First Review of Sony's XDR-S3HD Tabletop HD Radio (Verdict: Damn You Knob!) - Gizmodo Comments

First Review of Sony's XDR-S3HD Tabletop HD Radio (Verdict: Damn You Knob!)

spgass — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:49:12 EST

I'm holding off on getting an HD radio. In a nutshell, it comes down to cost, but there's more explanation on my blog: [lowtechtimes.com]

spgass

First Review of Sony's XDR-S3HD Tabletop HD Radio (Verdict: Damn You Knob!)

Grethor — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:52:54 EST

In the DC area we actually have a lot of very good HD radio to listen to - from WAMU the local NPR station to CSPAN radio. Would love to find a Good HD table radio plus a portable radio.

Grethor

First Review of Sony's XDR-S3HD Tabletop HD Radio (Verdict: Damn You Knob!)

krugorg — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:34:07 EDT

Yippeee for digital and 96 Kbps music! So much better than analog! Yay! I love compression.

krugorg

First Review of Sony's XDR-S3HD Tabletop HD Radio (Verdict: Damn You Knob!)

rapo — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:20:19 EDT

@jimbob6: yeah... just the new line... and that's exactly like the ps3 and bravias... duh :P

and the previous ones... i'll give that to the "ericsson" side... :P

rapo

First Review of Sony's XDR-S3HD Tabletop HD Radio (Verdict: Damn You Knob!)

DreadPirate — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 01:20:32 EDT

Sony has sucked at device UI for a decade or more. My girlfriend bought a MiniDisc player 4-5 years ago, and copying MP3 files to disc was nearly impossible because of the restrictive and piss-poor design of the PC software. I have stayed away from sony since then.

DreadPirate

First Review of Sony's XDR-S3HD Tabletop HD Radio (Verdict: Damn You Knob!)

El Tejon — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:25:09 EDT

@rapo: Clie w/ the thumb wheel.

El Tejon

First Review of Sony's XDR-S3HD Tabletop HD Radio (Verdict: Damn You Knob!)

jimbob6 — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:10:56 EDT

@rapo: Sony Ericsson cell phones?

jimbob6

First Review of Sony's XDR-S3HD Tabletop HD Radio (Verdict: Damn You Knob!)

pharmboy — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:46:05 EDT

@pocketradio...

Bravo! Well said. HD Radio is so damn lame. It's such a poor, ill-conceived, Johnny-Come-Lately attempt to compete with Satellite radio. It's not commercial-free... "Free-Radio"? More like "Free-From-Radio"!

pharmboy

First Review of Sony's XDR-S3HD Tabletop HD Radio (Verdict: Damn You Knob!)

PocketRadio — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:09:52 EDT

"Can Sony Make HD Radio A Winner?"

"Question: when was the last time you spent $200 for a table-top clock radio? What locale will have to freeze over before you pay it now? Can you think of 20 AM and 20 FM stations you'd like to store in its memory? Or any memory? Your memory? Are there 20 AM and FM stations in the entire nation worth storing in memory. Hey, the input jack is neat... Sony is crazy and the radio industry is crazier to think this is going to help their HD problem. Hello! There's no good programming on HD. Hell, there's no programming -- forget good."

[insidemusicmedia.blogspot.com]

Lots-of-luck!

HD Radio is a farce!

[hdradiofarce.blogspot.com]

PocketRadio

First Review of Sony's XDR-S3HD Tabletop HD Radio (Verdict: Damn You Knob!)

daftrok — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:55:10 EDT

HD radio is overrated. It should be included in everything by now for dirt cheap. Cars should have HD radios standard, HD radios like this one should be a feature included into their Mini and micro systems already with no extra charge. Receivers should have it. Seriously stop overcharging for a radio boost.

daftrok

First Review of Sony's XDR-S3HD Tabletop HD Radio (Verdict: Damn You Knob!)

rapo — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:27:25 EDT

besides the ps3 and the new bravias... when has sony come up with a decent UI by the way...? mfff...
get some f***ing UI designers man!

rapo