Comments on: Holding Off on Purchasing an HD Radio http://lowtechtimes.com/2008/01/22/holding-off-on-purchasing-an-hd-radio/ Bringing old-fashioned solutions to the 21st century Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:21:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Josh http://lowtechtimes.com/2008/01/22/holding-off-on-purchasing-an-hd-radio/#comment-74 Josh Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:57:53 +0000 http://lowtechtimes.com/2008/01/22/holding-off-on-purchasing-an-hd-radio/#comment-74 What a cool blog, I found it by accident but am glad I did What a cool blog, I found it by accident but am glad I did

]]> By: S.P. Gass http://lowtechtimes.com/2008/01/22/holding-off-on-purchasing-an-hd-radio/#comment-50 S.P. Gass Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:24:46 +0000 http://lowtechtimes.com/2008/01/22/holding-off-on-purchasing-an-hd-radio/#comment-50 Thanks, Kent, for all of the info. I may have to consider this down the road. Thanks, Kent, for all of the info. I may have to consider this down the road.

]]> By: Kent Murrau http://lowtechtimes.com/2008/01/22/holding-off-on-purchasing-an-hd-radio/#comment-49 Kent Murrau Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:40:32 +0000 http://lowtechtimes.com/2008/01/22/holding-off-on-purchasing-an-hd-radio/#comment-49 I made a donation to bluegrasscountry.org, something I would have done anyway, and they sent me an HD radio for home. The sound quality seems better than online, and I never lose the feed. The unit I have costs about $100 if you pay retail. The price of HD radios will come done as production volume increases, and car manufacturers are starting to provide them. I'll be adding it to my car, where I spend a lot of time, as soon as I can. I have XM, and will keep it, but XM is national and can't provide any local information. The number of HD channels means that a lot of programming that would not be broadcast because it doesn't appeal to a broad enough audience will again have a home on the air, just like bluegrasscountry.org So HD provides a better signal than online, will let me hear shows away from home once I put it in my car, provides local information and lets me hear shows that would not otherwise be broadcast. That also means that people who might not seek out an online bluegrass show may be exposed to it by finding the on-air show. So, what's not to like? I made a donation to bluegrasscountry.org, something I would have done anyway, and they sent me an HD radio for home. The sound quality seems better than online, and I never lose the feed. The unit I have costs about $100 if you pay retail.

The price of HD radios will come done as production volume increases, and car manufacturers are starting to provide them. I’ll be adding it to my car, where I spend a lot of time, as soon as I can. I have XM, and will keep it, but XM is national and can’t provide any local information. The number of HD channels means that a lot of programming that would not be broadcast because it doesn’t appeal to a broad enough audience will again have a home on the air, just like bluegrasscountry.org

So HD provides a better signal than online, will let me hear shows away from home once I put it in my car, provides local information and lets me hear shows that would not otherwise be broadcast. That also means that people who might not seek out an online bluegrass show may be exposed to it by finding the on-air show.

So, what’s not to like?

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