Slow HD rollout... Did the Alliance plan it this way?

[vsa]

This is sort of like saying - after the refrigerator/freezer was invented - why didn't the people who made their living in the ice delivery business do something to prevent the demise of ice boxes. The smart people in that scenario learned to build and sell refrigerator/freezers to their ice customers. The one's who refused to move on looked for ways to keep their ice business afloat.

How many ice delivery guys do you know today?

I've met several. They sculpt it and sell it for a &*$#load of money.

Regardless, your little web radio snuffing out terrestrial radio fantasy will remain just that - a fantasy. If the royalties don't kill it, and they probably will, the infrastructure to deliver it reliably in cars isn't here and won't be for a very, very long time. Since it's the cell phone companies promising all the future tech or vaporware that you claim will make it possible, I expect them to perfect it about the same time my state of the art cell phone stops dropping calls, which will be never. They've had well over 20 years to get that right and they haven't even come close. Now I'm supposed to believe they're going to offer reliable mobile internet service? Yeah, right!

Internet Webcasting Test Demonstrates Mobility Of Internet Radio Streaming

"...The near-flawless signal we experienced all along this 100-mile round-trip clearly demonstrates that we are witnessing a huge shift in technological capability and the true emergence of a new digital medium..."

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/...d=news_view&newsId=20071115006179&newsLang=en

 

[Radioman100]

Internet Webcasting Test Demonstrates Mobility Of Internet Radio Streaming

"...The near-flawless signal we experienced all along this 100-mile round-trip clearly demonstrates that we are witnessing a huge shift in technological capability and the true emergence of a new digital medium..."

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/...d=news_view&newsId=20071115006179&newsLang=en

I don't even have to read the article. Hit me back when they fix my cell phone reception.

 

[clouseau]

This is sort of like saying - after the refrigerator/freezer was invented - why didn't the people who made their living in the ice delivery business do something to prevent the demise of ice boxes. The smart people in that scenario learned to build and sell refrigerator/freezers to their ice customers. The one's who refused to move on looked for ways to keep their ice business afloat.

How many ice delivery guys do you know today?

I've met several. They sculpt it and sell it for a &*$#load of money.

Regardless, your little web radio snuffing out terrestrial radio fantasy will remain just that - a fantasy. If the royalties don't kill it, and they probably will, the infrastructure to deliver it reliably in cars isn't here and won't be for a very, very long time. Since it's the cell phone companies promising all the future tech or vaporware that you claim will make it possible, I expect them to perfect it about the same time my state of the art cell phone stops dropping calls, which will be never. They've had well over 20 years to get that right and they haven't even come close. Now I'm supposed to believe they're going to offer reliable mobile internet service? Yeah, right!

Internet Webcasting Test Demonstrates Mobility Of Internet Radio Streaming

"...The near-flawless signal we experienced all along this 100-mile round-trip clearly demonstrates that we are witnessing a huge shift in technological capability and the true emergence of a new digital medium..."

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/...d=news_view&newsId=20071115006179&newsLang=en

This is one of the largest "Non Stories" there has ever been. Clearly people kow this technology exists. If not, then I guess I'm really a trailblazer as I did this with Sprint over a year ago. Now the laptop and $50+ monthly fee make it not worthwhile to me. Or most others I would suspect. (Maybe not)

The tech is there. The tech has BEEN there. Problems include,,,

No tuning dial. No localism. ANd frankly, too many choices make it too complicated.

It COULD be a threat, but don't hld your breath.

Clouseau

 

[RadioFixerCLE]

The latest 5th generation receiver chips have become less expensive and work remarkably well, with coverage nearing or equalling the analog signals for some stations. It's leaps and bounds above how well HD Radio works versus the analog counterpart, especially on AM.

I'm still waiting for such a radio to hit the market at a reasonable price (under US$100.00). Where is it? ???

When are portable radios that can run on standard AA batteries coming out? This is taking way too long (considering how rapd other 21st Century technology is advancing) and is more a fault of the receiver manufacturers than the broadcasters. The broadcasters met their end of the bargain and installed the transmitting equipment, but the radio manufacturers have failed to deliver a reasonably good quality product at an attractive price.

 

[Mike Walker]

StephanieNYC, surely you know that the area of technology that's moved the slowest isn't radio technology, but BATTERIES! There are very powerful PDA (using processors of similar power to an HD Radio). Their batteries are zapped IN A FLASH (I know, I have a Dell Axim X51v!)

Still battery powered HD Radios are coming in 2008 (just as we've been told they were, it's not as if this is a goal that's been announced, and missed). What's "holding them up" isn't the technology, it's THE BATTERIES! And since they're not getting better fast enough, the only solution is to design circuitry which pulls "less juice". It's being done as we speak. Though AA batteries may not be used (I WISH THEY WOULD!) They've fallen out of fashion, in favor of non-user replacable rechargables. GIMME' SOME AAs, and let ME decide if I want to use the rechargable kind. ARRGH!

As for sub-100 dollar radios, Radiosophy's had one for some time. (YAWN). More are on the way. Me, rather than waiting to see how cheap HD Radios get, I'm interested in HOW GOOD THEY GET at a reasonable price point...say 100-200 dollars.