[BC] Re: HD Receiver returns

[Rich Wood]

------ At 10:49 AM 2/16/2007, WFIFeng at aol.com wrote: -------

>Most people probably just put the thing back into the box and return it when
>it's convenient to them... else most of the returns would likely occur within
>an hour.

The reason it took me 3 hours to return mine was that I had to drive 
to Avon, CT, to find one. Fortunately the local store accepted my 
return and didn't seem very surprised. They didn't even ask why I was 
returning it. The employee had that "here's another one coming back" 
look on his face.

>This is the part I don't understand... they're throwing up to six-digit sums
>into this pit, and they can't afford the three to four thousand more for
>another good processor?? I find that hard to believe. You're looking 
>at probably 3%
>(or less) of the total expenditure. Penny wise/pound foolish??

Not really. Processing separately is annoying when the mode keeps 
switching back to analog. I'm told one of my local stations is 
processing separately but they sound identical in both analog and 
digital. Right now a clean blend when you lose digital is more 
important than the alleged high quality of digital. My guess is that 
the GM or PD might have a receiver in his or her car and complains 
about the irritating blend if they're processed differently. It's a Catch-22.

>I can't see how a 96Kbps stream (100% of the HD bandwidth) could possibly
>compete with a good analog signal.

Willie, Willie, Willie. Get with the program, however dull it might 
be. Read the press releases. It's Seedy Quality on FM and FM quality 
on AM. Just because I can't hear it on my IBUZ receiver doesn't mean 
it isn't there.

Rich