HD Radio

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Is HD radio worth a $50.00 upgrade to a receiver.

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i have HD radio on my 7yo $100 pioneer headunit.

HD radio is a feature of a better receiver; you want one with a couple USB ports, bluetooth and of course HD radio. you might consider a 2din touchscreen at this point which can run apps for $200 more.

you're not talking just buying a $50 replacement receiver that only does HD? not worth it.

in nashville, its ok. i don't use it much because i have bluetooth and google music, but the way it works is NPR has 2 or 3 "alternate" stations on the same frequency (90.3 hd1, 90.3 hd2, 90.3 hd3) that your radio can tune. one is the normal NPR liberal news bullshite, one plays classical all day and one is BBC.

i have maybe 10-15 total; the popular stations have maybe 2 HD feeds and i honestly cant tell that much difference.

i've heard static (or is that compression noise?) on HD radio so its not 'cd quality crystal clear' like they claim.

thats crazy they're upselling an HD version for $50 more.

i wouldn't do it to be honest.

even with lots of HD stations in nashville, i rarely if ever listen to them. they still suffer from range issues just like regular stations..only you get silence when they're out of range.

95% of your music will come from your iphone or android.

Good point.

Even with 15 or so HD stations in Nashville after having had it 7 years I wouldn't pay extra for it.

Eta fm radio doesn't less crappy because it's in HD