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"HD Car Radio Investigation"
"The trial lawyers at Keefe Bartels, LLC are currently investigating the marketing and sales of HD car radios by certain car manufacturers. Consumer statutes and laws protect the purchasers of products such as HD car radios. A party may be legally liable for statements, omissions or misrepresentations of material facts that should have been known to be false or misleading and promoted the sale of the product. Such laws protect innocent consumers from unlawful and deceptive practices. The victims of questionable business practices, by parties such automobile manufacturers, are the consumers who purchase or lease cars with HD car radios at significantly increased costs, when these devices fail to function as they are represented to work."
"The People v. HD Radio"
"It's not quite going in that direction - yet - but another law firm has opened an inquiry into 'defective' HD Radio receivers in high-end automobiles. The first firm on the scene, Keefe Bartels, is now soliciting consumer complaints about problems with HD Radio reception. Details are few, but there's always the chance - if a lawsuit is filed - that the plaintiffs could push for class-action status. Both firms appear to be working in concert. That would be a significant nail in iBiquity's coffin: receiver manufacturers, already unenthused with the product, will stay well away from the technology. There's also the possibility that lawsuits could be filed between radio stations suffering interference from other stations that have deployed HD side-channels. Since the FCC is doing nothing with at least three pending complaints, the victim-stations suffering HD-induced interference may have no recourse but the courts. Were any of these legal potentialities to be realized, 'game-changer' is not strong enough to denote the consequences."
"HD Radio Not High Definition"
"Despite iBiquity’s claims of improved sound quality and transmission, there have been numerous complaints about HD Radio not only from the radio industry, but also from consumers. These complaints have included: insufficient numbers of HD Radio stations. Automakers are aware of the complaints associated with HD Radio. For example, in 2007, BMW released a Service Information Bulletin describing the problems associated with HD Radio, but noted that there was no retrofit kit or procedure available. The attorneys at Keefe Bartels are continuing their investigation into HD Radio and whether consumers are being forced to purchase technology that does not work as claimed."
"Ford Begs Broadcasters to Install HD Radio"
September 2011 - "One thing that seems to be missing from the open letter, something mildly important called, disclosure. According to iBiquity’s own website, Ford Motor Company is an investor in the technology. I hate to keep beating a dead horse, but for as long as the iBiquity crew continues to spout disingenuous bullsh!t about their failed technology, I’ll keep posting about it."
"Volvo Makes HD Radio Standard Across All Vehicles"
"With our 2010 and 2011 models, Volvo drivers can expect the best in audio quality, more music and news/talk through multicast channels, and advanced data services with scrolling text that shows artist name and title, and much more. This is a huge benefit to all Volvo owners and we’re sure they’ll be pleased, said Doug Speck, President/CEO of Volvo Cars of North America, LLC."
"TSB Titles and Recalls for 2009 and 2010 Volvos"
"TJ20784 MAR 09 Audio System - HD Radio Troubleshooting Guidelines"
"TJ20306 DEC 08 Campaign - HD Radio Software Update"
"Volkswagen to Offer HD Radio Artist Experience"
"Volkswagen will be the first automaker to offer the new HD Radio technology feature called Artist Experience, beginning with the 2012 model year. Select Volkswagen vehicles will offer HD Radio with Artist Experience on the Premium VIII radio."
"Insignia: A Glimpse of Artist Experience"
"Finding an HD Radio station that is transmitting the Artist Experience is rather difficult. Since then I have found a few more stations transmitting album art, but the number of stations encoding it appears limited, the adoption rate among broadcasters extremely slow. Further, your local HD Radio station may be airing Artist Experience images, but you may not notice them immediately. That’s because, according to iBiquity, the album art is only sent once or twice shortly before the next song starts. So, if you tune to a radio station in the middle of the song, you will not see any album art. You will get the Title/Artist/Album text display, but no image until the next song. If the receiver has any data errors during the limited time when the image is being transmitted, the image will not display. In my opinion, this is a big problem."
"Radio’s Revenue Falls Even as Audience Grows"
“HD radio is pretty much going to be nonexistent, because they can’t figure out how to get the auto guys to include that as an option, and the auto guys that do include HD don’t let the consumers know about it, Ms. Ryvicker of Wachovia Capital Markets said."
“DEAD AIR: Radio’s Great Leap Forward Stalling in the Valley”
“Nearly two years after the Valley’s four Clear Channel stations went HD, several high-end car manufacturers have promised to offer HD radios as an option on new models. But while Ford announced in September that it offers the radios as dealer-installed upgrades — as have Mini, Volvo, Jaguar and BMW — local Ford and Lincoln dealers had not heard of HD and said they don’t offer the option.”
"More car makers offer HD Radio, but can you actually buy it?"
"After reading a recent Radio World article, I wonder if at least part of the blame is due to the difficulty of actually buying the option. Writer Thomas R. Ray III, who is normally a cheerleader for HD Radio, recounts the difficulty he faced in getting an HD receiver in his brand new Ford Escape. It turns out the Ford dealership had never heard of HD Radio, and so he ended up with a factory-installed analog radio."
"Car Industry: Gaps in Digital Coverage Major Deterrent"
"The message from the car industry seems clear – why should they risk their reputations by installing DAB radios that will suffer poor reception due to lack of a robust DAB radio transmission system in the UK? The bigger question is – why would consumers pay extra for a DAB car radio that offers increasingly little additional mainstream content over a standard FM radio?"
"Dragging the DAB chain"
"Kudos to Ford for including DAB radio as standard in the new C-Max minivan line - now with a seven-seat Grand version due on sale here in the UK next month. Joining Mini which announced back in February it too would be standardising Digital Audio Broadcasting, our equivalent of HD Radio in the US. It's usually a ridiculously costly factory option - GB39.95 for a passable portable radio at Tesco; GBP300 more on the bill for your new Jaguar; GBP100-300 on other Fords, for example."
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