RHF wrote:

To me a PC Based IBOC "HD" AM/FM Radio Plug-and-Play
Card is a better "First Product" for Radio Manufactures
then a Home IBOC "HD" AM/FM Radio or a Automotive
IBOC "HD" AM/FM Radio. More "Earily Adapters" will buy
a PC Based "HD" Radio -IMHO- before they would buy an
"HD" Radio for Home or Car.

I'd rather have a stand-alone radio.

The circuitry can be made better (in theory) and it's just more
transportable. You can pick up the radio and carry it to the kitchen,
the living room, the porch....

Can't do that with a computer, unless you have one of those laptops
with REAL CHEESY tin-ear speakers.

But then, radio tuner cards are pointless to me unless you make a habit
of using the computer as a sort of "skimmer" or "logger"

--
Steph

Stephanie Weil wrote:
RHF wrote:

To me a PC Based IBOC "HD" AM/FM Radio Plug-and-Play
Card is a better "First Product" for Radio Manufactures
then a Home IBOC "HD" AM/FM Radio or a Automotive
IBOC "HD" AM/FM Radio. More "Earily Adapters" will buy
a PC Based "HD" Radio -IMHO- before they would buy an
"HD" Radio for Home or Car.

I'd rather have a stand-alone radio.

The circuitry can be made better (in theory) and it's just more
transportable. You can pick up the radio and carry it to the kitchen,
the living room, the porch....

Can't do that with a computer, unless you have one of those laptops
with REAL CHEESY tin-ear speakers.

But then, radio tuner cards are pointless to me unless you make a habit
of using the computer as a sort of "skimmer" or "logger"

--
Steph

If you need a PC, why not just stream the audio in the first place. I'm
not a fan of toys that require a PC. The ability to hook one up is
always nice (radio programming, GPS trail playback, etc), but the
requirement to use a PC isn't good. Standards change, the OS changes,
then you are left with junk if the manufacturer doesn't support the
product.

Miso,

WHY - A 'separate' PC Based IBOC "HD" AM/FM Radio
Plug-and-Play Card would be My Choice for a First "HD" Radio

It is my experience that often Steaming Audio via the Internet
gets Buffered or Drops-Off for many Internet Related Reasons.

A separate PC Based IBOC "HD" AM/FM Radio
Plug-and-Play Card would simply be a Radio that
is co-located with-in the PC and using the PC's
Sound System {External Speakers} for the Sound
Output. Something to Listen to while using the PC
in the Home Office. The Radio like any Radio will
pick-up and receive by itself as long as it has Power
and the Radio Station's Transmitter is Working.

For me the PC Based IBOC "HD" AM/FM Radio
Plug-and-Play Card would be to simply listen to
the "LOCAL" AM & FM Radio Stations without
of the IBOC problems related to Distance (DX)
Out-of-Area Stations.

-IF- IBOC becomes a "Reality" that we all have to
'Live With' as Radio Listeners in the near future.
-Then- How Do I Make It Enjoyable for Me ? ? ?
-and- As for Me - I Don't Do "DX" while I am using
the PC - I simply Listen to the Locals in the Area.
[ For Me this is 'passive' Radio Listening while
Thinking About and Doing something else. ]

hope this explains "why" i would get a 'pc' base
iboc 'hd' am/fm radio plug-and-play card ~ RHF