Cheaper Chips, Cheaper Radios
Arizona Daily Star reports that Texas Instruments and the Univeristy of Arizona are working to shrink the size of the chips and components needed for HD Radio. The goal is to make better sound and cheaper components. Says the editor of Radio magazine:
"Anything that can be done overall to bring the cost of an HD-enabled receiver down to what a consumer considers an affordable level, that is all part of the puzzle."
This is all pretty obvious, and hopefully it portends some cheaper radios. Another interesting quote from the article:
"Bridge Ratings has forecast that the number of HD users nationwide will grow from about 300,000 this year to 2.7 million by 2010."
That's pretty slow growth if you compare HD Radio adoption to something like... the DVD player, but still it looks sizeable enough to maybe get to some kind of tipping point.
The National Science Foundation is facilitating this cooperation between industry and universities.
"Anything that can be done overall to bring the cost of an HD-enabled receiver down to what a consumer considers an affordable level, that is all part of the puzzle."
This is all pretty obvious, and hopefully it portends some cheaper radios. Another interesting quote from the article:
"Bridge Ratings has forecast that the number of HD users nationwide will grow from about 300,000 this year to 2.7 million by 2010."
That's pretty slow growth if you compare HD Radio adoption to something like... the DVD player, but still it looks sizeable enough to maybe get to some kind of tipping point.
The National Science Foundation is facilitating this cooperation between industry and universities.
Labels: news, technology, TI, U of Arizona
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“Sirius, XM, and HD: Consumer interest reality check”
“While interest in satellite radio is diminishing, interest in HD shows no signs of a pulse.”
http://www.hear2.com/2007/02/sirius_xm_and_h.html
“U.S. automakers not jumping into HD Radio”
http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSN2632750220070427?pageNumber=1
“Bridge Ratings: Sweat the cell phone and don’t count on HD”
“In other words, Bridge says interest in HD radio is decreasing even as your station works hard to increase awareness. What can I possibly add to this honest and bleak picture that I haven’t said before? My well-intended warnings about HD’s “premature death” seem to be rearing their ugly heads almost two years later.”
http://www.hear2.com/2007/04/bridge_ratings_.html
“But is ‘availability’ of HD radios the problem?”
“And one broadcaster reported to me that he asked an iBiquity rep how many HD radios had actually been sold as of the most recent accounting. And this was his answer: 150,000.”
http://www.hear2.com/2007/04/but_is_availabi.html
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