[BC] IBOC "secrets" and my opinions.

[Gary Glaenzer]

well said


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Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 3:25 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] IBOC "secrets" and my opinions.


>
> In a message dated 03/25/2007 4:21:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> padrino at telos-systems.com writes:
>
> > Sadly, I'm disapponted in our fraternity of engineers who choose not to
> >  rally around new tech. If it has warts, then let's band together and
make
> >  the lemonade. Color TV had issues when it rolled out, but those 'in the
> >  know' made it work. Had the internet existed when Color TV debuted, it
> >  would have been skinned-at-the-stake.
>
> Hello, Frank. I admire and highly respect you and your work with audio
> processing! I think we have some disagreement over "IBUZ", tho. ;)
>
> Even if, "to-a-man" every single Engineer in the entire NA Continent were
to
> rally together, singing kum-ba-ya around some great campfire, praising
this
> system and laboring fast and furious to "make it right"... there's those
pesky
> Laws of Physics, again. This emporer ain't got no clothes. If lack of
consumer
> interest and response is mostly to blame for the death of AM Stereo, then
what
> chance does this monstrocity have?
>
> I like Rich Wood's description of the FM system, "Seedy Quality". We are
used
> to data-reduced audio, true, but how many of those in this Forum
absolutely
> balk at the sound of 128Kbps audio? Despite an improved algorythm, I still
> can't imagine how 96Kbps can even "touch" the audio quality of 1,411Kbps
raw
> audio... true "CD Quality". The AM system's 20-something Kbps doesn't even
come
>
> close to "FM Quality".
>
> Powell pointed out the promises that were made... and not kept, which now
are
> not even mentioned anymore.  "No interference on AM." It's downright
> *laughable*. We're back to those pesky Laws of Physics, again. Promises,
indeed
> .
>
> Then we have the issue of approx. 800,000,000 receivers that need to be
> replaced. AM Stereo didn't mandate that you throw existing radios into the
tras
> h.
> FM Stereo didn't, either. Color TV didn't mandate the discarding of B&W
> receivers. Color was such a dramatic improvement over B&W, consumers saw
genuin
> e value
> in the upgrade. Same with HDTV, there is enough improvement that it is
seeing
> success. They're still going to make converter boxes, and even subsidize
them,
> for those who don't want (or can't) afford the new HDTV receivers. (Which
they
> even have *battery portables* for, now!)
>
> The business model of IBUZ reminds me too much of VHS vs Sony's Betamax.
The
> Beta system was superior. The tapes were smaller, and they recorded/played
> longer. Sony held the whole thing, lock-stock-and-barrel, refusing to
license
> their technology to other manufacturers. The VHS system, OTOH, was
licensed to
> *numerous* manufacturers. The prices dropped dramatically, and the
inferior
> system swept the market. Beta was essentially dead, it was just clinging
to lif
> e
> until the very bitter end. What was the difference? A few percent in price
at
> first, then the difference became greater. Consumers voted with their
wallets,
> bigtime. Superior quality meant squat, they wanted the lower prices.
(Witness:
> WalMart- despite controversy, their fractionally-lower prices draw
consumers
> like magnets!) Ibiquity has this thing totally locked-up and grossly
> over-priced. I don't think the consumers are going to buy it. Literally.
>
> Here we have a system that has absolutely no battery-portables, (and
evasive
> or total NON-answers from the company regarding such), *much* more
expensive
> radios, no compatibility with existing radios, and causes significant
> interference to others on the dial... and we're supposed to be
enthusiastic? AM
>  Stereo
> and Beta failed for far lesser reasons than these! Consumers are going to
vote
> with their wallets, just like they've been doing all along.
>
> Now, we also throw into the mix the up-and-coming WiFi systems,
> cell-phone-based systems, and iPods. They're growing at a phenominal rate.
They
> 're
> relatively inexpensive and they are available in quite a few places, and
growin
> g
> rapidly. IBUZ is too little, too late to even have a chance of competing.
>
> Willie...
>
>
>
>
>
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