B-school project....need help please!

[SUPERCASTER]

I accidentally posted this on the wrong thread.
To digitaldawg:

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We can't know how many HD radios will be out there for sure in large part due to the fact that the HD establishment has decided not to report unit sales (which, by the way, never happens when you're selling tons of units).

Link to the article and comments:
http://www.hear2.com/2006/11/more_unfortunat.html#comments
The most realistic estimate of HD Radios actually sold, (not in the pipeline or being manufactured, etc.) is tens of thousands, minus plenty of returns.

 

[ElCheapo]

Sales of HD Radios are an "ancient Chinese secret."
ElCheapo said:

If there was a link that said "HD Radio" right under the "Satellite Radio" link, then you might have a credible argument.

Ho, Hum. Why should Amazon link to a defective product that is more likely then not, going to be returned?
It is ironic that the HD radio "Receptor" is named after the main thing it does not do well.
The relatively large number of HD Radios returned because of dissatisfaction may be even more importent then the small number sold.

Sales are not good, and returns are high. HD Radio "does not work."

From hipporadio:
"Guess what I didn’t see in AudioAdvisor's '07 catalog? You guessed it! So I called and asked one of their “consultants” about HD-Radio. He quickly replied, "You can special-order it on the net for $300, but nobody really wants them—besides, it doesn’t work... Can we sell you an XM home “reference” tuner?"
Link: http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,53173.msg370265.html#msg370265

Perhaps you would do better picking a product that works, and actually does what it claims.

It works, and it does what it claims. The one in my office - in a big concrete and steel building - works just fine.

Your employer lets you mount a 7-foot dipole outside ?

From, "IBOC Coverage and Interference NAB Fall 2006"

"Since the power of the IBOC is so small compared to typical analog power, building penetration is a real issue. Unless very close to the stations, IBOC receivers usually do not work inside commercial buildings on today’s IBOC table model sets using the supplied antennas."

http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache...e+buildings&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1&ie=UTF-8

It works just fine with the supplied dipole - which is run along the floor behind my desk.

 

[700WLW]

Sales of HD Radios are an "ancient Chinese secret."
ElCheapo said:

If there was a link that said "HD Radio" right under the "Satellite Radio" link, then you might have a credible argument.

Ho, Hum. Why should Amazon link to a defective product that is more likely then not, going to be returned?
It is ironic that the HD radio "Receptor" is named after the main thing it does not do well.
The relatively large number of HD Radios returned because of dissatisfaction may be even more importent then the small number sold.

Sales are not good, and returns are high. HD Radio "does not work."

From hipporadio:
"Guess what I didn’t see in AudioAdvisor's '07 catalog? You guessed it! So I called and asked one of their “consultants” about HD-Radio. He quickly replied, "You can special-order it on the net for $300, but nobody really wants them—besides, it doesn’t work... Can we sell you an XM home “reference” tuner?"
Link: http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,53173.msg370265.html#msg370265

Perhaps you would do better picking a product that works, and actually does what it claims.

It works, and it does what it claims. The one in my office - in a big concrete and steel building - works just fine.

Your employer lets you mount a 7-foot dipole outside ?

From, "IBOC Coverage and Interference NAB Fall 2006"

"Since the power of the IBOC is so small compared to typical analog power, building penetration is a real issue. Unless very close to the stations, IBOC receivers usually do not work inside commercial buildings on today’s IBOC table model sets using the supplied antennas."

http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache...e+buildings&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1&ie=UTF-8

It works just fine with the supplied dipole - which is run along the floor behind my desk.

You must be, either/or:

1) very close to the transmitting station.
2) good at faking out the boss, pretending the dipole is a lamp, by putting a shade on the top.
3) afraid of the big, bad wolf that will come and blow your building down.
4) good at sneaking in your dipole, claiming it was an over-sized umbrella.
5) good at faking out the boss, by claiming the Receptor HD is a two-part, sixties-style crayon box.