[BC] A bit disappointed.

[WFIFeng@aol.com]

In a message dated 01/14/2006 1:08:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
richwood at pobox.com writes:

> I make an almost monthly tour of Big Box and custom installer stores. 
>  So far, I've been told I'm the only person to ever ask about HD 
>  Radio. A Tweeter manager had heard of HD Radio but wasn't going to 
>  stock it. The Boston Acoustics HD Radio is a special order item that 
>  no one has ordered, according to him.

I continue to watch this story with amazement. *Everything* I have seen 
posted by the experts in this Forum has indicated an almost total lack of interest 
by the General Public... yet stations continue to throw money away on this 
boondoggle. It really boggles the mind!

I expect that in just a couple years, we will be seeing all kinds of IBUZ 
equipment being sold for pennies on the dollar as surplus and scrap. Watch for it.

When AM stereo came out, the Public reacted with an audible yawn despite the 
fact that the receivers were only nominally more expensive. With IBUZ, we're 
talking 10x to 4x the price. The people aren't just yawning, they're snoring! 

Let's face it... the consumers are *not* buying it. Sirius and XM are 
obviously much higher on the Public's priority list.

We've already suggested the right way to go- dump TV channels 5 & 6, and 
either make a new FM band for IBUZ, or let the mom & pop AM's (and daytimers) buy 
the new channels. I think the FCC could make plenty of money auctioning off 
those channels.

Willie...