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On Dec 14, 3:47�pm, "HD Radio Farce" wrote:
"Commander Col. Klink" wrote in ... http://reviews.cnet.com/2300-33_7-10...s=0&o=10001201 HD radio was supposed to be the next great thing in "free" radio, offering clear, digital "CD quality sound" and more listening choices. HD Radio is good in that it adds some extra functionality to a radio. Brings added choices to the radio dial. imposter - check his email. Should be |
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On Dec 13, 7:53*pm, "Commander Col. Klink"
wrote: http://reviews.cnet.com/2300-33_7-10...s=0&o=10001201 HD radio was supposed to be the next great thing in "free" radio, offering clear, digital "CD quality sound" and more listening choices. Looks like the buying public voted with their wallets.. HD radio you're the biggest loser.. goody by! HD radio IS a big loser. The problem is it's still here and will probably linger for years to come. |
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hd radio,,, The Weakest Link!
cuhulin |
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![]() "Bob Dobbs" wrote in message news:4b2a08da.2108125@chupacabra... If HD is really the loser some would have us believe, it will still linger because the stations that already have it won't have any incentive to ditch the gear they've acquired, because it wouldn't bring much beyond scrap metal value in the used market. Of course whenever I listen to the table radio in the other room it'll probably be an HD station. ...and any listener feedback from me will likely reflect my satisfaction with the improvements that technology brings. So what's a station GM to do, keep what some listeners (the ones that respond) say they like, or listen to a few querulous snivelers on usenet which is known as a forum for whiners? Neither. They'll look at the dismal sales curve for the receivers and the near zero Arbitron ratings for their IBOC streams and eventually conclude that it isn't worth the extra electricity to keep the IBOC running. |
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hd radio,,, A BIG FLOP!
Heh, That's the way the Mop Flops. You ever did KP before and you wring out the mop in the mop bucket and then you twirl the mop up and down on the floor? That's called dry mopping. I learned that at Fort Gordon,Georgia boot camp, KP. Company D52. cuhulin |
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On Dec 15, 6:35*pm, "Brenda Ann"
wrote: "Bob Dobbs" wrote in message news:4b2a08da.2108125@chupacabra... If HD is really the loser some would have us believe, it will still linger because the stations that already have it won't have any incentive to ditch the gear they've acquired, because it wouldn't bring much beyond scrap metal value in the used market. Of course whenever I listen to the table radio in the other room it'll probably be an HD station. ...and any listener feedback from me will likely reflect my satisfaction with the improvements that technology brings. So what's a station GM to do, keep what some listeners (the ones that respond) say they like, or listen to a few querulous snivelers on usenet which is known as a forum for whiners? Neither. *They'll look at the dismal sales curve for the receivers and the near zero Arbitron ratings for their IBOC streams and eventually conclude that it isn't worth the extra electricity to keep the IBOC running. It's already taking place. Clear Channel and Citadel are pulling the plug on HD transmitters in some markets, just to save on electricity. And nobody is complaining.. |
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3-D TV is the big news nowadays, according to some articles in my latest
snail mail magazines. Why don't I add an hd radio to my dust collectors, you say? I say, WHY should I? hd radio is a FLOP! cuhulin |
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On Dec 16, 8:51*am, Toxic wrote:
On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:15:53 -0600, cuhulin wrote: hd radio,,, A BIG FLOP! I bet you haven't ever listenned to one, much less own one. With all the dust collector radios you've got, why not add an HD to the pile before they get hard to find? Then your noises won't sound so much like sour grapes. I own one and it's practically worthless. Fortunately, I didn't pay anywhere near list price for the thing. What a waste. |
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![]() "NX211" wrote in message ... On Dec 16, 8:51 am, Toxic wrote: On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:15:53 -0600, cuhulin wrote: hd radio,,, A BIG FLOP! I bet you haven't ever listenned to one, much less own one. With all the dust collector radios you've got, why not add an HD to the pile before they get hard to find? Then your noises won't sound so much like sour grapes. I own one and it's practically worthless. Fortunately, I didn't pay anywhere near list price for the thing. What a waste. Well, you are not telling us too much.....except for whining. Where do you live? Are you actually in the vicinity of any worthwhile HD2 channels? What model radio do you have? (If you have one of the original radios, they have gotten better since the arrival of the first sets.) |
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On 12/15/09 17:35 , Brenda Ann wrote:
"Bob wrote in message news:4b2a08da.2108125@chupacabra... If HD is really the loser some would have us believe, it will still linger because the stations that already have it won't have any incentive to ditch the gear they've acquired, because it wouldn't bring much beyond scrap metal value in the used market. Of course whenever I listen to the table radio in the other room it'll probably be an HD station. ...and any listener feedback from me will likely reflect my satisfaction with the improvements that technology brings. So what's a station GM to do, keep what some listeners (the ones that respond) say they like, or listen to a few querulous snivelers on usenet which is known as a forum for whiners? Neither. They'll look at the dismal sales curve for the receivers and the near zero Arbitron ratings for their IBOC streams and eventually conclude that it isn't worth the extra electricity to keep the IBOC running. There's still the matter of investment. With well into 6 figures for a single station, manglement, investors, and corporate interests will not simply let it die and go away. Like AM stereo, which actually worked, it took nearly 20 years to go away. In the case of IBOC, there's the huge pressures iBiquity is bringing to stations which have begun to back away from HD radio. There are contractual issues. |
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