[BC] HD Radio's lack of upgrade capability

[Cowboy]

On Tuesday 18 October 2005 08:36 pm, Barry Mishkind wrote:
>At 12:00 PM 10/18/2005, Cowboy wrote
>>  EPROM.
>>  If the base code algorythms reside in a socketed EPROM
>>  of some sort from the beginning, future upgrades are
>>  mechanicly simple, even if never done.
>
>         Given the cheapness of the smaller
>         flash drives, or even small flash cards,
>         wouldn't a slot on the radio to accept
>         an SD or Memory stick be the "easiest"
>         way?  The consumer only has to insert
>         the media.... and the program loader
>         handles the rest.

 Hmm....
 OK, well....
 Something similar seems to work for the Sat TV folks.
 I just hadn't thought of it.

>         Still it doesn't cover the issue of who
>         pays.

 Well, it works for the Sat TV because it's subscription, which HD is not,
 and the cost is passed to the consumer in the subscription fees.

 Still, any suggestion at all will need to be built into the rx from the begining
 to have any chance at all.

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