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Originally posted by 05_X:

HD radio will give them a run for the $$ in the next few years anyway - and that's free. (well, no monthly fees anyway - tuners are around $800 right now but are sure to come way down). Better quality too,
HD radio will NOT give them a run for the money. I didn't get XM for the sound quality...I got it for the CONTENT. If broadcast radio stays the same - with Clear Channel ruling, it won't change anything but the sound quality.

I listened to HD radio at NAB last year...it DOES sound fantastic, I'll give them that. But that means nothing if I'm stuck listening to the same songs over and over and all the commercials they stick in there.

As far as the sound quality...for the most part, people listen in their cars...unless you are standing still with the car off, it's not going to be much different.

Side note - before anyone says it, I know $3 isn't much...but it still pisses me off.
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