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On Dec 24, 12:58*pm, James Duncan wrote:
On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:53:20 -0800, Laughing... laughing... LMFAO!!! wrote: http://feedback.pdxradio.com/topic/a...phy-is-out-of- business I won a Radiosophy H101 table radio in a drawing, and it's worth every penny I paid for it. * Despite advertising claims to the contrary, the RF section is quite insensitive. *This sample may be defective, but it often freezes and shows gibberish on its LCD display. *The plastic case looks cheap, and the audio from its two speakers is not so great. *I put it back in its original box where it has been for many months. Thought about selling it on EBay but was worried about losing my 100% feedback rating. *For $29.95, this thing arguably might have been a decent enough value, but I believe the original selling price was several times that much. *On the next Goodwill run I'll include it with other discarded household goods. This company's mediocre products gave HD Radio yet another black eye. * Whether or not HD Radio is a useful service, the Radiosophy company evidently sold crappy overpriced products and has justifiably gone out of business. -- Semper Factotal "The ongoing tragedy of HD radio" "It’s true that the RadioShack Accurian is the most affordable way into the appealing new club that is HD Radio, but it’s costly for all the wrong reasons. One look underneath the base of an Accurian explains its $200 [now $150 on sale] price tag. There, a sticker reads: “HD Radio Technology Under License From iBiquity Digital Corporation.” Instead of developing a radio capable of superior sound quality, I’m guessing that RadioShack paid iBiquity a fortune for the license, cheaply put together a subpar product, and passed the licensing cost on to consumers." http://www.markramseymedia.com/2007/...y-of-hd-radio/ HD Radio manufacturers, retailers, and the automakers are all trying to screw the consumers by passing along iBiquity's royalty fees. Radiosophy, and the Radio Shack Accurian for example, now history, were fine examples of this HD Radio scam playing out. Luckily, iBiquity and the automakers are now under investigation. At some point the non-HD broadcasters will file a class-action, too, and may include the HD broadcasters who felt duped by iBiquity and Harris. I know some broadcasters who are working with Keefe Bartels and have been asked to testify. The litigation wll cost iBiquity/NAB and the automakers a fortune. There is some much dishonesty involved with this system that can be traced all the way back to the FCC and Congress. I believe Rich Wood when he stated that this will make the Performance Royalties and th BP litigation look like child's play. I can't wait for Bartels and Wolf's discovery-phase. Hopefully, as the case progress in Federal Court, the media will be alerted. |
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