[BC] Interest in/Availibility of HD gear

[Robert Meuser]

Maybe because Rich see the emporer's true wardrobe other's don like the view.

R

Kent Winrich, K9EZ wrote:
> Rich,
> 
> Last I checked this was a PROFESSIONAL discussion.  I find it very 
> childish to use these terms like Jabba the HD, etc., dont you?  My 9 
> year old might use terms like this, but expect a PROFESSIONAL group not to.
> 
> I think that others have responded in a professional manner.  Showing 
> each other a little respect is warranted I believe.  If we cannot 
> respect each other here, then where are we going to obtain that 
> respect?  Most of us are engineers.  We are a special breed.  Lets treat 
> each other with respect, and keep this professional.
> 
> We realize that you dont like HD Radio.  You have made that clear.  But 
> at what point does it become beating a dead horse?
> 
> Rich Wood wrote:
> 
>> .....Snipped...
>> I'm afraid the HD Dominion personified by Jabba the HD and backed by 
>> mythical dollars (still no answer if there''s actually a bank account 
>> with $200 million in it) is bad news for radio. If I owned a golf 
>> course, I'd be thrilled. Maybe Jabba the HD and his snacks will ooze 
>> creativity on my golf course. The same people who sterilized radio are 
>> now charged with birthing babies. If Randy Michaels struck fear in the 
>> hearts of the triple starched, I can only imagine what the new 
>> generation of pierced, inked, ambisexual and not so reverent 
>> programmers will do to those who ring the bell in New York at 4pm.
>>
>> They'll wrap their pudgy arms around every piece of hardware they come 
>> across. Emotionally safer than people.
>>
>>> Those who really dislike the idea of an HD Alliance can take some
>>> comfort in this: it is a temporary solution, designed to get normally
>>> competitive broadcasters not known for cooperation, to launch together
>>> and maximize the offerings to the listeners until there is sufficient
>>> receiver penetration and consumer acceptance for the HD and HD2 channels
>>> to be self-sustaining.  Projections are that this will take 18 - 24
>>> months, but that may be optimistic.
>>
>>
>>
>> Organizations like the HD Dominion aren't creative. Individuals 
>> competing with each other are. Jabba the HD doesn't move easily or 
>> fast. He's one, big fat mother. 18-24 months of huge egos trying to 
>> turn the ship of radio on a dime is an awesomely optimistic 
>> prediction. The composite Jabba the HD comes from sales, not creative.
>>
>> Remember Luke Skywalker, Hans Solo, the Wookie (not boardroom types) 
>> and compatriots won. The Dominion didn't. Darth Vader had little more 
>> than a great voice. In today's radio he'd probably be fired rather 
>> than paid what he's worth.
>>
>> Rich
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