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(5/7/2012 6:00:17 PM) Flag as inappropriate content
Nothing is free when it comes to iBiquity's royalties. I would admonish that broadcasters stand firm against iBiquity, as conversions have stalled at 1,713 FM-HD stations. Eventually, this junk-technology will implode, or when the Bartels/Wolf firms reach critical-mass of HD Radio complaints for a class-action. Non-HD broadcasters should rally around the law firms and file a class-action over interference. As more cars become equipped with HD, more dealerships will issue Technical Service Bulletins, just as Volvo and BMW have done.
Lately I'm seeing TV Ads from manufactures promoting Pandora. No mention of HD?
Lately I'm seeing TV Ads from manufactures promoting Pandora. No mention of HD?
I think 1975 was about the last time I heard someone say they didn't like the audio quality of their car radio.
Sirius/XM is running scared of both HD Radio and Pandora. Both offer superior quality audio. Neither costs as nearly as much as Sirius/XM (well you do use data if streaming Pandora over 3G, but most people don't come close to using up their 2GB of data each month).
Automakers are flocking to HD Radio and even adding wireless connectivity for Pandora. Look at the P/E ratio of SIRI, higher than Apple! The stock should be trading at about $1.
Kent gets it!
Both Volvo and BMW have outstanding Technical Service Bulletins against HD Radio's many problems (they offer it as standard). Ford still does not offer a stand-alone, factory-installed HD Radio option, and they are an iBiquity partner. Once the other automakers get enough complaints, I would expect more TSBs to be issued. So, what's the incentive for the automakers, outside of Ford's HD Radio fraud?
Yeah, so many people are audiophiles that will buy an HD Radio based on audio quality. That explains why compressed mp3s have close to 100% awareness and are selling like hotcakes.
People don't buy radios. They buy things that have radios in them. When cars install HD Radio as standard, people will accept it (unknowingly).
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(5/7/2012 6:00:17 PM) Flag as inappropriate content
Nothing is free when it comes to iBiquity's royalties. I would admonish that broadcasters stand firm against iBiquity, as conversions have stalled at 1,713 FM-HD stations. Eventually, this junk-technology will implode, or when the Bartels/Wolf firms reach critical-mass of HD Radio complaints for a class-action. Non-HD broadcasters should rally around the law firms and file a class-action over interference. As more cars become equipped with HD, more dealerships will issue Technical Service Bulletins, just as Volvo and BMW have done.
- Greg Smith
(5/7/2012 5:08:06 PM) Flag as inappropriate contentLately I'm seeing TV Ads from manufactures promoting Pandora. No mention of HD?
- Scott
(5/7/2012 5:07:59 PM) Flag as inappropriate contentLately I'm seeing TV Ads from manufactures promoting Pandora. No mention of HD?
- Scott
(5/7/2012 3:17:09 PM) Flag as inappropriate contentI think 1975 was about the last time I heard someone say they didn't like the audio quality of their car radio.
- Barry O'Brien
(5/7/2012 2:54:03 PM) Flag as inappropriate contentSirius/XM is running scared of both HD Radio and Pandora. Both offer superior quality audio. Neither costs as nearly as much as Sirius/XM (well you do use data if streaming Pandora over 3G, but most people don't come close to using up their 2GB of data each month).
Automakers are flocking to HD Radio and even adding wireless connectivity for Pandora. Look at the P/E ratio of SIRI, higher than Apple! The stock should be trading at about $1.
Kent gets it!
- Larry Knopf
(5/7/2012 2:29:13 PM) Flag as inappropriate contentBoth Volvo and BMW have outstanding Technical Service Bulletins against HD Radio's many problems (they offer it as standard). Ford still does not offer a stand-alone, factory-installed HD Radio option, and they are an iBiquity partner. Once the other automakers get enough complaints, I would expect more TSBs to be issued. So, what's the incentive for the automakers, outside of Ford's HD Radio fraud?
- Smitty
(5/7/2012 2:20:24 PM) Flag as inappropriate contentYeah, so many people are audiophiles that will buy an HD Radio based on audio quality. That explains why compressed mp3s have close to 100% awareness and are selling like hotcakes.
People don't buy radios. They buy things that have radios in them. When cars install HD Radio as standard, people will accept it (unknowingly).
- matt
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