HD happens, it will be too expensive, plus consumers are not
interested in HD Radio:

http://www.google.com/trends?q=%22hd...o=all&date=all

http://www.alexaholic.com/ibiquity.c...om+xmradio.com

Portable IBOC/HD Radio May Be on Its Way
 

In article ,
"HD Radio²" wrote:

A New Prototype Chip Provides Hope That Portable HD Radio Receivers Will Be
on Store Shelves Soon

Gee, what a thing to hang your hopes on.

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Telamon
Ventura, California

Portable IBOC/HD Radio May Be on Its Way
 

"Telamon" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"HD Radio²" wrote:

A New Prototype Chip Provides Hope That Portable HD Radio Receivers Will
Be
on Store Shelves Soon

Gee, what a thing to hang your hopes on

90% savings in power eliminates the only obstacle to portable HD devices,
and the integrated chip makes very small HD devices practical.

Portable IBOC/HD Radio May Be on Its Way
 

In article ,
"David Eduardo" wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"HD Radio²" wrote:

A New Prototype Chip Provides Hope That Portable HD Radio Receivers Will
Be
on Store Shelves Soon

Gee, what a thing to hang your hopes on

90% savings in power eliminates the only obstacle to portable HD devices,
and the integrated chip makes very small HD devices practical.

90% savings over the power hogs that have been the table top HD radios
so far means that the HD portable will still suck more power than a
similar analog radio.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

Portable IBOC/HD Radio May Be on Its Way
 

"Telamon" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"David Eduardo" wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"HD Radio²" wrote:

A New Prototype Chip Provides Hope That Portable HD Radio Receivers
Will
Be
on Store Shelves Soon

Gee, what a thing to hang your hopes on

90% savings in power eliminates the only obstacle to portable HD devices,
and the integrated chip makes very small HD devices practical.

90% savings over the power hogs that have been the table top HD radios
so far means that the HD portable will still suck more power than a
similar analog radio.

But less than an iPod, which is the benchmark here.

Portable IBOC/HD Radio May Be on Its Way
 

In article ,
"David Eduardo" wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"David Eduardo" wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in message
.
..
In article ,
"HD Radio²" wrote:

A New Prototype Chip Provides Hope That Portable HD Radio Receivers
Will
Be
on Store Shelves Soon

Gee, what a thing to hang your hopes on

90% savings in power eliminates the only obstacle to portable HD devices,
and the integrated chip makes very small HD devices practical.

90% savings over the power hogs that have been the table top HD radios
so far means that the HD portable will still suck more power than a
similar analog radio.

But less than an iPod, which is the benchmark here.

Maybe it is your bench mark. Most people will compare it to an analog
radio.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

Portable IBOC/HD Radio May Be on Its Way
 

"Telamon" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"David Eduardo" wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"David Eduardo" wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in message
.
..
In article ,
"HD Radio²" wrote:

A New Prototype Chip Provides Hope That Portable HD Radio Receivers
Will
Be
on Store Shelves Soon

Gee, what a thing to hang your hopes on

90% savings in power eliminates the only obstacle to portable HD
devices,
and the integrated chip makes very small HD devices practical.

90% savings over the power hogs that have been the table top HD radios
so far means that the HD portable will still suck more power than a
similar analog radio.

But less than an iPod, which is the benchmark here.

Maybe it is your bench mark. Most people will compare it to an analog
radio.

Actually, in the real world, they won't. The standard for battery life is
determined by the iPod among today's consumers.

Portable IBOC/HD Radio May Be on Its Way
 

In article ,
"David Eduardo" wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"David Eduardo" wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in message
.
..
In article ,
"David Eduardo" wrote:

"Telamon" wrote in message

om.
..
In article ,
"HD Radio²" wrote:

A New Prototype Chip Provides Hope That Portable HD Radio Receivers
Will
Be
on Store Shelves Soon

Gee, what a thing to hang your hopes on

90% savings in power eliminates the only obstacle to portable HD
devices,
and the integrated chip makes very small HD devices practical.

90% savings over the power hogs that have been the table top HD radios
so far means that the HD portable will still suck more power than a
similar analog radio.

But less than an iPod, which is the benchmark here.

Maybe it is your bench mark. Most people will compare it to an analog
radio.

Actually, in the real world, they won't. The standard for battery life is
determined by the iPod among today's consumers.

If a HD portable radio is supposed to replace an analog radio why would
you compare it to an Ipod?

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

Portable IBOC/HD Radio May Be on Its Way
 

"Telamon" wrote in message
...

Actually, in the real world, they won't. The standard for battery life is
determined by the iPod among today's consumers.

If a HD portable radio is supposed to replace an analog radio why would
you compare it to an Ipod?

You don't get the challenges faced by radio. The issue is making radio
relevant in the coming years, during a period where already anything that is
not digital is no longer cool unless you are about 60 or so.

HD radios do not replace analog radios, pragmatically, because the analog
portables are not being used.

AM radio is not relevant to nearly anyone under 45... because it sounds bad
and is analog. If nobody is listening, you can not replace anything... you
are starting over in the under-45 demos.

FM radio is challenged to keep relevant in the younger (12-24 in current
Arbitron measurement) demographic groups, and a significant issue is being
perceived as being a digital medium. HD radios do not replace anything. They
become useful additions to the entertainment options, where the analog radio
was not perceived that way.

So, the standard against which audio, battery life, coolness and relevance
will be measured is, presently, the iPod. How many kids do you see buying
portable AM radios, huh?