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On Jul 27, 7:36?pm, RHF wrote:
On Jul 27, 2:31 pm, Telamon wrote: In article , Ron Hardin wrote: I liked the AM-on-FM-subchannel feature, which allowed me to hear a so-called local Imus affiliate finally. I see no point in additional FM channels for music though. It's the same junk as the regular FM. And of course Imus is gone now, so that edge is gone. AMHD radiois annoying even when it works ; like vinyl records, AM has a pleasing sound on its own, and this just destroys that slight advantage. In addition, it drops in and out of HD when a thunderstorm goes through, which is beyond annoying and you have to search for a station carrying the same program without HD. Then there's the HD hash, but that's been discussed to death. I'm just talking now about HD when you're listening to the HD station. Keep the FM subchannels, throw out the rest. HD and DRM may be different technically but share commonalities in how they degrade in less than perfect conditions. Both systems do not have enough margin built in to make them an actual improvement over analog. The almost endless BS by some posters and economic interests has been hard to take. These systems do not use enough bandwidth to actually have improved sound. These systems do not have enough redundancy to have adequate weak signal or interference protection. HD and DRM sound quality and reliability just plain suck. I posted this years ago that these systems do not fit the medium in that they do not transfer information in a more reliable manner that analog. There is no improvement using HD or DRM over analog as a result. -- Telamon Ventura, California- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Telamon, Are you comments directed specifically at the AM/MW Band and the Shortwave Bands ? ? It would seem that FM "HD" Radiousing IBOC does work better than Analog and offer some improvements in sound quality plus the 2nd Subchannel can be used effectively. ~ RHF . . . .- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - "HD Radio Marketing: Change is Coming" "The date is no surprise. It was a 2-year deal. It ends in January.I agree it's time to re-assess. The problem with the licensing plan is two very different groups with different agendas pay the fee. Which is why neither is happy. Broadcasters pay for the encoder, and they're not happy with the radios, and electronics manufacturers pay for the decoder, and they're not happy with anything. They see no demand, and therefore, no return on their investment.I think the best bet is for everyone to walk away at the end of this deal, and leave iBiquity to think about what went wrong." "Maybe the date is no surprise to you, George. But the lack of renewal of that deal for a later date might be a surprise to some." http://www.hear2.com/2007/07/hd-radi....html#comments "HD Radio - what's the holdup?" "The way I see it, there are at least two very large barriers standing in the way... The lack of subsidies, however, has really made it difficult for iBiquity to move things along. Moreover, the slow adoption rate has kept the company's operating expense burn rate high, which has in turn delayed investors' payoff. If the burn rate is high enough and the rate of adoption is slow enough, well, let's just say that's not a good thing." http://www.news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9750405-7.html "Finally, A Good Use for HD Radio" "That's why I was happy to hear that even the folks at iBiquity are looking at other options. They have to." http://www.insidemusicmedia.blogspot...-hd-radio.html Oh well - Ha! Ha! |
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