[BC] Survey says....

[Rich Wood]

>At 05:51 AM 12/7/05, Kirk Harnack wrote
>
>>    A new J.D. Power survey may have the most promising news yet about HD.
>>    Consumers  say they want it. From the Wall Street Journal "Eyes on the
>>    Road"  column  about  a  J.D.  Power  survey  - "high definition radio
>>    outranked  satellite radio after consumers weighed a one-time cost for
>>    HD radio of $150 against satellite radio's $12.95 a month subscription
>>    fee."

I'm afraid Powers weighed a fashion model instead of an opera singer.

Show me where I can get an IBUZ radio for $150. Two days ago I made 
the rounds of stores in the area. To start, no one has it. The 
figures I have are $399 for the tuner and about $200 for the headend 
and installation. I never studied new math, so I could be wrong but 
that comes to $599 in old math. Again, in old math, that equals 46 
months of satellite service with 100+ channels.

We're on a "let's get data" kick. Let's find out how they phrased the 
questions, since there's no such thing as a $150 IBUZ receiver I can 
only imagine how flawed the rest of the survey is. The cheapest I've 
seen is the Radiosophy at about $269. It's been delayed yet again.

The Boston Acoustics is $499 (39 months of satellite service). The 
Polk is $599 (46 months of satellite service). The Yamaha is $1899 
(146 months of satellite service).

The $150 figure must have come from the soon-to-be-released HDPod and 
little red battery wagon.

I can only imagine this is a projection of 20 years from now when FM 
IBUZ is in relatively full operation. With the expected litigation I 
wouldn't attempt to predict when AM IBUZ is ready for prime time.

If you can find an IBUZ radio for $150 that hasn't fallen off the 
back of a truck. Buy it, whether you need it or not.

Rich


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