John Shutt wrote:
And this differs from mandating ATSC tuners in all televisions how? John ----- Original Message ----- From: <dan.grimes@xxxxxxxx>If the HD encoding/decoding were an open format and public domain, I wouldbe all for "forcing" HD radio. However, the encoding is proprietary and licensed. If Ibiquity were to be required in the receiver, why shouldn't XM receivers be required as well?
ATSC reception is free--doesn't require a paid subscription as do Onstar, Acuralink, XM and Serius. Don't know about Ibiquity or HD radio as far as subscriptions though.
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