[BC] Interest in/Availibility of HD gear

[Kent Winrich, K9EZ]

Phil Alexander wrote:

>On 17 Jan 2006 at 0:00, Rich Wood wrote:
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>>I can guarantee you with absolutely no fear of being wrong that 
>>secondaries that are second thoughts won't do a damned thing to move 
>>radio product. The increase in IBUZ quality is minimal (if it's 
>>important at all) and certainly not significant enough to motivate a purchase.
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>>My bet is that most of those tens of millions are being spent on 
>>hardware, not new people with new programming ideas. Wall Street 
>>loves hardware. They hate people. People can't be depreciated. How 
>>many new programmers have been hired? Or are the regional programmers 
>>already programming a dozen stations going to have to come up with a 
>>half dozen new formats.
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>Thus, spake the ones who would not invest in FM circa 1965.
>Help me out here. I'm having an attack of 40 year deja vu.
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>Phil Alexander, CSRE, AMD
>Broadcast Engineering Services and Technology 
>(a Div. of Advanced Parts Corporation) 
>Ph. (317) 335-2065   FAX (317) 335-9037
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THAT, my friend, is the point that most people seem to be missing. 

Everyone seems to be blinded by satellite ** THE SKY IS FALLING THE SKY 
IS FALLING**  But few seem to understand what has happened in the past 
and how it relates to what is going on now.

If people would get their wits together, keep their heads straight more 
understanding might happen.

Radio was dead when TV came.
Radio was dead when 8 tracks came.
Radio was dead when Cassettes came.
Radio was dead when CDs came... and so on.  Radio is still here.  
Different?  Yes but still here.