Everyday Randomness

HD Radio

We live in an ever changing world electronically. In the last 20 or so years we’ve watched computers change from the size of walls to something that can fit in your hand. We’ve gone from standing near a wall with a cord hanging out our phones to walking through the streets on cell phones so tiny they’ll fit almost anywhere. New technology means we’re always striving for something better.

We’ve all been introduced to the HD craze and how our TVs can bring us videos that are real to live. After watched a special with my in laws on Penquins, and on their HD TV everything was much more realistic. Television isn’t the only place to find HD these days. There’s also the new addition of HD radio that gives you a crisp clear sound while still providing a digital signal. Unlike satellite radio, you don’t have to buy a monthly subscription to a service to be able to enjoy HD radio. All you need is an HD radio receiver. There are a ton of radios out there these days like the Polk i-Sonic ES2 with built in HD tuners specifically designed to give you more free stations to listen to.

In fact HD radio can bring you more than 150 channels of free music, news, sports, and weather content. In my area this is a big plus because we don’t have a lot of radio stations I like. I listen to electronic or dance music mostly, and there aren’t any local stations that carry this. HD radio can bring me new stations with more genres to choose from. I’ll spend less time flipping through commercials or music I don’t like and more time listening to the things I do like.

With the addition of iTunes Tagging you’re giving the ability to tag your songs to help you find them easier. iTunes Tagging allows you to discover new music that you may want to preview and buy for your iPod. The songs can be downloaded from your radio to your docked iPod and ready for purchase at a later date. The Polk i-Sonic ES2 also provides the artist name and song title on your radio screen, so you never again have to worry about trying to figure out what the name of is of the song you’re listening to.

The best part of all is that while providing a crystal clear sound quality the subscription to high definition radio is still absolutely free, so you don’t have to worry about adding another bill just to enjoy the service.  What more could you ask for?  What are your thoughts on HD radio?