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Receptor HD taking a hit on Amazon

IBOCRocks, remember you promised not to give me any attention, or to reply to any of my posts ! You indirectly referred to my post, which you are not allowed to do either ! And, waiting until I logoff, to reply, is considered cheating ! Boy, it sure looks like HD Radio is not off to a very good start, with Satellite Radio's stock way up, Walsh resigning from iBiquity (hmmm... a CFO resigns), WiMax coming soon, the Receptor HD ranked 2,364 on Amazon's electronic rankings, and iCarPlay Wireless FM Transmitter for iPod ranked number one on Amazon electronics ! :D
 
As of today, the Receptor HD radio has slipped to number 2,712, in Amazon's electronic sales rankings - iPods and MP3 players rank, straight across the top 25 !
 
rbrucecarter5 said:
I.B. Iquity said:
Why am I not surprised? You don't like the answers you read here? May I suggest you do whatever you'd like.
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Calm down - you assume that I am an opponent. I am not an opponent of digital. Just an opponent of a system that allows interference to adjacent and second adjacent stations. This is bad engineering, and wasn't necessary. I wish they could solve the engineering problem of jamming adjacents so the new system could be implemented for the enjoyment of all.

I was seeing an acceleration of personal attacks BY BOTH sides, which is non productive. The system is flawed - let's get it fixed and move on! Let's not deny it has problems by insulting those who point them out - that doesn't fix anything. And the opponents would do well to listen to the desperation of station owners who badly need some sort of boost to their sagging ratings. Or the multipath caused by reflections off buildings. IBOC could well solve those problems. Insulting station owners who have real business concerns is counter productive as well. The IBOC opponents need to show station owners real facts on how interference will eventually hurt their bottom line. Neither side is making their case.
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True IBOC (In Band On Channel) digital FM does solve all these problems and many more! By not using adjacent channels there is no additional interference, and the radios will be simpler and cheaper. There is no need for all this argueing. Until a truely impartial engineering tests are done the HD Radio/iBiquity system should not get final approval.
The FMeXtra digital system does not use adjacent channels.
www.dreinc.com
 
I think it's interesting that I read the reviews on Amazon a few days ago after hearing an HD spot on one of the local Clear Channel stations inviting listeners to go to "amazon.com/hdradio". Why they want to direct their listeners to a site with all this negative publicity is odd...
 
wkbam1690 said:
I think it's interesting that I read the reviews on Amazon a few days ago after hearing an HD spot on one of the local Clear Channel stations inviting listeners to go to "amazon.com/hdradio". Why they want to direct their listeners to a site with all this negative publicity is odd...
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I think "all that negative publicity" is an overstatement. The two featured reviews are pretty good...and I certainly believe that others will look at the good and the bad and make their own choice.

I have a hard time finding items with no negative reviews.
 
IBOCRocks wrote: "think all that negative publicity is an overstatement. The two featured reviews are pretty good...and I certainly believe that others will look at the good and the bad and make their own choice. I have a hard time finding items with no negative reviews."

As I have stated before, the Receptor HD is ranked 2,436, as of today ! iPods and MP3 players rank straight across the top 25 !

"Destined to join 80s "AM-Stereo" as another FAILED EXPERIMENT in Broadcasting!" has 13 of 14 votes
"Terrestrial Radio's Desperate Attempt to Save Itself !" has 20 of 27 votes (which I am the proud owner of !)

When I look at Amazon, if there are at least two well-written negative reviews, I will not even consider the item. And, as the latest reviewer pointed out, the very first/original review was obviously put there by someone associated with the HD Radio Cartel, and I confirmed that in my review. On a daily basis, I see the above two counters increasing in the positive vote category. No doubt, our two reviews, and a couple of others, are having a definate impact, because the Receptor HD is usually stuck between 2,460 and 1,700 (it is so bad, I bet just one purchase makes it jump like that). The Receptor HD is behind the Sony 7600GR SW radio, and being a SWL, I know not many SW radios in general are being sold (it is a dying hobby). Well IBOCRocks, you can live in denial, but I know our reviews are helping the cause ! This is really great, and I am having a blast ! :D
 
SayNoToIBOC said:
"Study: Few Believe HD Radio Brings More Choices"

http://fmqb.com/article.asp?id=228026
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Well, their belief is certainly true on the AM HD side, as it doesn't offer additional audio streams. FM HD is a different story, although whether the HD2 and HD3 channels will be worth buying an HD radio to listen to them depends on the creativity and boldness of the stations' Program Directors. If it's just more vanilla-schlock content, then the answer is "no."


-- Jason
 
JasonW said:
SayNoToIBOC said:
"Study: Few Believe HD Radio Brings More Choices"

http://fmqb.com/article.asp?id=228026
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Well, their belief is certainly true on the AM HD side, as it doesn't offer additional audio streams. FM HD is a different story, although whether the HD2 and HD3 channels will be worth buying an HD radio to listen to them depends on the creativity and boldness of the stations' Program Directors. If it's just more vanilla-schlock content, then the answer is "no."


-- Jason
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You are correct - it's not the delivery method, it's the content.
 
With the couple of hours, that I have been gone, the counts have gone up to:

"Destined to join 80s "AM-Stereo" as another FAILED EXPERIMENT in Broadcasting!" 15 of 17
"Terrestrial Radio's Desperate Attempt to Save Itself !" 21 of 29

Some very naughty person, from this site, through in an extra negative vote on my review ! :D
 
Very interesting, within the last hour the Receptor HD has fallen back to 4,023 in Amazon 's rankings, nearing an all-time low of 4,300 - well, looks like someone must have bought one item of something else ! :D I glad to be able to help the HD Radio Cartel spend its advertising dollars wisely ! :D
 
HD Ready said:
I wish I had time to delete my cookies and vote again, and again, and again.......don't you have a job to goto? ???
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Pathetic, isn't it? I really have no idea what he thinks he's proving. I don't think anyone here claimed that the Receptor was going to sell well on Amazon, or anywhere else, yet he thinks there's some sort of competition.

Oh well, let him be. He's not hurting anyone.
 
IBOCRocks wrote: "Pathetic, isn't it? I really have no idea what he thinks he's proving. I don't think anyone here claimed that the Receptor was going to sell well on Amazon, or anywhere else, yet he thinks there's some sort of competition. Oh well, let him be. He's not hurting anyone." :D

Haven't you figured out that lies, insults, etc., don't work ?

Well, it sure looks like the HD Radio Cartel thought the Receptor HD would sell on Amazon - look at all the advertisements they are running for Amazon/hdradio !

The Receptor HD is now at 7,685 - glad I can help ! :D
 
Interesting, the Receptor HD on Amazon, was lowered to $240 for a couple of days, but is now back up to $300 - I bet, the HD Radio Cartel is experimenting with the price, but it hasn't helped because it still sits at 5,300 on the electonic sales rankings ! :D
 
Actually, I take all I said about the high cost of the receptor......I remember when the Sony plug and play XM recieve was $249 , it was a joke, the little reciever sat in the ash tray and I had about 100 feet of wire running around inside my car and out a window. The wire scratched the paint on my car from flapping in the breeze.
 
SaynotoIBOC, you have been reported to management for masquerading as, SayNoToIBOC.
 
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