[BC] HD Alliance

[Alan Kline]

------ At 11:56 PM 1/14/2006 -0500, The Most Honourable Rich Wood wrote: -------
>I think the jury is still going to be out for a long time before we 
>have to determine which one is likely to go under. I have two 
>subscriptions to each, so It won't matter to me which one, if either, 
>goes under. 

This may be a dumb question, but why two subs for *each*?  Does each
radio need its own subscription?  Seems like there should be a cheaper
way to do that, as cable and sat TV do.

>I will feel bad for the many friends I have at both 
>services if they lose their jobs. 

Maybe they could go to work for all of the new terrestrial HD channels
that Jabba the HD is going to make...

>I've had both services for a long 
>time. The receivers were cheap, so it's not like IBUZ will fail and 
>people will be out a lot of money.

Well, $50 is $50.  Remember, I work in broadcasting...  I'm still getting
used to the idea of throw-away technology.  But, your point is well-taken.
I'd be ten times as PO'd to have an IBUZ receiver become a door stop, and
I don't think that my marriage or our cats could handle that...

Besides, the Borg and the Alliance have spoken.  IBUZ is here to stay.
Resistance is futile...

>Both XM and SIRIUS have receivers in the $49 range after a rebate. A 
>far cry from the $500 starting point for IBUZ. Even the first one I 
>bought was only $99 and even it had a rebate.

ISTR a Sirius receiver at Staples, the last time I was there, for well under
$49.  I don't remember if there was a rebate involved.

ak