[opendtv] Re: Ajit Pai comments at future radio and audio symposium
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 02:11:08 +0000
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
The problem is primarily the need for an antenna long enough
to receive the broadcasts
Bingo! This is a non-problem, Craig. I bought a tiny little HD
Radio receiver at Best Buy years ago, about the size of a matchbox.
Guess what? It works fine.
Another bait and switch?
We we're talking about Next Radio and the FM chip in most smart
phones Bert, NOT HD Radio.
You can be sure of one thing by now, Craig. Whenever you cry "bait and switch,"
as history has shown painfully, time and time again, it is only because you did
not inform yourself of the subject matter, or you became lost in your own
arguments. You made a comment about "antenna long enough." Bogus point. The
earphone lead is the antenna, and it is long enough. That tiny HD Radio I have
is MUCH smaller than a cellphone, and yet the antenna issue is a non-problem.
Now do you understand?
Wow. You sure go to great lengths to use HD radio!
No, I don't. That's why I prefer to just use the car radio, analog FM, and
that's why I'm irked no end that auto makers aren't building it in by default.
I would pay them that extra dime for HD Radio, when buying the car, if they
insist. What I described was a test, which worked remarkably well, even on
subchannels. But btw, when people listen to their iPods in the car, unless they
use earbuds, they do much the same thing as I did for that test.
Yes, there are many anecdotal stories about people listening to
HD radio without knowing; this is especially true in new cars with
HD radio. This fact alone should tell you something Bert: the
improvement in quality is so small
Covered that more than once, Craig. The audio quality improvement with MW HD
Radio, compared with analog AM, is HUGE. Compared with FM, not a big deal at
all. EXCEPT, you get the extra choice with VHF HD Radio, that you do not get
with analog FM. And unlike the naysayers that have never tried HD Radio, such
as Craig, I grew to appreciate the extra choice we get here, very much. Yes,
Internet radio gives even more choice, so at home, that's what I'm using now.
Would be nice to have HD Radio also, in my Sangean Internet stereo tuner.
Bert
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