August: Coby HDR-700 portable HD Radio
- July 23rd, 2008
- 2 Comments
HD Radio is still around, for some reason, but at least there’s a portable unit on the way. This August, for the low, low price of $150, you could buy the COBY HDR-700, a rather squarish-looking portable HD Radio. The batteries last about five hours, and the whole thing is enclosed in a splash-proof housing. You know, for all those trips to the beach you take.
In all fairness, it’s about times there’s a portable HD Radio. Now all they have to do is convince people to ditch their iPod and they’re golden.
Remember: the “HD” in “HD Radio” doesn’t stand for high-definition. Don’t be fooled by its silly marketing.
Travis
4 months ago
I work in radio and I can attest that the “HD” stands for “Hardly Different”. Don’t waste your money on this or any other HD radio anytime soon.
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John Mac (Who am I?)
3 months ago
Folks,
This is what Consumer Reports wrote about HD Radio
“The HD Radio sound quality delivers deeper bass, higher treble, more stereo separation, and a greater dynamic range”
It is real and will be the primary way to listen to radio in the future. Also, http://www.hdportableradios.com has more on the Coby.