HD RADIO RECEIVERS

[robthomas]

So I clicked the link on the Clear Channel site regarding HD Radios. Um, ok, I'm sure as hell am not paying 400 dollars for a radio. It's one thing to pay 50 bucks for a new satellite radio, and $12.95 a month (which is STILL less than an HD radio), it's another thing to pay 400 at ONCE to get these HD receievers. Also another thing i noticed is, seriously, why would anyone want to get HD radio with so much LESS variety than satellite (besides that it's FREE, but it really ISN'T free, you STILL have to buy a new radio!!!)

Any thoughts?

 

[Irishfl]

Any thoughts? Yeah. HD radio, and what radio companies are doing right now to fight back will be a failure until the price of these radios come down. And I mean alot, like only 5% higher then a standard radio. The majority of America didn't buy HDTV's when they were 400% higher then regulars ones (majority still don't own them, even though they have come down since). TV didn't even have competition. What chance does radio have?

Other then that, they're gonna have to get HD radios standdard in cars. Thats one way of getting some people into getting HD radio...even if its just for their cars.

> So I clicked the link on the Clear Channel site regarding HD
> Radios. Um, ok, I'm sure as hell am not paying 400 dollars
> for a radio. It's one thing to pay 50 bucks for a new
> satellite radio, and $12.95 a month (which is STILL less
> than an HD radio), it's another thing to pay 400 at ONCE to
> get these HD receievers. Also another thing i noticed is,
> seriously, why would anyone want to get HD radio with so
> much LESS variety than satellite (besides that it's FREE,
> but it really ISN'T free, you STILL have to buy a new
> radio!!!)
>
> Any thoughts?
>

 

[crisisbroadcast]

> Other then that, they're gonna have to get HD radios
> standdard in cars. Thats one way of getting some people into
> getting HD radio...even if its just for their cars.

I'm not sure, but it seems like you're putting too little into this.

You talked about DTVs. Look at it like this: houses don't come with televisions; cars (almost) always come with radios.

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[robthomas]

> > Other then that, they're gonna have to get HD radios
> > standdard in cars. Thats one way of getting some people
> into
> > getting HD radio...even if its just for their cars.
>
> I'm not sure, but it seems like you're putting too little
> into this.
>
> You talked about DTVs. Look at it like this: houses don't
> come with televisions; cars (almost) always come with
> radios.
>
> Radio is guaranteed saturation. They just need to be
> patient.
>


To follow up however, I enjoy my radio the way it is now. I have my AM & FM like I always have AND I have satellite.

I will agree with the earlier post that the first step is putting HD radios in cars. Most people listen to the radio in the car more than anywhere else.

The only thing that I keep thinking about is that non radio geeks don't even know the difference between regular radio, satellite radio, and HD radio. And you know what else? I don't think most people care!

 

[DStroyerNEPA]

I was all excited to take a trip down the Turnpike to Philly today (wher they gots runnin' water and boxes what got them movin' pictures), and stop at a Tweeter location to crank up some Dave Matthews and Counting Crows on "The River, 106.1 HD-2". I go into the store, and asked about HD radio, and I saw more clueless facial expressions than.... well, let's just say the deer on the side of Route 100 looking at my headlights would be insulted.

Then, just for gits-n-shiggles, I wandered over to Circuit City and asked if they were selling HD radio yet. The kid says, "Oh yeah! Of course! Which one are you interested in, XM or Sirius?"

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[robthomas]

> I was all excited to take a trip down the Turnpike to Philly
> today (wher they gots runnin' water and boxes what got them
> movin' pictures), and stop at a Tweeter location to crank up
> some Dave Matthews and Counting Crows on "The River, 106.1
> HD-2". I go into the store, and asked about HD radio, and I
> saw more clueless facial expressions than.... well, let's
> just say the deer on the side of Route 100 looking at my
> headlights would be insulted.
>
> Then, just for gits-n-shiggles, I wandered over to Circuit
> City and asked if they were selling HD radio yet. The kid
> says, "Oh yeah! Of course! Which one are you interested in,
> XM or Sirius?"
>
> So far, so good < 2 sarcastic thumbs up >
>

Nice one!! That made my day. Thank man!

 

[Bill_W]

stop at a Tweeter location to crank
> up
> > some Dave Matthews and Counting Crows on "The River, 106.1
>
> > HD-2". > >
> > So far, so good < 2 sarcastic thumbs up >
> >
>
> Nice one!! That made my day. Thank man!
>
Is 106.1 HD 2 still the River? I listened to it after Lance's post down a bit and it sounder good online. Now on WJJZ's website and on Clear Channel's website, 106.1 HD-2 is listed as Jazz.

 

[dskalish]

radio, whether it be satellite or terrestrial...or even "internet" or over cell phone... it will be content driven. People listen where the show is. provided it is promoted, and the listener knows where to hear it!

The industry just can't mail it in anymore. Everbody is going to have to earn everything they've got. creativity no longer can take a backseat to printing money.

Satellite..it's nice, but if you think there will be commercial free "this and that" channels, forget it. Their financial model cannot last on subscription alone. It'll be like crack cocaine. Once they get the base up, they'll be placing ads on various content channels. Their stock prices aren't setting the world on fire either.

If you ask me, once internet becomes portable everywhere, satellite will have found yet a formidable competitor, and cell phone content is already underway.

The death of terrestrial radio-is greatly exaggerated.