wrote:
On May 6, 9:21�am, Rfburns wrote:
Imagine that. �Struble, do you get it now? �Ibiquity is history.

IF Congressman Dingell gets his way and opens up Satrad receivers for
possible inclusion of HD Radio, by other manufacturers, that greed-
monger Struble may make some head-way. But, who in Hell would pay the
iBiquity licensing and HD chipset fees - would have to be iBiquity,
and they wouldn't be able to afford it. So far, Dingell is not calling
for a mandate for Satrad to include HD, as that would seem anti-
competitive. Again, hopefully it will continue to be up to the
marketplace to determine the fate of HD. The new Samsung HD chipsets
have only 2 hours of battery life, compared to Satrad's Stiletto
portable receiver, which has 30 hours.

Pocket Radio,

It is only a Matter-of-Time before the FCC Mandates the All Mode All
Digital AM/FM/DSB Radio ready for an External DSB Plug-and-Play Optional
Tuner & Antenna : To create a Level Playing Field for All New Types of
Digital Radio Broadcasting. Can the BlueTooth of WiFi Option be far
behind too ?

it's a vision thing ~ RHF

Maybe they'll leave the fate of HD to the marketplace. Much like they did
with Am stereo.

If they picked one technology then we'd enjoy the benefits. I agree HD comes
with a licensing hook and the consumers pays. But the trends away from radio
to the Internet are scary. All of this is meaningless..
say in 5 or 10 years every car will have a cheap wireless internet
connection. And cell phones will continue into the multimedia world.. It's
like radio wireless.. but the devices and options are changing..

"Scooter" wrote in message
.. .
say in 5 or 10 years every car will have a cheap wireless internet
connection. And cell phones will continue into the multimedia world.. It's
like radio wireless.. but the devices and options are changing..


Yep, could be. Wi-fi as the new radio. Digital, lots of choices, great
sound, and better technology than trying to tack digital onto existing
AM/FM.

Analog TV broadcasting is going the way of the dinosaur - can analog radio
broadcasting be far behind?

Bob Campbell wrote:
"Scooter" wrote in message
.. .
say in 5 or 10 years every car will have a cheap wireless internet
connection. And cell phones will continue into the multimedia world..
It's
like radio wireless.. but the devices and options are changing..


Yep, could be. Wi-fi as the new radio. Digital, lots of choices,
great sound, and better technology than trying to tack digital onto
existing AM/FM.

Analog TV broadcasting is going the way of the dinosaur - can analog
radio broadcasting be far behind?

As soon as they make a $5 digital radio that'll run for a week on a
single 9 Volt battery.