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SUPERCASTER said:1-Your computer gets thousands more digital stations and formats then your HD Radio does, including streams from most HD stations accross the country, and even more stations from around the world. Not just a few local HD Radio stations.
2-You are already paying for a computer and internet connection. Nothing extra to buy. Truely free (unlike HD Radio).
3-Computer streams are much more reliable then short range, intermittent, rebuffering, reverting to analog, HD Radio.
4-Your Boston Acoustics HD Receptor is as tied down as your computer, with power brick, 2 antennas, power line, and often spotty reception.
5-Computers with internet connections are not subject to to indoor signal attenuation and multipath. HD Radio's drop digital packets and mute or fold back to analog when subjected to multipath or interference.
6-Computers can get the HD Radio streams at night from AM's all over the country.
7-Many computers have sub-woofers and better audio amps and speakers then the BA HD Receptor, some even have 5.1 surround sound, graphic equalizers, and effects using a free Winamp player or equal.
8-You can record and save digital HD webstreams to your hard drive, MP3 player, or CD burner.
9-Higher quality streams at higher bitrates and even 5.1 surround sound are available on the internet using the same AAC Plus codec HD Radio uses.
10-With a computer you can listen to digital HD quality audio in the suburbs, outside the city grade signal contour, or in concrete or steel reinforced buildings.
11-Almost unlimited program choices are available from the internet, and podcasts, while with HD Radio your choices are limited to local stations with frequent format flips and controlled by the whims of nearby broadcasters.
12-Many Sirius and XM stations are streaming on the net, and are available free.
And that is just for starters.
Yes, but where you are 100% wrong is where you think that people will choose one or the other. Many people will have both.
I know that hurts...
By the way, are you ever going to offer an explaination on why you removed your post about "pro-IBOC Psycho-Terrorists" taking over this board, other than it was a huge lie? I'd like to know more about that...