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Old 06-21-2006, 02:35 PM
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Is it much better than normal radio? Thinking about buying one for the Bonne or house.
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HD? really?
the station I listen to advertises it as HD. but its a joke ad.
meaning all free radio is HD
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Originally Posted by Gumball
HD? really?
the station I listen to advertises it as HD. but its a joke ad.
meaning all free radio is HD
no jim, no.

WBCN offers an HD station. its different than standard radio but still free, just requires a separate reciever

on subject at hand, i would have it but the add on for my radio is abou $300.. radio isnt worth that much to me
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HD radios are junk. Maybe sometime in the future is satellite radio somehow bottomed out. Not all local stations have HD radio, I heard the signal strength doesn't carry as far, all that extra money for just a couple stations, that in the end are still just radio stations? Sirius is much better, and less expensive, you can get a lifetime subscription for 500 bucks
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Originally Posted by MooseGundr
HD radios are junk. Maybe sometime in the future is satellite radio somehow bottomed out. Not all local stations have HD radio, I heard the signal strength doesn't carry as far, all that extra money for just a couple stations, that in the end are still just radio stations? Sirius is much better, and less expensive, you can get a lifetime subscription for 500 bucks
most add-on HD recievers for car applications run around 100 bucks. and atleast here in teh boston area, there are over 30 HD channels available.. I can not vouch for the range comparison however
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Think of it as digital cable over standard cable
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you know what sounds better then HD radio and has the longest rang....



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MP3'*...
Burn a CD with about 9-11 albums on it.. and lisson for weeks... or get a deah unit that can use SD memory or a USB port and have upto 2GB like mine and have music for months...


But yeah iv herd good and bad things about HD radio... I wouldn't spend the money on it just to here it a (little) better and still have ads...
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Hig definition radio?
That what that is?
So now, the non-stop re-mortgage and cell phone commercials come in even more clear?

Think I will stick to the XM.
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