Dan Mason's New View on HD

[TheBigA]

"We're going to ignore the method that works well and sell something that works poorly because we can."
The manufacturers must be so proud.
All products should be so poorly made.

Where are they made? That should tell you something.

 

[Chuck]

Where are they made? That should tell you something.

Not really. The Chinese are capable of making decent stuff, and they do. The problem is we Americans want it as cheap as possible, regardless of quality, so we get what we pay for... That’s usually crap.

 

[davideduardo]

Why is it that radios that are built into, and "contained as part of something else" are such poor performers?

It's because "performance" costs more money... maybe a few cents more, maybe a dime, or a quarter. But when you sell based on bid to WalMart or Target or CVS or such, every cent you shave from the cost enhances the chance to win a bid. And if you determine that nobody cares how an AM radio section sounds, you do it really cheap. Or if you determine that nobody cares if the even is an AM section, then you don't even add the AM section.

So just why is stupidity in radios permitted? It's just OK to sell radios to people that are essentially broken when new?

It saves money, and if you make the right profit and the retail chain does not complain or demand anything more, then the discussion is over.

 

[Tom Wells]

Why is it that radios that are built into, and "contained as part of something else" are such poor performers?

It's because "performance" costs more money... maybe a few cents more, maybe a dime, or a quarter. But when you sell based on bid to WalMart or Target or CVS or such, every cent you shave from the cost enhances the chance to win a bid. And if you determine that nobody cares how an AM radio section sounds, you do it really cheap. Or if you determine that nobody cares if the even is an AM section, then you don't even add the AM section.

So just why is stupidity in radios permitted? It's just OK to sell radios to people that are essentially broken when new?

It saves money, and if you make the right profit and the retail chain does not complain or demand anything more, then the discussion is over.

Fantstic! I can't wait for the same economics to hit food. How much beef by-product do want mixed into the milk?

Cotton cords are so much cheaper for tires, why can't I buy 15 dollars?

I DEMAND lower Quality!

 

[mmnassour]

I DEMAND lower Quality!

By purchasing crap at places such as Wal Mart, that is exactly what consumers are doing.

 

[TheBigA]

Fantstic! I can't wait for the same economics to hit food.

I hate to tell you, but it already has.

 

[rfguygg]

Take a look in the "radio" section next time you go to Target, etc. Only one or two even HAVE AM tuners. Every one of them has an iPod dock.

 

[KyDXIn]

The AM radio industry need to focus on one quality product, instead of butchering up the signal and having all the parts sounding horrible. Now this leader wants radio with pictures? He's about 60 years too late! It's called television! AM stereo is the answer.

 

[N1WVQ]

The AM radio industry need to focus on one quality product, instead of butchering up the signal and having all the parts sounding horrible. Now this leader wants radio with pictures? He's about 60 years too late! It's called television! AM stereo is the answer.

Quality programming too.