"The Biggest CES Flops of All Time"

"2003 -- HD Radio: Dubbed the "next great thing" in free broadcast
radio, HD radio offered digital CD-quality sound but poor marketing
and manufacturing costs meant this would always remain a pipe dream
for the masses."

http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/sci...=faces#slide=8

Hey, Struble - ROTFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On Jan 6, 4:12*pm, HDRadioFarce wrote:
"The Biggest CES Flops of All Time"

"2003 -- HD Radio: Dubbed the "next great thing" in free broadcast
radio, HD radio offered digital CD-quality sound but poor marketing
and manufacturing costs meant this would always remain a pipe dream
for the masses."

http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/sci...gest-ces-flops...

Hey, Struble - ROTFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have a 'HD-Radio" New Year 'HDRadioFarce' ;;-}}

may the 'farce' be with you throughout the year ~ RHF
-may-you-lyfao-all-year-long- -lyfao- -lyfao- -lyfao-

On Jan 6, 6:12*pm, HDRadioFarce wrote:
"The Biggest CES Flops of All Time"

So when is the experiment finally going to OFFICIALLY be declared a
failure and cease to exist? When are ALL station managers throughout
the nation going to stop broadcasting in HD? We've been reading what a
disaster it is for years but it still hasn't gone away. Why?

I still can't listen to 1120 (KMOX), 840 (WHAS), et.al. because the
HASH is so intrusive. Even to the point of interfering with adjacent
stations on the dial. Don't the decision makers realize they are
driving away listeners in droves? As if the internet hasn't depleted
their audiences enough they have to throw gas on the fire to hasten
their demise. It appears to be a terminal case of falling in love with
your toys coupled with an inability to acknowledge one's mistake.

"Pride goeth before destruction,
and a haughty spirit before a fall."
Proverbs 16:18

On Jan 6, 7:51*pm, Truth Teller wrote:
On Jan 6, 6:12*pm, HDRadioFarce wrote:

"The Biggest CES Flops of All Time"

* So when is the experiment finally going to OFFICIALLY be declared a
failure and cease to exist? When are ALL station managers throughout
the nation going to stop broadcasting in HD? We've been reading what a
disaster it is for years but it still hasn't gone away. Why?

* I still can't listen to 1120 (KMOX), 840 (WHAS), et.al. because the
HASH is so intrusive. Even to the point of interfering with adjacent
stations on the dial. Don't the decision makers realize they are
driving away listeners in droves? As if the internet hasn't depleted
their audiences enough they have to throw gas on the fire to hasten
their demise. It appears to be a terminal case of falling in love with
your toys coupled with an inability to acknowledge one's mistake.

"Pride goeth before destruction,
*and a haughty spirit before a fall."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * Proverbs 16:18

They really do need to kill AM IBOC. I could handle waiting a few
years for FM IBOC to die, but AM IBOC is a crime against nature.

On 1/8/2012 7:43 PM, wrote:

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They really do need to kill AM IBOC. I could handle waiting a few
years for FM IBOC to die, but AM IBOC is a crime against nature.

Yes, AM IBOC should be ended. There's no future for AM anyway, and
whenever you see complaints (valid) about digital radio it's about AM,
not FM. Many AM stations are already doing simulcasting on FM HD, and
this will increase as digital radio receivers continue to gain market share.

Digital radio is very big at this year's CES with about 60 new products.
But it's FM where the value is in digital radio.

While the digital radio receivers can be considered a consumer product,
digital radio is very different than something like a tablet computer,
and you have to take a big-picture view. Digital radio requires
thousands of radio stations to commit to new broadcasting technology,
something that historically has taken decades after a new broadcasting
technology is announced to become mainstream. Whenever you see any
consumer product compared to an iPod or iPad and then proclaimed a
failure because it hasn't sold in comparable quantities, you have to
shake your head and wonder if the person doing the comparison is simply
clueless or if they have an agenda.

It's difficult to sell receivers until broadcasters sign on, and it's
difficult to get broadcasters to sign on until there's an installed base
of receivers. You really need broadcasters that look at the big picture
and take a long term view, and unfortunately a lot of smaller
broadcasters don't do this.

"Truth Teller" wrote in message
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On Jan 6, 6:12 pm, HDRadioFarce wrote:
"The Biggest CES Flops of All Time"

So when is the experiment finally going to OFFICIALLY be declared a
failure and cease to exist? When are ALL station managers throughout
the nation going to stop broadcasting in HD? We've been reading what a
disaster it is for years but it still hasn't gone away. Why?


Because it's NOT going away. HD radio is here to stay on FM.

AM is a different story...but AM is dying a slow death anyway.



I still can't listen to 1120 (KMOX), 840 (WHAS), et.al. because the
HASH is so intrusive. Even to the point of interfering with adjacent
stations on the dial. Don't the decision makers realize they are
driving away listeners in droves? As if the internet hasn't depleted
their audiences enough they have to throw gas on the fire to hasten
their demise. It appears to be a terminal case of falling in love with
your toys coupled with an inability to acknowledge one's mistake.

"Pride goeth before destruction,
and a haughty spirit before a fall."
Proverbs 16:18

I still can't listen to 1120 (KMOX), 840 (WHAS), et.al. because the
HASH is so intrusive.

Where are you trying to listen to them? Someone living in Australia can't
hear them either.

Don't the decision makers realize they are
driving away listeners in droves?

There is no evidence to suggest that they are "drivi9ng listeners away in
droves". Most (if not all) listeners do not notice any difference.

On Jan 9, 11:23*am, "FarceWatch3" wrote:
"Truth Teller" wrote in message

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On Jan 6, 6:12 pm, HDRadioFarce wrote:

"The Biggest CES Flops of All Time"

* *So when is the experiment finally going to OFFICIALLY be declared a
failure and cease to exist? When are ALL station managers throughout
the nation going to stop broadcasting in HD? We've been reading what a
disaster it is for years but it still hasn't gone away. Why?


Because it's NOT going away. *HD radio is here to stay on FM.

AM is a different story...but AM is dying a slow death anyway.

* I still can't listen to 1120 (KMOX), 840 (WHAS), et.al. because the
HASH is so intrusive. Even to the point of interfering with adjacent
stations on the dial. Don't the decision makers realize they are
driving away listeners in droves? As if the internet hasn't depleted
their audiences enough they have to throw gas on the fire to hasten
their demise. It appears to be a terminal case of falling in love with
your toys coupled with an inability to acknowledge one's mistake.

"Pride goeth before destruction,
*and a haughty spirit before a fall."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * Proverbs 16:18

OMG - Let the HD-Radio 'Farce' Wars Begin !

As always this is RHF and...
I'll leave the Radio 'On' ~ RHF
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1jpxlEPHX8
-ps-:-turn-your-radio-'on'-and-just-listen-)-

On 07/01/2012 00:12, HDRadioFarce wrote:
"The Biggest CES Flops of All Time"

"2003 -- HD Radio: Dubbed the "next great thing" in free broadcast
radio, HD radio offered digital CD-quality sound but poor marketing
and manufacturing costs meant this would always remain a pipe dream
for the masses."

CD-Quality sound. That sounds like the same nonsense we had with DAB
advertising.

Surely it is technically impossible for HD radio to provide CD quality
sound. (DAB could technically provide near CD quality sound, but here in
the UK, no DAB transmissions actually provide it, and most are way way
below CD quality).

Richard E.

Loser technology for losers