For what it's worth, I have this thing, and you can do it 2 ways: FM modulator or RCA inputs. When you use the RCA inputs, it sounds MUCH better.
HD radio does stand for High Def, and it is MUCH higher quality. I was never impressed with satellite radio, and the audio on this sounds MUCH cleaner and "brighter" than FM or Sat. More on par with a CD; at least for me, it sounds better then the CD deck in my car.
The primary advantage of HD is the quality. The side channels are a close second. (Some HD recievers can't get the side channels, but most do now.) The side channels are interesting. Like was said before, the side channels have less/no commercials. Plus, it's easy to use: if the signal fades such that it can't hold the HD stream, it automatically (and in sync) fades back to the analog stream. The HD comes back when it can.
Yeah, driving this through an FM modulator eliminates the primary advantage, and doesn't really make sense. If you have the ability to take RCA inputs, though, it will sound really good.
I'm in NYC, and all (PLJ, KTU, Z100, Q104, except for 1 notable exception: KRock) broadcast in HD, and almost all of them have side channels.
I think the radio stuff will parallel the TV adoption. The HD is better, and free, but physically localized. The main problem with HD is that many people don't know it exists and that it's free. As that spreads, more people will use it. As more and more cable boxes / car radios come with the HD built in, the more people will find themselves using it. Satellite's primary advantages are physical coverage (anywhere in the country where you can see the sky) and range of content.
The quality is like the whole HD TV movement too: most people were like "my TV is fine, why do I need HD?" but once you see it, you can't imagine being without it. I was fine with satellite and regular FM, but now that I've heard HD, I find them both wanting. I'd love it if Sirius/XM would start doing HD streams, or at least something better than what they have now. I travel a lot, so I have to keep the sat, but I tend to use the HD more and more when I'm local.
They probably should have linked to that, instead of deep linking to the video, since it's available in a couple of formats.
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HD radio does stand for High Def, and it is MUCH higher quality. I was never impressed with satellite radio, and the audio on this sounds MUCH cleaner and "brighter" than FM or Sat. More on par with a CD; at least for me, it sounds better then the CD deck in my car.
The primary advantage of HD is the quality. The side channels are a close second. (Some HD recievers can't get the side channels, but most do now.) The side channels are interesting. Like was said before, the side channels have less/no commercials. Plus, it's easy to use: if the signal fades such that it can't hold the HD stream, it automatically (and in sync) fades back to the analog stream. The HD comes back when it can.
Yeah, driving this through an FM modulator eliminates the primary advantage, and doesn't really make sense. If you have the ability to take RCA inputs, though, it will sound really good.
I'm in NYC, and all (PLJ, KTU, Z100, Q104, except for 1 notable exception: KRock) broadcast in HD, and almost all of them have side channels.
I think the radio stuff will parallel the TV adoption. The HD is better, and free, but physically localized. The main problem with HD is that many people don't know it exists and that it's free. As that spreads, more people will use it. As more and more cable boxes / car radios come with the HD built in, the more people will find themselves using it. Satellite's primary advantages are physical coverage (anywhere in the country where you can see the sky) and range of content.
The quality is like the whole HD TV movement too: most people were like "my TV is fine, why do I need HD?" but once you see it, you can't imagine being without it. I was fine with satellite and regular FM, but now that I've heard HD, I find them both wanting. I'd love it if Sirius/XM would start doing HD streams, or at least something better than what they have now. I travel a lot, so I have to keep the sat, but I tend to use the HD more and more when I'm local.